Nehru Controversy: Kharge Strikes Back at BJP Over 'Vande Mataram'

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the BJP, including PM Modi, for disrespecting Jawaharlal Nehru regarding the usage of 'Vande Mataram'. Kharge argued that the decision to use only two stanzas of the song as the national anthem was a collective decision by leaders like Gandhi and Tagore.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing them of disparaging Jawaharlal Nehru.

Kharge asserted that the choice to adopt only the first two stanzas of 'Vande Mataram' as the national song was a collective decision involving prominent leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.

Following Home Minister Amit Shah's critique of Congress and claims of appeasement politics, Kharge defended the party, emphasizing its longstanding tradition of chanting 'Vande Mataram' and denouncing the BJP for targeting Nehru unjustly.

(With inputs from agencies.)