A complaint has been filed against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Sunday for allegedly disrespecting the National Song during the flag hosting on Independence Day at the headquarters of the party.
It further said, “…therefore, the exact nature, intention and purpose of the gestures and conduct of Sonia Gandhi are matters which require investigation by the competent investigating agency….Further, in the other video footage, Rahul Gandhi can be clearly seen speaking the words, ‘We are not singing Vande Mataram.
The complaint filed by lawyers Kunal Vinayak and Shubh Sharma said during the rendition of the National Song, video footage circulated in the public domain, showed that “after the initial portion of the National Song had been sung and its rendition continued, Sonia Gandhi appeared to make gestures and communicate with persons present in a manner which, prima facie, appeared to an objection to the continuation of the rendition. The complaint further said, reports by several news organisations record the allegation that she objected to the complete rendition of “Vande Mataram”. The said statement, viewed in the context of the ongoing rendition of the National Song and the conduct attributed to Sonia Gandhi, raises serious concerns regarding the intention behind the alleged acts and conduct of both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi towards the National Song and its dignity.”
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya also alleged that Sonia Gandhi objected to the full rendition of the National Song.
However, the Congress said that her actions had nothing to do with the National Song played at the venue.
Earlier reporting noted: Addressing a public gathering in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, Shah accused the Congress of disrespecting the national song and demanded that the party apologise for allegedly stopping its rendition midway. Earlier reporting noted: Referring to visuals from the Congress headquarters, Shah alleged that senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had asked the party president to stop the song while it was being sung. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Their shamelessness’, Amit Shah slams Congress over ‘Vande Mataram’ row Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the controversy surrounding the rendition of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Congress headquarters during the Independence Day celebrations on Saturday.
Earlier, today, Union home minister Amit Shah at a rally in Chittorgarh said , “The Congress forgot Vande Mataram out of greed for vote banks,” referring to the same video from the Congress headquarters.
