Now the speech of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MP from Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah, on the ongoing debate in Parliament on the completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram is going viral on various platforms including social media. He clearly refused to sing the national song Vande Mataram by linking it to a particular community.

He said in the Lok Sabha, ‘You say Vande Mataram, we have no problem, we respect it. But can’t sing. You cannot force us to sing.

At the end of his speech, he said, ‘When a government cannot answer questions on jobs, inflation or governance, it turns to identity. Songs become a test of loyalty. Demolition becomes justice. Muslims become suspects forever.

‘Religious freedom is our right’
He also defended his statement and called it a defense of his right to religious freedom. Also opposed the issue of making Vande Mataram song mandatory. He said that patriotism cannot be forcefully regulated or verified through cultural rituals. He said that forcing citizens to sing Vande Mataram is a direct violation of the religious freedom given by the Constitution. In this song Mother India has been honored as a goddess.

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‘Demand for worship in the name of nationalism…’
He said that you cannot demand worship in the name of nationalism. No citizen can be forced to worship any deity or prove loyalty through any song.

He said that our community fully respects the national anthem. People stand in respect for it, but no one can force them to sing it.

‘…my faith cannot change’
He said in his speech, ‘Nationality can change. Governments can come. But my faith does not change. We fought against outsiders for the independence of this country. If necessary, we will fight tooth and nail for our freedom within this country against all those who deprive us of our constitutional rights.

‘Vande Mataram debate like bulldozer action’
Agha Syed Ruhullah linked the Vande Mataram debate with the bulldozer action. The National Conference leader accused the government of deliberately externalizing Muslims, terming dissent as disloyalty and using cultural nationalism to divert attention from the important issues of unemployment and inflation.

In the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Congress President and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the Modi government and said that China has entered Ladakh, but the government is not daring to stop it or speak against it. Kharge sarcastically asked, ‘What benefit did the country get from the 56-inch chest?’ On this statement, an uproar started in the House and BJP members expressed strong protest.

Political conflict over Vande Mataram
Kharge, while cornering the government on the issue of Vande Mataram, said that he has been singing this song for the last 60 years and has been singing it in the House for 30-35 years as an MLA and MP. He alleged that those who did not sing Vande Mataram earlier are now using it as a political weapon. He said that Congress had started the tradition of singing Vande Mataram in its conventions and when freedom fighters were going to jail, ‘those who are distributing patriotism certificates today were doing the job of the British.’ He alleged that the government is weakening the spirit of democracy and the Constitution.

‘Modi and Shah are distorting history’
Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of distorting history to humiliate the Congress. He said that the decision regarding Vande Mataram was taken by the collective decision of Congress leaders, which included Nehru, Gandhi, Maulana Azad and Subhash Chandra Bose. Kharge said that PM Modi and BJP do not leave any opportunity to insult Nehru and other freedom fighters. He said, ‘No matter how much you try to bring down Nehru’s name, he was and will remain the highest, you are at the bottom and will remain at the bottom.’

Big attack on China and economy
On the issue of China, Kharge said that the government is sitting silent while China is continuously becoming aggressive on the border. He said, ‘Leave aside the 56 inch chest… don’t have the courage to speak against China. The dollar has fallen so much, the condition of the rupee has become like that of a person falling from the Himalayas. Kharge said that India’s influence in neighboring countries is decreasing and China’s hold is getting stronger. He also claimed that the Prime Minister himself had given a statement on June 19, 2020 that ‘no one has entered, no one has entered’ – whereas the reality is the opposite.

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi also spoke during the ongoing debate in Parliament during the winter session on completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram. Participating in the discussion, he said that if we are calling Mother India a goddess then we are bringing religion into it.

‘Let freedom remain intact, we did not make the country and religion one’

He said that our independence has remained intact because we have not made the country and religion one. If we make Vande Mataram a symbol of loyalty then you are insulting the great freedom fighters.

‘Given the example of the gardener and the executioner’

If a gardener says that he will get only one flower, then that gardener will no longer be a gardener and will be called an executioner. Don’t take loyalty certificate from us. Tell me what is written in the book of your elders.

