The Bharatiya Janata Party has passed a resolution on the honour and protection of the historical legacy of Vande Mataram during a meeting of its newly appointed national office-bearers in New Delhi.
BJP President Nitin Nabin said the party strongly condemned and unequivocally opposed the Congress Working Committee's decision to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party programmes.
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BJP passed a resolution on the legacy of Vande Mataram. BJP President Nitin Nabin criticised the Congress Working Committee's decision.
The BJP opposed the decision to sing only the first two stanzas at party programmes.
The party plans a nationwide campaign on the history and significance of Vande Mataram.
The resolution was passed at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
The decision came during a meeting of newly appointed national office-bearers.
In a social media post, Nabin said the BJP was committed to opposing what it described as attempts to subordinate the National Song to communal pressure, political appeasement or narrow vote-bank considerations.
He said the party would undertake a nationwide campaign through its workers to take the history, meaning, national significance and legacy of Vande Mataram to people across the country.
Nabin described Vande Mataram as the National Song of India, and said the BJP regards it as an expression of reverence for Bharat Mata, a mantra associated with the freedom struggle and an enduring symbol of India's national consciousness.
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Why This Matters
The issue has become a fresh point of political debate between the BJP and Congress. The BJP's decision to launch a nationwide campaign could keep Vande Mataram at the centre of political discussion and public discourse in the coming days.
The resolution was passed at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi during the meeting of the party's newly appointed national office-bearers. The development comes amid a political debate over the manner in which Vande Mataram should be observed at political party programmes.
The BJP's resolution formally places the party's position on the issue on record and indicates that the party intends to take the subject to a wider national campaign.
