BJP to launch nationwide campaign against UDF govt. in Keralam over Vande Mataram row: M.T. Ramesh
The State general secretary of BJP alleged that the State government had chosen to dishonour Vande Mataram, succumbing to the pressure from Indian Union Muslim League, Jamaat-e-Islami and some other religious groups
M.T. Ramesh, the State general secretary of the BJP, announced on Monday that the party will lead a nationwide campaign against the V.D. Satheesan-led UDF government in Kerala. The BJP accuses the Kerala government of taking an "anti-national" stance by refusing to perform Vande Mataram, the national song, at Independence Day celebrations.
Ramesh alleged that the UDF government had succumbed to pressure from the Indian Union Muslim League, Jamaat-e-Islami, and other religious groups, leading to the negation of the national song at official functions. He pointed out that Vande Mataram had been rendered in full in the Congress-ruled states of Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, but not in Kerala.
The BJP is also discussing legal measures against the UDF government for its violation of the legislation passed by Parliament that mandates the rendition of Vande Mataram along with the national anthem at all official functions.
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