BJP passes resolution on Vande Mataram as PM Modi meets new party leadership
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- The Indian Express
- Hindustan Times
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The Bharatiya Janata Party passed a resolution on Saturday to uphold the honor and national status of the complete Vande Mataram, while announcing a nationwide campaign to promote the history and significance of the National Song. The resolution specifically condemns the Congress Working Committee's decision to restrict the singing of the song to its first two stanzas at party programs, a move the BJP characterized as a result of communal pressure and vote bank politics. BJP national president Nitin Nabin stated that the party regards Vande Mataram as an immortal symbol of India's national consciousness and a mantra of the freedom struggle.
Following the resolution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the BJP's newly formed leadership team at the party headquarters in Delhi. The 65 member team, announced on August 17, includes 51 new faces and key figures such as Smriti Irani and Vasundhara Raje. During the meeting, Nitin Nabin urged the new office bearers to prioritize Yuva Samvad, which involves continuous engagement with young people aged 14 and above.
The BJP's resolution asserts that a political compromise from 1937 cannot override the constitutional settlement of 1950 or the 2026 parliamentary amendment that extended statutory protection to the National Song. This development follows a sit in protest led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding an alleged pellet gun attack on a student in Delhi.
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- The center lean outlet focused heavily on the political clash between the BJP and Congress over the National Song.
- Centre-right
- The center right outlet balanced the political resolution with detailed coverage of PM Modi's meeting and the party's internal organizational restructuring.
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