‘No compromise on Vande Mataram’: BJP slams Congress’s 2-stanza stand, vows campaign

Nitin Nabin said the BJP has resolved to 'reject every attempt to subordinate' Vande Mataram 'to communal pressure, political appeasement or narrow vote-bank considerations'. (File Photo) 5 min readNew DelhiAug 23, 2026 03:41 AM IST First published on: Aug 22, 2026 at 02:06 PM IST The BJP on Saturday passed a resolution to uphold the “honour, dignity, legacy and national status of the complete Vande Mataram”, condemning the Congress’s decision to sing only the first two stanzas of the national song. In the resolution passed at the first meeting of its new national office-bearers appointed recently by BJP president Nitin Nabin, the ruling party said the Congress Working Committee (CWC) could not override constitutional institutions or laws of the country.