BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of unease during Vande Mataram at Independence Day event, Congress reacts
BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of trying to stop 'Vande Mataram' at Independence Day event. Congress denies the charge.
BJP spokesman Gopal Krishna Agarwal accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of feeling "uneasy" while singing Vande Mataram at the party's Independence Day event. The BJP released a video showing Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi appearing troubled as the national song played at the Congress event. The BJP claimed the Congress leaders were gesturing to stop the song.
However, the Congress denied the accusation, stating that Sonia Gandhi was merely requesting a chair for Rahul Gandhi. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh explained that the tradition of singing the first stanzas of Vande Mataram at Congress sessions began in 1937, and the issue had been discussed in Parliament for 16 hours, with the Congress side presenting its historical context.
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