The Congress has come under fire over its decision to stick to only the first two stanzas of the National Song Vande Mataram. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) today said the party will follow its 1937 resolution that only the first two stanzas will be sung at party events.
Congress Working Committee today decided to follow its 1937 resolution that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at party events.
Read: Congress Chief Present, Vande Mataram Not Sung In Full At Goa Event Amid Row He further said that the Congress decision on Vande Mataram reflects the same stubbornness that the Muslim League had in 1931 when it opposed singing the full version. The Congress leader said its stand on Vande Mataram is in line with the top leadership’s decision in 1937. Earlier reporting noted: Stand on Vande Mataram clear, Congress to only sing two stanza in party, says Venugopal The Congress on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) said the party’s stand on Vande Mataram is clear and it will follow the decision taken in the 1937 Congress Working Committee meeting to sing only two stanzas.
The BJP, which had earlier accused the Congress of insulting the national song, hit out at the opposition party and said it has become a “new Muslim League”. The decision raises questions on the Congress’s “patriotism and loyalty” to the country, said the BJP’s national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi. “This decision has completely shattered the Congress claim of being the sole copyright holder of the freedom struggle,” he said, adding that Congress has proved that it considers the party above the Constitution, Parliament and the country. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel were present at that time, Venugopal said. Earlier reporting noted: The party also resolved to corner the government on the issues of paper leaks, the overall education system, as well as “chanda chori” at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya at the grassroots level. Earlier reporting noted: The opposition party also alleged that the government was following a “surrender policy” with “Chinese incursions” taking place in Arunachal Pradesh.
