Rijiju Slams Congress for Not Singing Vande Mataram, Calls Criticism Unjust
In response to controversy over a video showing Kiren Rijiju criticizing the Congress party for not singing Vande Mataram in full at an Independence Day event, Rijiju stated that national songs cannot be politicized. He clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "dimagi Naxal" comment was not directed at Congress and defended how police handled recent protests by the Cockroach Janata Party as peaceful.
18 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Amit Shah's claims of Congress's lack of patriotism, reminding him of Shah's childhood when Kharge first became an MLA.
— The Hindu
The BJP accused the Congress of disrespecting the national anthem, Vande Mataram, at its Delhi headquarters on Independence Day.
19 AUG 2026
— NDTV
The Congress revised its performance of Vande Mataram, singing only the first two stanzas, prompting the BJP to criticize the decision as an insult to the national song.
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