Congress chose appeasement over nation by truncating Vande Mataram, says Haryana CM Saini

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday (February 27, 2026) alleged that the Congress celebration truncated ‘Vande Mataram’ and compromised on the nationwide tune in 1937 beneath stress from the Muslim League and allowed appeasement politics to override nationwide sentiment.

He was talking throughout a debate on the movement of due to the Governor’s deal with within the ongoing price range session of the State Meeting. “It’s a matter of immense satisfaction that this 12 months’s price range session started with the Vande Mataram,” he stated, including that those that are questioning its singing should replicate on their very own historic document. He stated that the completion of 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’ just isn’t merely a ceremonial milestone, however a 150-year saga of nationwide awakening, sacrifice, and cultural self-respect.

The Congress legislators, within the meantime, staged a quick walkout from the Home in a present of protest.

The Chief Minister stated on August 15, 1947, on the request of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur sang Vande Mataram on All India Radio and that on January 24, 1950, it was accorded equal respect to the Nationwide Anthem and declared the Nationwide Tune by the Constituent Meeting.

Mr. Saini stated that in 1937, beneath opposition from the Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Congress management, as an alternative of firmly defending the tune, initiated a evaluate. “The then Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to Subhas Chandra Bose expressing considerations that the background of ‘Anand Math’ may offend Muslims. Subsequently, on October 26, 1937, the Congress Working Committee reviewed the matter and truncated Vande Mataram,” he stated.

“This was the second when Congress chose political appeasement over nationwide satisfaction,” the Chief Minister stated, including that historical past bears witness to the compromise made beneath stress.