The political battle has intensified over the renaming of MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act) to Bharat-Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (VB-G RAM G) developed by the Modi government. BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s statement on this issue has further fueled the controversy. On Kangana’s statement, Congress leader Supriya Srinet said tauntingly, ‘BJP is filled with crown jewels.’

Opposition protests against name change
Regarding changing the name of MNREGA, all the opposition parties including Congress have accused BJP of insulting Mahatma Gandhi. The opposition says that the government is trying to erase Gandhi’s legacy by changing the laws related to his name.

What was Kangana Ranaut’s statement?
While talking to the media outside the Parliament, Kangana Ranaut said, ‘How was Gandhiji insulted by changing the name of MNREGA to Ji Ram Ji? Mahatma Gandhi had made a national anthem about ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’. With this he organized the entire country. Kangana also said that the government is giving the name of Ram to fulfill Gandhiji’s dream. This statement of Kangana Ranaut quickly went viral on social media. While sharing the video, many people including Congress leaders raised questions on Kangana’s statement and called it factually incorrect.

Supriya Shrinet’s sharp taunt
Congress leader Supriya Shrinet, while sharing Kangana’s video, wrote on Instagram, ‘Come on brother, today the new national anthem has also been revealed! BJP is filled with crown jewels.
After his tweet there was a flood of reactions on social media.

Gandhiji had made the national anthem for ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’.

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut

Come on brother, today the new national anthem has also been revealed!

BJP is full of gems. pic.twitter.com/9DvyV5xLb1

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) December 16, 2025

Ashok Gehlot called Gandhi an insult
Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has also opposed changing the name of MNREGA. He called it a conspiracy to sideline Gandhiji. Gehlot wrote on Twitter, ‘Mahatma Gandhi was an ardent devotee of Lord Shri Ram throughout his life and even in his last moments he called ‘O Ram’. Today, the evil attempt that the Central Government is making to sideline Gandhiji under the guise of the same ‘Ram’ name (VB-G RAM G) is extremely condemnable.

Vande Mataram Controversy: The debate has once again erupted regarding Vande Mataram. Actually, this controversy started in Maharashtra when the state government ordered all schools to sing the full version of Vande Mataram between 31 October and 7 November to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram. After this, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi opposed it. Meanwhile, a big question arose whether someone can be punished for refusing to sing Vande Mataram or not? Let us know what is the answer to this question and also what Indian law says on this issue.

Is there any punishment for not singing Vande Mataram?

According to the Indian Constitution and the policy of the Central Government, there is no legal punishment or provision for not singing Vande Mataram. Singing Vande Mataram is completely voluntary and not mandatory. The government clarified in Parliament that no law makes singing or playing of Vande Mataram mandatory. Along with this, there is no punitive provision related to this.

Constitutional status of Vande Mataram

Although Vande Mataram has the honorary status of the national song of India, it does not have the constitutional status like the national anthem Jana Gana Mana. This means that despite the immense value of patriotism in Vande Mataram, it cannot be implemented legally. Citizens are completely free to express their respect in different ways.

Supreme Court’s stance on compulsion

The Supreme Court has repeatedly said that no one can be forced to sing the national anthem, provided he does not disrespect it and just stands respectfully. Along with this, the court refused to make Vande Mataram mandatory and also emphasized that patriotism cannot be measured by any compulsion. Freedom of expression, protected under Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution, gives individuals complete freedom to choose how they express national honour.

Madras High Court judgment 2017

In 2017, the Madras High Court had directed that Vande Mataram be sung in all schools and government offices in Tamil Nadu. But he also made it clear that if any person or organization has real difficulty or problem then it should not be forced. From this it became clear that this order is advisory and not mandatory.

Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act 1971

The Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act 1971 completely regulates the respect for the national flag and the national anthem, but it does not mention controlling the national anthem. Therefore, refusing to sing Vande Mataram is not a crime.

Also read: Why did Congress ban singing Vande Mataram, over which lines was the dispute?

A big statement of Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar has come out. In which he said that now the attendance of employees will be checked only after their presence in the national anthem. The uniform of government and private schools will now be the same, in which there will be no tie.

