First Nehru, now Rahul Gandhi disregarded 'Vande Mataram'

Attacking the Congress party over disrespecting the national song 'Vande Mataram', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday criticised Rahul Gandhi for his absence during discussions in Parliament, asserting that the Congress compromised on the national song and "surrendered before the Muslim League" Addressing the Lok Sabha on the sixth day of the Winter Session, PM Modi said, "Serious discussion is going on in Parliament, but LoP Rahul Gandhi is not present in the House.

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First Nehru, now Rahul Gandhi, has shown disregard to Vande Mataram.The Prime Minister accused the Congress of insulting the national song and surrendering before the Muslim League, stating, "Congress still insults Vande Mataram. "Congress compromised on Vande Mataram and surrendered before the Muslim League. Nehru did a ‘tuk-de-tukde' of Vande Mataram." He recalled a historical letter, adding, "Nehru had written to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that Vande Mataram could incite Muslims. There was a betrayal of Vande Mataram; the national song was sabotaged."Highlighting the significance of the song in India’s freedom struggle, the prime minister said that the "song was to revive our history and legacy of a thousand years.""Vande Mataram became the voice of o