Shivamogga MLA walks out of government programme protesting against rendition of only first two stanzas of Vande Mataram
The Karnataka government has issued an order stating that only the first two stanzas of the Vande Mataram are to be sung at State functions.
On September 15, Shivamogga BJP MLA S.N. Channabasappa walked out of a government program in protest of the limited rendition of Vande Mataram, the national song. Held at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavana in Shivamogga, the program marked the International Day of Democracy. Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti and other senior officers attended the event.
As the Naadageethe and Vande Mataram began, Channabasappa objected to the national song being limited to just its first two stanzas. He demanded that the full song be sung. The Karnataka government has mandated that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram are to be sung at state functions. Officers tried to explain that the program had been planned according to instructions from the state government.
Channabasappa stated he would not participate in a program where the national song was truncated. Dalit Sangharsha Samiti leaders, including State convener M. Gurumurthy, intervened, noting that the officers followed the recent state government order. They accused Channabasappa of insulting democracy. Meanwhile, Shivamogga District Congress Committee president H.C.
Yogesh condemned the BJP legislator’s actions, questioning whether he could sing the full song. He also accused Channabasappa of showing disrespect to democracy and the Constitution, and criticized the BJP for being opposed to the Constitution and its architect, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
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