Education Minister Madan Dilawar said that in future we are also going to decide the uniform of teachers. Teachers will also have ID cards. Identity card will also be made mandatory for all students.

Academic session of education department will start from this month

Education Minister Madan Dilawar said that now the academic session of the Education Department will start from April 1 so that children will get books on time and they will get time to study during summer holidays. Till now the academic session used to start from July 1.

Madan Dilawar had participated in the Bhoomi Pujan program of Kota University auditorium today, during which he gave this information while addressing the media. Education Minister Madan Dilawar said that I have three departments. In such a situation, all three departments of Panchayati Raj, Education and Sanskrit departments will start with the national anthem in the morning and offices will close with the national anthem in the evening.

Attendance will start in the national anthem and anthem

An employee will be considered present only if he is present during the national anthem or anthem, otherwise he will be considered absent. Dilawar said that the parents will also be able to get information about the students coming to school.

He further said that soon parents will be able to get information on the number registered on Shala Darpan whether their child has reached school or not. We have started preparations regarding this, this system will be implemented soon.

Asia cup 2025 ind vs pak: In the match played between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, the Indian team lost Pakistan by 7 wickets, but the match was engulfed in controversies before landing on the field. Just before the toss of this high -voltage match played in Dubai, there was a big mess during the national anthem of Pakistan. It is being claimed that due to the negligence of the organizers, the intro of hip-hop songs was replaced by Pakistan’s national anthem. After this incident, the match was not limited to cricket only, but also a big debate on social media.

What was the mistake?

Before the match started, both teams stood on the field for the national anthem, but as soon as Pakistan’s national anthem was to ring, DJ suddenly played American singer Jason Derulo’s song ‘Jalebi Baby’. Pakistani players and viewers were completely surprised by this unexpected mistake. The song was stopped in a few seconds and then the right national anthem was played, but by then the faces of the players had landed.

Storm on social media

This video also went viral on social media shortly. Pakistan’s fans and former cricketers expressed displeasure over this. Many people said that such a big mistake is unacceptable in a sensitive environment like India-Pakistan match.

DJ Played Jalebi Baby Song on Pakistan National Anthem #Indvspak #Boycottindvpak pic.twitter.com/rjbmfvqedi

– (@imhvardhan21) September 14, 2025

Criticism and controversy

The matches between India and Pakistan are already considered very sensitive to political and emotional terms. In such a situation, a mistake like the national anthem made the matter more serious. Although the match was played in a normal way later, this lapse during the national anthem raised questions on the entire event. The disappointment on the face of Pakistan players was clearly visible, while the Indian audience continued to take a pinch on social media about this unexpected incident.

Bcci Tribute for Operation Sindoor: The Indian Army has avenged the Pahalgam terrorist attack from Pakistan. Operation Sindoor was run by the Indian Army, in which an air strike was carried out at 9 terrorist bases in Pakistan. In this attack, India’s army has killed many terrorists. Today the whole country is proud of the Indian Army. At the same time, BCI also saluted the Indian Army in the match played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

BCCI honored the army

The match between CSK and KKR was played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, where all the people present in the stadium along with BCI honored the Indian Army. The national anthem took place at the beginning of the match in honor of the army. At the same time, during the match, people were seen celebrating this might of the Indian Army. All the people present in the stadium sang the national song Vande Mataram together in the midst of the Chennai-Kolkata match.

Who won the CSK-KKR match?

There was a very exciting match between Kolkata and Chennai. This match lasted till the last over. Kolkata won the toss and decided to bat first. KKR set a target of 180 runs in front of CSK at Eden Gardens. It seemed difficult for Chennai to win this match when half of the CSK team was dismissed before the powerplay.

Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dubey’s partnership took over Chennai’s staggering innings. Brevis scored 52 runs in 25 balls. At the same time, Shivam Dubey scored 45 runs in 40 balls. Captain MS Dhoni came to the crease after Brevis was dismissed. Dhoni played an unbeaten innings of 17 runs in 18 balls. At the same time, Anshul Kamboj put a four of Chennai’s victory.

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