‘Congress will sing only first two stanzas’: CWC sharpens stance on Vande Mataram

Following a recent controversy over the rendition of national song Vande Mataram, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has clarified its stance on the matter. At their Wednesday meeting in Delhi, the highest decision-making body of the party decided that Congress will only sing the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram during their events.

The CWC cited a 1937 resolution to support their position, citing the support of freedom movement leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Sardar Patel. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in charge of organization, K.C. Venugopal, stated that there was "no confusion" on the matter, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge having already clarified it.

The CWC meeting also discussed the party's strategy for its upcoming campaigns against the BJP government, focusing on issues such as paper leaks and the donation controversy at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. With the BJP escalating its criticism of the Congress over the Vande Mataram issue, the CWC aimed to clarify its position and reaffirm its commitment to these stanzas of the national song.