Amit Shah says Congress’s decision on rendering first two stanzas of Vande Mataram is ‘anti-national’
Home Minister says Congress’s decision to render only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram reflects “appeasement politics” and alleges that the 1937 resolution laid the foundation for Partition
Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly criticized the Congress party on Thursday (August 20, 2026), accusing them of adopting anti-national politics by deciding to perform only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram. In a media statement, Mr. Shah denounced the Congress Working Committee's move on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) as disrespectful to martyrs and detrimental to national unity.
He argued that the Congress's decision, aligned with the All India Congress Committee resolution of 1937, aimed to appease Muslim voters and commemorate the party's perceived role in partitioning the nation in 1937. Shah emphasized that the BJP would strongly oppose this decision and urged the nation to unite against the Congress's appeasement politics.
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