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- BJP legislators in the Karnataka Assembly recited the complete Vande Mataram song despite a government directive restricting it to two stanzas.
- The state government issued an order on September 8, 2026, limiting the rendition based on Union Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines.
- Lawmakers protesting the decision argued the move was politically motivated to appease Congress party leadership.
- This demonstration highlights ongoing political tensions regarding the protocol for national symbols in state functions.
What to watch next
- Potential legislative or public response from the state government to the unauthorized full recitation.
- Further clarification from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding their guidelines for national song renditions.
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SR Vishwanath
BJP MLA
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“Even before independence, Congress opposed Vande Mataram and stopped singing it in their meetings. To please Sonia Gandhi, the Congress government in Karnataka, led by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, brought it to the cabinet and said we will sing only two paragraphs, not the full song. To please the Congress high command, they have truncated Vande Mataram, which is equal to the national anthem. We strongly oppose this. Today, in Vidhana Soudha, if they truncate it, all BJP MLAs will sing the full Vande Mataram song, even if they try to stop us.”
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…objecting to the decision to limit its rendition.BJP MLA SR Vishwanath criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government over the issue and alleged that the move was aimed at appeasing the party’s central leadership." Even before independence, Congress opposed Vande Mataram and stopped singing it in their meetings. To please Sonia Gandhi, the Congress government in Karnataka, led by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, brought it to the cabinet and said we will sing only two paragraphs, not the full song. To please the Congress high command, they have truncated Vande Mataram, which is equal to the national anthem. We strongly oppose this. Today, in Vidhana Soudha, if they truncate it, all BJP MLAs will sing the full Vande Mataram song, even if they try to stop us. " The BJP MLAs subsequently recited the complete version of Vande Mataram in the Assembly.The Karnataka government had earlier directed that only the first two stanzas of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ be played or…
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