PARLIAMENT BRACES FOR CLASH

The Winter Session of Parliament is set to open on December 1, beginning a threeweek stretch expected to be dominated by debates on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and a commemorative discussion on "Vande Mataram.

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The government has planned to dedicate the first full day of the session to the national song, marking 150 years of its composition. This discussion comes in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks that key stanzas of "Vande Mataram" were omitted in 1937, an act he believes contributed to social divisions that ultimately led to the partition. According to the Prime Minister, the removal diluted the spirit of the song and weakened the unity it once inspired. By spotlighting this history in Parliament, the government hopes to remind younger generations of the cultural and nationalist significance the song held during the freedom movement. Both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chair are expected to urge all political parties to participate, underlining that "Vande Mataram" remains a shared symbol of national identity-already sung at the conclusion of every Parliamentary sitting. Alongside this symbolic discussion, the government is preparing to introduce around ten major bills, ranging from reforms in nuclear energy and higher education to changes in corporate and market regulation.