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‘New Muslim League’: Nabin slams Cong

By Sohail Khan 20 August 2026, 6:58 am

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'New Muslim League': Nabin slams Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram

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The BJP president criticized the Congress party's decision on Vande Mataram. He stated the opposition party has become the new Muslim League for votes. This decision disrespects martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation. The Congress Working Committee decided to sing only two stanzas of the national song. The BJP claims this policy shows a hunger for vote banks.

BJP chief Nitin Nabin in AP, calls for expansion across all villages in state — 'New Muslim League': Nabin slams Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram

New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Thursday slammed the Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram at their events, saying the opposition party has become the "new Muslim League" for votes.

Nabin, in a post on X in Hindi, said, "This insult to the sacred invocation of 'Bharat Mata' is a disdain for those thousands of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation, keeping this very song in their consciousness."

The BJP chief's response came after the Congress Working Committee on Wednesday decided to abide by the 1937 resolution of its highest decision-making body on Vande Mataram, saying only two stanzas of the National Song would be sung at all party events henceforth.

In a veiled reference to a row over singing of the full version of Vande Mataram during the Independence Day event at the Congress office on August 15, Nabin said the same insult to the national song reflected in an "individual's conduct" a few days ago. Still, the Congress dismissed it as a "coincidence".

"Today, that very insult has become the Congress's policy," the BJP said, adding, "This is not merely a political defence, but proof of the hunger for that vote bank at the altar of which the Congress has repeatedly mortgaged the nation's self-respect."

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