‘Our faith does not come between love for the country’

Owaisi said, Islam, being a Muslim, love for the country does not come in between our faith, love for the country is there and will always be there, but it would be wrong if those who did not take part in the freedom struggle talk about love for the country. Why are you people so worried about Jana Gana Mana?

He said that an article written in Organizer magazine of December 28 was found. Love for the country is very important for us. A lot has been said about Anand Math. Independence came to India because we did not make the country and religion one.

‘We hope that the orders will not be coercive’

If we make Vande Mataram a test of loyalty, then let us assume that we will leave the thinking of Gandhi, Tagore, Bose, Ambedkar and adopt the thinking of Godse. We hope that the government does not force it, it is my right, I know that Vande Mataram was the slogan at the time of independence, but if you force it then it is against the Constitution. Don’t take loyalty certificate from us.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said during the debate on Vande Mataram in Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in office for almost the same amount of time that the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spent in jail during the freedom struggle. Priyanka made this counterattack for repeatedly criticizing Nehru.

He said that the Prime Minister has been the Prime Minister for 12 years, Jawaharlal Nehru had spent almost the same amount of time in jail for the independence of this country. Then he remained Prime Minister for 17 years. You speak ill of him a lot, but if he had not started ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) you would not have Mangalyaan.

‘Nehru died serving the country’

He said that if he had not started DRDO, Tejas would not have happened, if he had not started IIT and IIM, we would not have been ahead in IT, if he had not started AIIMS, how would we have faced a challenge like Corona? The Congress MP said, ‘Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru lived for the country and died serving the country.’

‘Nehru spent 9 years in jail’

Nehru went to jail 9 times during the freedom struggle. He spent 9 years in jail. He advised to make a list of insults to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He said whether it is 999 or 9999, make a list and then we can decide the time. Like we are debating on Vande Mataram for 10 hours. We are ready to debate this for as long as you want. We should use the precious time of Parliament for the work for which people have elected us. Once we have a good debate, let’s close this chapter forever.

Priyanka Gandhi said, ‘The country will listen to the complaints, what did Indira ji do, what did Rajiv ji do, what is dynasty politics, what were the mistakes of Nehru. Let’s talk about them and end it there. Then we can talk about unemployment and inflation.

Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi had termed the entire discussion of Vande Mataram as politically motivated and said that there are assembly elections in Bengal next year. That is why the government is discussing Vande Mataram.

Today, on the completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram, the song is being discussed in both the houses of the Parliament of India. In this connection, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also presented his views before the House. He answered the question of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, in which she had asked why the debate on Vande Mataram is necessary?

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that during the partition of Bengal, this song echoed from earth to sky. The then British government was scared of this and a circular was issued, but it could not stop the people. Today, when we are celebrating, we have to accept the truth that the justice that should have been done was not done. Today in independent India, national anthem and national song should have got equal status, one got a place in the mainstream but the other song was marginalized.

‘Congress decided to break the song’

Rajnath said that in 1937, Congress had taken a decision to break the song, all generations should know about the political deceit and injustice with Vande Mataram. Returning the glory of Vande Mataram is the need of the hour and also a requirement of morality. Despite this injustice, the importance of Vande Mataram did not diminish. This became a form of life. Vande Mataram is complete in itself, but an attempt was made to make it incomplete.

The Defense Minister said that the immortal song of national spirit has been created, and it will remain forever, no power can diminish it. The injustice done to Vande Mataram was not one, it was the politics of appeasement, which Congress adopted. And politics divided the country and weakened unity on communal harmony after independence.

He said that today we are restoring the dignity of Vande Mataram, but some people may try to create a narrative that a wall is being built between Vande Mataram and the people, such an attempt shows a divisive mentality. Vande Mataram and Jana Gana are the cries of two sons of Mother India, two eyes… Both Vande Mataram and Jana Gana are national pride. Those who neither understand the origin of civilization, those who neither accept the importance of culture, those who ignored traditions, they were neither able to understand earlier, nor are they able to understand now.

