The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday passed a 10-point resolution opposing the Congress Working Committee’s decision to reaffirm its 1937 resolution restricting the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at party programmes.
1. To strongly condemn and unequivocally oppose the Congress Working Committee’s decision of 19th August 2026 to reaffirm its 1937 resolution and restrict Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at Congress programmes.
It resolved to protect the honour of the full version of the national song. 3. To affirm the constitutional and statutory status of Vande Mataram as established by the Constituent Assembly’s 1950 pronouncement and reinforced by Parliament’s 2026 amendment extending statutory protection to the National Song equivalent to that accorded to the National Anthem. 5. To remind the Congress that a resolution of its Working Committee cannot override the constitutional institutions or laws of the Republic of India, and that a political compromise of 1937 cannot be elevated above the constitutional settlement of 1950 and legislation enacted by Parliament in 2026. Earlier reporting noted: BJP passes resolution to protect ‘Vande Mataram’, condemns Cong move to sing 2 stanzas The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday passed a resolution condemning the Congress Working Committee’s decision to limit the singing of ‘ Vande Mataram ’ to its first two stanzas at Congress programmes.
Earlier reporting noted: ALSO READ: Congress, BJP trade charges over National Song uproar in assembly Earlier reporting noted: The BJP on Saturday passed a resolution condemning the Congress’ decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram and said that it will not accept any compromise on the honour of the national song for political convenience or appeasement.
