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The Maharashtra Congress connected Friday (November 7, 2025) accused the BJP of "misusing" the juncture of the 150th day of nationalist opus 'Vande Mataram' for "political polarisation" and "hypocritical nationalism".
Composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 'Vande Mataram' was archetypal published successful the literate diary 'Bangadarshan' connected November 7, 1875. Later, helium incorporated the hymn successful his caller 'Anandamath', which was published successful 1882. On 24 January 1950, India's constituent assembly adopted it arsenic a nationalist song.
The Congress refuted the BJP's reported allegations that immoderate of its enactment legislators had opposed the singing of 'Vande Mataram', terming the BJP's "campaign" against enactment MLAs Aslam Shaikh and Amin Patel arsenic "false, shameful, and condemnable".
Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said some Mr. Shaikh and Mr. Patel had intelligibly stated that they had nary objection to the song, adding, "If BJP leaders privation to sing Vande Mataram, they are invited to travel wrong our offices and sing, not extracurricular to make a spectacle."
Accusing the BJP of deliberately targeting Muslim legislators to stoke spiritual divisions, the Congress said, "It is unfortunate that the BJP is trying to communalise an contented linked to nationalist pride. This exposes its divisive politics."
He noted that arsenic the federation marks 150 years of 'Vande Mataram', the BJP was "misusing the juncture for governmental polarisation" and engaging successful "hypocritical nationalism".
"Vande Mataram is portion of the Congress's precise soul. Our state fighters courageously sang it against British regularisation erstwhile the RSS had nary beingness successful the state movement. Those who erstwhile opposed the Constitution, called the tricolour inauspicious and refused to hoist it for 52 years, present assertion to beryllium the sole patriots," Sawant said.
While 'Vande Mataram' symbolises the country's state struggle, the BJP treats it simply arsenic an electoral slogan, helium added.
"For us, it's a opus of sacrifice and pride. For them, it's a showpiece. They chant 'Vande Mataram' successful public, but successful their hearts they worship the anti-Constitutional hymn 'Namaste Sada Vatsale'," helium charged.
Talking to PTI, Amin Patel, Congress MLA from Mumbadevi successful Mumbai, said the BJP had informed him that its enactment workers would sing the nationalist opus extracurricular his office.
"I would similar to invited BJP workers with refreshments if they sojourn my sojourn for singing Vande Mataram...I would person welcomed them personally, but they volition travel to my bureau erstwhile I americium not around," helium said.
Mr. Patel said BJP remembers Vande Mataram lone erstwhile elections are circular the country and it shouldn't thatch the Congress and its cadre patriotism.
"Patriotism is successful our blood," helium said.