‘This anniversary celebration is not a show’

He said that this anniversary celebration is not a show, it is a pledge to give due respect to Vande Mataram. Today we have to correct this mistake. We have to get rid of political bias. Some people found Anandmath communal. Vande Mataram and Anandmath were never against Islam. These lines of Vande Mataram seemed communal and political because he was looking through the lens of Jinnah. These lines of Vande Mataran symbolize the soul of India. A large faction of Congress did not stop its game of appeasement politics. Considering religion as religion, and mother worship as idol worship, could have been the plan of the British and the Muslim League because their political interests were hidden.

‘Vande Mataram was broken’

He said that Vande Mataram was fragmented and made a victim of appeasement. Not only did it fail to prevent partition, it became the cause of partition. The anxiety to show oneself as secular had increased so much that anything related to India’s tradition appeared communal to them. Asked Nehru ji what would happen if communists come to power tomorrow, Nehru ji had said that the threat to India is not communal, the threat to India is Hindu right-wing communalism. The same right wing has worked on the values ​​of the Constitution. Never disregarded the values ​​of the Constitution.

‘How many generations were ruined by communist extremism?’

He said that many generations have been ruined due to left wing extremism born out of communist ideology. The previous government could not find a solution to the problem of Naxalism, if anyone did, it is our PM Modi, under his leadership left wing extremism is on the way to complete end. Due to appeasement, refugees from neighboring countries were deprived of rights for decades and Muslim women were deprived of equal rights.

He said that India was divided, today people have to migrate from Bengal. It is an irony that the Naxalites who challenged unity and integrity were born from the same land from where the trumpet of national unity was raised. The same land from where women’s rights started has become unsafe for women. Where the first ICS came from, today youth are getting frustrated due to unemployment. Today, saffron is being made fun of in the land where Swami Vivekananda came out wearing saffron clothes. This decline of Bengal has happened because of Leftism, because of Trinamool, because of appeasement, because of giving shelter to infiltrators. Bankimchandra had said that Bengal belonged to both Hindus and Muslims, could he write communal songs.

In the winter session of Parliament, the country’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh discussed the national song Vande Mataram on Monday (December 8, 2025). He said, “Today, when we are celebrating the 150th year of Vande Mataram, we have to accept the truth that the justice that should have been done was not done. Today in independent India, the national anthem and the national song should have got equal status, out of which one got a place in the mainstream, but the other song was fragmented and marginalized. It was seen as an extra.”

During Rajnath Singh’s address in the Lok Sabha, when a member interrupted him, the Defense Minister got enraged and reprimanded him severely. He said, “In 1937, Congress had decided to break the song. All generations should know about the political deceit and injustice done to Vande Mataram. Now returning the glory of Vande Mataram is the need of the hour and also a demand of morality. Despite this injustice, the importance of Vande Mataram could not diminish. It has become a form of life.”

When Rajnath Singh ji got angry in Parliament… pic.twitter.com/dlG6khMEWR

— Lakshmi Singh (@LakshmiSinghBJP) December 8, 2025

Vande Mataram became the immortal song of national spirit – Rajnath

Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha said, “Vande Mataram is complete in itself, but an attempt was made to make it incomplete. It has become the immortal song of national spirit and it will remain so forever, no power can diminish it. The injustice done to Vande Mataram was not an isolated incident, it was the politics of appeasement, which was adopted by the Congress and the politics led to the division of the country and weakened the unity over communal harmony after independence.”

He said, “Today we are restoring the dignity of Vande Mataram, but some people may try to create a narrative that a wall is being built between Vande Mataram and Jana Gana, such an attempt shows a divisive mentality. Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana are the cries, two eyes, of the two sons of Mother India. Both Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana are national pride.”

Some people found Anandmath communal – Rajnath

He said, “Those who neither understand the origin of civilization, those who neither accept the importance of culture, those who ignored traditions, they neither could understand earlier nor are able to understand now. This celebration of the anniversary is not a show, it is a pledge to give proper respect to Vande Mataram. Today we have to correct this mistake. We have to get rid of political prejudice. Some people found Anandmath communal.”

