New Delhi, August 20, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the Congress of pursuing what he described as “extreme appeasement politics” under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) decided that only the first two stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ would be sung at party events.
Shah alleged that the Congress had committed a historical mistake in 1937 by limiting the national song to two stanzas and linked the decision to what he described as the circumstances that eventually contributed to the Partition of India.
“In 1937, the Congress party, for the sake of Muslim appeasement, divided ‘Vande Mataram’ into two parts and laid the foundation for the partition of the country,” Shah said in a statement issued by the BJP.
He further claimed that the decision strengthened the two-nation theory and ultimately contributed to the creation of Pakistan.
Describing the CWC’s latest decision as “anti-national” and an alleged violation of a law enacted by Parliament, Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had corrected the 1937 decision decades after Independence.
“The people of the country will no longer tolerate opposition to this correction,” he said.
The Home Minister said the BJP would oppose the Congress decision before the public as well as in legislative Houses. He also questioned the Congress’ approach to national symbols, alleging that its latest position reflected a continuing policy of appeasement.
“It is deeply surprising that, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party is once again vigorously pursuing the politics of appeasement in the country,” Shah said.
He appealed to citizens to remember what he described as the consequences of the earlier decision to divide ‘Vande Mataram’ and called for public opposition to the CWC resolution.
Shah’s remarks came a day after the CWC resolved to continue the practice of singing only the first two stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ at Congress events, following the convention established by an earlier CWC decision in 1937.
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