The Home Ministry’s decision to restore all six stanzas of Vande Mataram on its 150th anniversary reaffirms the principle that literary works must be preserved in their authentic, unaltered form
Following three days of parliamentary debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Congress claimed Prime Minister Modi and his team were “bruised and exposed for their lies.” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said BJP leaders distorted history and ignored authoritative works on the national song.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the Centre of pushing a debate on Vande Mataram to influence Bengal polls and divert attention from inflation and unemployment, saying the government was targeting Nehru and avoiding present issues. She also countered PM Modi’s appeasement charge
