Union Home Minister Amit Shah has strongly criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of stopping the national song Vande Mataram midway during an event on Independence Day.
Amit Shah alleged that the Congress leadership showed utter disrespect to the national song at the party headquarters in Delhi, and demanded an apology from the Opposition party
“While the song was in progress, Congress leader Sonia ji asked the Congress president to stop it. “How could anyone even imagine leaving the singing of Vande Mataram incomplete? The Congress denied the allegation, saying Sonia Gandhi was gesturing for a chair for party president Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress spokesperson Udit Raj dismissed the allegations and accused the ruling BJP of making up a fake controversy to distract the public. “This is a pack of lies. Sonia Gandhi did not do that. He also credited Vajpayee with creating a separate ministry for tribal development, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken this vision forward. Shah alleged that during the Independence Day programme at the Congress headquarters, party leader Sonia Gandhi asked Vande Mataram to be stopped midway through the song.
Earlier reporting noted: The Home Minister alleged that the Congress had forgotten Vande Mataram due to vote-bank politics. Earlier reporting noted: Congress should apologise for insulting Vande Mataram on Independence Day: Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (August 16, 2026) accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the people and to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay who wrote the song.
We all watched this happen on TV,” Shah said. Congress members should be ashamed,” Shah said at a public gathering in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh. He said the Congress’s reliance on votebank politics has made it forget the sacrifices associated with the national song. Our Congress president is not in good health; he cannot stand for long periods… so, Sonia Gandhi gestured regarding the management of the proceedings, not to stop the singing of Vande Mataram,” Raj said. Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said the Union home minister’s leadership has ensured the country’s borders have become highly secure and Maoists have been eliminated.
Earlier reporting noted: Addressing a public meeting in Chittorgarh, Mr.
