The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (August 21, 2026) alleged that, cornered over the “ Vande Mataram ” issue, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attempted to divert public attention by holding a sit-in at the Parliament Street police station.
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Prasad said the Congress’s stand on “Vande Mataram ” had sent a message to the country that it was still the same party that, under pressure from the Muslim League and for “pro-Muslim appeasement”, had decided in 1937 to sing only two stanzas of the National Song. “The Congress party, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, is becoming a party of anarchy,” he added.
Has the Leader of Opposition lost faith in the country’s judiciary?,” he asked. BJP leader and Union Minister J.P. Mr. “When the country’s highest court is investigating the matter, what does Rahul Gandhi seek to prove by sitting outside a police station in front of the cameras? Nadda. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated long ago that the Congress is a parasitic party. Former Union Minister and BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised Mr. Gandhi for staging a dharna without permission. Shah’s charge that the party had insulted the National Song, asserting that it has always respected the song and accused the BJP of attempting to manufacture a political controversy .
Nadda said the Supreme Court has already taken cognisance of the July 20 incident and constituted a five-member high-powered committee headed by a former Judge. Gandhi that the Crime Branch was already conducting an intensive probe into all the cases related to July 20 and assured him that the incident flagged by him was also being referred to the Crime Branch. Earlier reporting noted: The war of words escalated after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) decided to abide by the 1937 resolution of its highest decision-making body on Vande Mataram , stating that only two stanzas of the National Song would be sung at all party events henceforth.
Nadda described the move as “cheap and diversionary politics”, saying that “Rahul Gandhi ji ’s protest today is neither for students nor for justice; it is a symbol of the Congress party’s political desperation and Rahul Gandhi’s insatiable hunger for ‘footage’. He said the police informed Mr. “Despite this clarification from the administration, sitting on a protest demonstrates Rahul Gandhi’s obstinacy and exposes the Congress party’s desperation,” said Mr. Questioning the timing of the sit-in, he said the Congress was cornered across the country over the issue of “ Vande Mataram ” and people were demanding answers from the party over the “insult to the National Song”. Whichever party associates itself with the Congress is eventually consumed by it; now, the Congress is hell-bent on destroying the future of children and students as well,” he said. He said the Congress was indulging in “the politics of anarchy to divert attention after being cornered on the issue of ‘ Vande Mataram’ ”. Earlier reporting noted: Vande Mataram row: What was Congress’ 1937 resolution The row over Vande Mataram intensified on Thursday (August 20, 2026) with Union Home Minister Amit Shah launching a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that its decision to sing only two stanzas was “anti-national” and intended to appease its vote bank in defiance of the law. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh described BJP leaders as “fraudulent nationalists”.
Earlier reporting noted: The Congress strongly rebutted Mr.