He said, “Vande Mataram and Anandmath were never against Islam. These lines of Vande Mataram seemed communal and political because they were looking through the lens of Jinnah. These lines of Vande Mataram symbolize the soul of India.”

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During the winter session, BJP MP Anurag Thakur, while discussing the national song Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha, said that every person living in India will have to bow before the tricolor and sing the national song Vande Mataram. Taking a dig at the opposition, he said that during their government, biryani was served to Yasin Malik and Sonia Gandhi used to cry after going to Batla House.

He said, what kind of mentality is that? Why is there a problem with that one word which has created a wave of nationalism? After this he said that I got my answer, he has a problem with us, we get energy from Vande Mataram and he is allergic.

Vande Mataram Song of Indian Culture- Anurag Thakur

BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, “The national song Vande Mataram united the country. Vande Mataram is the song of the country’s soul, the song of Indian culture and Congress is afraid of it. Two of their members were not present in the House. When the discussion took place today, both remained missing. Priyanka Gandhi has been working hard for the last five days, there is a rumor that she is going to sing Vande Mataram here.”

Vande Mataram is as sacred as the verses of the Vedas – Anurag Thakur

He said, “Vande Mataram is as sacred as the verses of the Vedas and as pure as the verses of the Quran. Jinnah had a problem with Vande Mataram and Jinnah’s Munna also has a problem with Vande Mataram. Some people have an opportunity to atone for this great sin. The policy of the British was to divide and rule, but their policy is to divide and divide. We Nehru We are not defaming Ji, we are bringing the truth in front of the country.”

Anurag Thakur’s taunt on Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav

Anurag Thakur said, “Rahul ji is limiting it to one line, I don’t know why he is opposing it. Can Vande Mataram be about desire or unwillingness? In 2009, P. Chidambaram had gone to Deoband for vote bank politics and there a resolution was passed against Vande Mataram. Here Akhilesh ji says that children have the right to choose which song to listen to. Sir, this film song. No, this is the national song.”

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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi also expressed her views on the ongoing discussion in the Lok Sabha on completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram. During the debate he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that there is no doubt that you give very good speeches. The only weakness is that he is weak in matters of facts. There is an art in this too, how to present the facts. I am also maintaining that I am not an artist. I also want to present the facts before the public, only in the form of facts.

Priyanka Gandhi said in her speech, ‘Our national anthem is a symbol of that feeling, it awakened the Indians sleeping in slavery. When we take the name of Vande Mataram, we remember the entire history which was the history of the freedom struggle. Vande Mataram is an expression of modern nationalism which united the people of India with political aspirations. Today’s debate seems a bit strange, this song has become a part of the soul of the country.

Why is this debate necessary?

The Congress General Secretary said, ‘Our country has been independent for 75 years, so what is the need for this debate. Now at this juncture we will also debate our national anthem in this House. You were not agreeing to the debate on electoral reform. This is our national anthem.. Why are we debating on it, firstly the Bengal elections and secondly the people of the country want to divert from the burning issues.

‘Modi ji is no longer the PM he once was’

He said, ‘This government does not want to see the present and the future, today Modi ji is no longer the PM he once was, his confidence has started decreasing. The ruling party’s colleagues are silent because deep inside they also agree with this. Today the people of the country are not happy, they are worried and you are not finding a solution to it. Their people have also started saying in hushed tones that centralization of power is causing harm to the country. Meanwhile, what will we do if we do not talk about the past? Their job is to divert attention. There cannot be debate on this. When communal politics emerged in our country in the 1930s, this song started becoming controversial.

No matter how many elections we lose, we will keep fighting here: Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi said, ‘No matter how many elections we lose, we will keep fighting here, for this country. Gurudev Ji says that the two Antares that were sung had such a deep meaning that there is no difficulty in separating them from those that were sung during the freedom struggle. Tagore ji played a role in choosing the national song and excerpts from the national anthem. Have the ruling party colleagues become so arrogant that they have started considering Gandhi bigger than Subhash ji? Modi ji’s statement that the national anthem was cut due to divisive thinking is an insult to him, Nehru ji has been in jail for almost the same number of years as he has been the PM of this country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Parliament on Monday in the winter session of the Lok Sabha. He started the discussion on the special debate on the occasion of completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram today. In his address, PM Modi said, it is our good fortune to remember the virtue of Vande Mataram, the mantra and the slogan that had given energy, inspiration and showed the path of sacrifice and penance to the country’s freedom movement. It is a matter of pride that we are witnessing this historic occasion on completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram.

