Reacting to the Vande Mataram debate in Parliament on Monday on the 150th anniversary of the National Song, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader Rafiqul Islam said that allocating 8 hours for discussion on Vande Mataram was redundant, and taxpayers' money was being wasted.
Speaking to the press outside Parliament, Yadav said the context in which Vande Mataram is being invoked today differs significantly from the era of the freedom struggle it once fuelled. "Today, the circumstances are very different. Today, there is a lot of unemployment in the country. Ou
Following a debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in the Parliament, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the state assembly will also discuss the national song in the next session.
On the celebration of the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' by the central government, Sajal Chattopadhyay, great-grandson of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that this should have happened a long time ago.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday took potshots at the BJP during the discussion in Lok Sabha on 150 years of Vande Mataram, saying the National Song "has always been dear to us, has always been sacred to us, and will always remain sacred to us" and asked if it is "sung in t
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against former PM Jawaharlal Nehru during the Parliamentary debate over the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, calling him the "master of distortion".
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma praised the initiative of holding a debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, stating that the discussion will "undoubtedly witness a formation of a new history in the country.
Yadav said the song's legacy was far greater than the political narratives being pushed today, asserting that Vande Mataram belonged to the freedom struggle and to the people of India, not to any political party. "The people in the ruling party today want to claim everything as their own,
After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday, RLSP MP Upendra Kushwaha said that Bihar NDA MPs had called on the Prime Minister to formally convey their gratitude for the alliance's sweeping mandate in the recent Bihar Assembly elections.
"The entire nation will witness a historic moment in both Houses where a glorious tribute will be paid to Vande Mataram. It is not just a song, but a clarion call which united crores of Indians in their struggle against the British Raj, slavery, and invaders. But on the other hand, the co