Tagore called for the "mandatory installation of Flue-Gas Desulphurization (FGD) systems in all thermal plants within 12 months, without any further extensions; the need for 50% electrification of public buses in the National Capital Region within two years, supported by a nationwide expa
Tagore, in a detailed post on X, said the process was determined through Provincial Congress Committee (PCC) nominations and Mahatma Gandhi's intervention, not through any electoral contest. His statement came following the Union Minister's claim in the Lok Sabha that in 1946, "PCCs chose
This comes after senior TMC MP Sugata Roy on Monday raised an objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to 'Vande Mataram' composer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as 'Bankim Da' instead of 'Bankim Babu'.
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
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
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,
Addressing the press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee said, "I heard some people from the BJP say that they don't appreciate Netaji. You don't appreciate Netaji, Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Ramohun Roy, then who do you appreciate?"
Ahead of a special discussion in Parliament on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday said that the RSS and the BJP "do not have the right" to speak on Vande Mataram, alleging that the organisations had no role in India's struggle for independence.
Congress MPs on Thursday moved Adjournment Motion notices in the Lok Sabha to discuss the rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR and other parts of North India.