PM Modi further said that, such a period of time, which brings before us countless incidents of history. This discussion will not only reveal the commitment of the House, but can also become a cause of education for the coming generation. If we all use it together. Just now we proudly celebrated 75 years of the Constitution. PM Modi said that the country is also celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda and Sardar Patel. Also celebrated the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The journey of Vande Mataram of 150 years has passed through many stages.

PM Modi targeted the opposition
Taking aim at the opposition, PM Modi said, when Vande Mataram completed 50 years, the country was forced to live in slavery. When Vande Mataram completed 100 years, the country was in the chains of Emergency. Then the Constitution of India was strangled. When Vande Mataram turned 100 years old, people who lived and died for patriotism were put behind bars. Then a dark period came to light.

PM Modi said that 150 years is an opportunity to re-establish that great chapter, that glory. This is Vande Mataram, which brought independence to the country in 1947. The emotional leadership of the freedom struggle was in the slogan of Vande Mataram. This is a sacred festival for all of us public representatives to accept the colors of Vande Mataram.

The country should become self-reliant- PM Modi
PM Modi further said in his address that the country should become self-reliant. Let us remain a developed India in 2047. Vande Mataram is a great opportunity to reiterate this resolve.
This journey of Vande Mataram was started by Bankim Chandra ji in 1875. The song was written at a time when the British Sultanate was in panic after the war of independence in 1857. The atrocities on India were continuing. At that time, there was a conspiracy going on to make their national song – God Save the Queen – reach every home. At such a time, Bankim Da challenged. The brick was answered with a stone. Out of this Vande Mataram was born.

Vande Mataram’s connection with the people- PM Modi
PM Modi said that Vande Mataram had a connect with the people and this reflects the long story of our freedom struggle. The British had understood that it was difficult to survive in India for a long time. They had come with their dreams, then they felt that unless India is divided, unless India is divided into pieces, unless people are made to fight, then it will be difficult to rule here. PM Modi said that the slogan of Vande Mataram was enough to give sleepless nights to the British, hence he banned it.

In the meeting of the leaders of the ruling party and the opposition with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, it was decided that the topics of completion of 150 years of the composition of the national song Vande Mataram and electoral reforms will be discussed in the House next week. In the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), it was decided that there will be a discussion on Vande Mataram in the House on coming Monday (8 December 2025), which will be initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was agreed to discuss election reforms on Tuesday and Wednesday.

PM Modi will start the discussion

After this consensus was reached in the meeting of the ruling party and opposition leaders with Speaker Om Birla, the ongoing deadlock in the Lok Sabha is likely to end. After the BAC meeting, Congress chief whip in Lok Sabha Kodikunil Suresh told reporters, “After the BAC meeting, it was decided to discuss Vande Mataram and election reforms.” There will be a discussion on Vande Mataram on Monday and the Prime Minister will initiate this discussion. After this, election reforms will be discussed on Tuesday and Wednesday and the time can be extended if necessary.

During the All Party Meeting Chaired by Hon’ble Speaker Lok Sabha today, it has been decided to hold discussion in Lok Sabha on 150th Anniversary of National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ from 12 Noon on Monday 8th Dec and discussion on Election Reforms from 12 noon on Tuesday 9th Dec.

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) December 2, 2025

When will electoral reforms be discussed in the House?

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, in the all-party meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, it was decided that the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram will be discussed in the Lok Sabha on Monday, December 8 from 12 noon. After this, a discussion on election reforms will be organized on Tuesday 9th December from 12 noon.

There was a deadlock in the Lok Sabha on Monday and Tuesday on the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Members of opposition parties created ruckus in the House on this issue.