'Vande Mataram' row: BJP says Congress puts vote bank politics over nation's dignity

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Hitting out at the INDIA bloc, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla termed the Opposition alliance "anti-India" and accused it of placing religious considerations above the Constitution.

Published - April 10, 2026 04:25 pm IST - New Delhi

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla. File picture

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The BJP on Friday (April 10, 2026) attacked the Congress for allegedly insulting the national song, "Vande Mataram", and claimed that the Opposition INDIA bloc prioritises vote bank politics over the nation's dignity.

The BJP's attack came after two Congress councillors in Indore reportedly refused to sing "Vande Mataram" during a discussion on the city municipal corporation's budget on April 8, saying that Islam did not permit it.

Published - April 10, 2026 04:25 pm IST

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