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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Kharge Accused Of Insulting Vande Mataram
The singing of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day has sparked a political row. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi accused Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun…
The Story in Brief
The singing of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day has sparked a political row. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi accused Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge of talking and gesturing disrespectfully during the song. Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson Vinod Bansal echoed the charge, calling the alleged conduct condemnable. A video shows Kharge and Sonia Gandhi speaking and summoning a party worker. The Congress denied the allegations, stating that Sonia Gandhi was merely asking for a chair for Kharge, who had been standing. The party said all six stanzas were sung.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are using the national song as a political battering ram. The BJP and VHP have turned a few seconds of conversation into a charge of treason against the country, ignoring that Congress leaders stood through the song. The Congress, by dismissing the incident as a mere chair request, fails to show any sensitivity to the symbolism of the moment. The real test will be whether the party releases the unedited video of the entire Vande Mataram rendition to prove no disrespect occurred.
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