The national anthem Vande Mataram, which embodied India’s struggle against the British, is currently at the center of the conflict between the opposition and the government.
It all started when the government re-issued a message urging the MPs to uphold decorum and adhere to certain dos and don’ts during the next parliamentary session.
The decorum and the seriousness of the proceedings of the House require that there should be no “Thanks,” “Thank You,” “Jai Hind,” “Bande Mataram,” or any other slogans raised in the House,” according to the parliament bulletin on rules.
This is now a problem. Mamata Banerjee, the head of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and chief minister of West Bengal, has questioned why the government opposes Vande Mataram. Additionally, she has the opportunity to accuse the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being anti-Bengali because Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, a Bengali, wrote the national song.
The Congress has also been criticizing the administration on this issue, despite frequently being on the wrong side of the nationalism controversy.
However, the government has a strategy. It intends to initiate a brief conversation while simultaneously calling the opposition’s bluff. According to reliable sources, Vande Mataram will no longer be on the list of objections. However, it should be noted that the TMC was also a member of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2012, when Hamid Ansari was the vice president and chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
The government claims that Vande Mataram will be sung at the conclusion of House sessions, regardless of the outcome of the discussion. However, it is no longer suitable or pertinent to include the national song on the “banned list.”
The administration claims that since Constitution Day has been observed for 75 years, this modification would demonstrate the government’s dedication to upholding and respecting the Constitution.
The TMC is fighting a do-or-die battle in Bengal, and it wants to use every tool at its disposal to portray the BJP as anti-people, damaging the Constitution, and anti-Bengali for objecting to the song composed by Bankim Chandra, one of Bengal’s pillars.
Rahul Gandhi’s “Samvidhan Khatre Mein Hai” storyline was so successful in 2024 that the BJP was only able to fail to secure a simple majority. Vande Mataram and his campaign will get more momentum as a result of this accusation.
However, the government is prepared to present the opposition with a mirror image.
