Anti-national, for vote bank: Amit Shah slams CWC decision on two-stanza Vande Mataram

A day after the Congress party decided to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at its events, Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered a strong criticism, branding the decision "astonishing" and "anti-national". He argued that the Congress Working Committee's choice confirmed the party's "policy of vote-bank appeasement" and was a breach of a law passed by Parliament, mandating the performance of the complete national anthem.

In a video posted on X, Shah stated, "The Congress Working Committee has taken an astonishing and anti-national decision." He reminded the nation of the 1937 Congress resolution that led to dividing Vande Mataram, a move which allegedly laid the foundation for the country's partitioning and the birth of Pakistan.

Shah asserted that the Congress' decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram undermines national unity and integrity. He emphasized that the BJP-led government has legally strengthened the anthem's significance through government functions. The Congress leaders, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Rahul Gandhi, were present during the CWC meeting in New Delhi.

Shah expressed his astonishment at the Congress' reversal of its 1937 party resolution and its rejection of the Parliament Act. He accused the party of promoting appeasement politics, particularly for vote-bank gains, and denounced its acceptance of the 1937 resolution while rejecting the current law. Shah appealed to the people of India to unite against the Congress' decision, emphasizing that the country cannot tolerate any opposition to the measures taken by the Modi government.

He urged the BJP to vigorously oppose the Congress' stance in public and legislative assemblies, vowing to condemn the party's actions.