Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate the discussion in the Lok Sabha on Monday on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram. It is likely to reveal many important and unknown aspects about the national song. ‘Discussion on 150th anniversary of national song Vande Mataram’ in Lok Sabha is listed for Monday. 10 hours time has been fixed for debate on this. After this, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will be the second speaker in this discussion.
Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other members will also participate in this discussion. The discussion in Parliament is part of the year-long celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and composed by Jadunath Bhattacharya.
What allegations has PM Modi made against Congress?
Prime Minister Modi, while targeting Congress, had accused it of removing key verses from this song in 1937 and sowing the seeds of division. On November 7, Modi launched year-long celebrations to commemorate the 150th year of Vande Mataram, aimed at raising awareness about the importance of the song, especially among youth and students. Officials said, ‘During the discussion, many important and unknown aspects related to Vande Mataram will come before the country.’
Amit Shah will initiate discussion in Rajya Sabha
Home Minister Amit Shah will initiate the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday and Health Minister and Rajya Sabha leader JP Nadda will be the second speaker.
What did Congress say on PM Modi’s allegation?
Congress’s reply has also come on PM Modi’s allegation. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh hit back and accused PM Modi of insulting the Congress Working Committee of 1937 and Rabindranath Tagore. He had written that the Prime Minister’s insult to CWC and Tagore is shocking, but not surprising. This is because RSS did not play any role in the freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi.
He had told that ‘from 26 October to 1 November 1937, a meeting of the Congress Working Committee was held in Kolkata, in which Gandhiji, Nehru, Patel, Bose, Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Azad, Sarojini Naidu, J.B. Many senior leaders including Kripalani, Bhulabhai Desai, Jamnalal Bajaj and Narendra Dev had participated. He wrote, ‘The CWC statement on Vande Mataram was issued on 28 October 1937, which was deeply influenced by the advice of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. The Prime Minister has insulted both this historical committee and Tagore.
BJP spokesperson said- tomorrow is a historic day
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari wrote on social media that some historical facts should not be forgotten during this period. Jawaharlal Nehru has shortened the entire Vande Mataram for vote bank politics. Despite opposition from other Congressmen like Subhash Chandra Bose.
He said that Nehru succumbed to the demand of Muslim League and Jinnah to remove verses from Vande Mataram in 1937. When Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore read the entire Vande Mataram in the session of December 1886, the President of the Congress was Rahimtullah M. Sayani, a Muslim. Written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1875), Vande Mataram united Hindus and Muslims in the fight against the British. Pura Vande Mataram was the main slogan in Bengal against the partition of Bengal by the British in 1905.
He said Congress limited it to two verses citing “objections” from radicals and fundamentalists. Prime Minister Modi has rightly called this appeasement mentality by calling Muslim League Maoist Congress. Congress has always been uncomfortable with the soul of India’s civilization, its national symbols and the eternal call of “Vande Mataram”. Even Rahul Gandhi, in a public rally, asked KC Venugopal to stop reciting Vande Mataram as he was getting late.
National song was written in the year 1875
The song Vande Mataram was composed by Bengali language litterateur Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. He got it published in the literary magazine Bangadarshan on 7 November 1875. On the basis of this song, he wrote his immortal work, the novel Anandamath.