BJP has condemned the Congress decision to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party programmes, saying the move undermines the national song’s legacy and significance.The party passed a resolution asserting that it would protect the honour, national character and prestige associated with the complete version of Vande Mataram.“No compromise on honour, legacy of Vande Mataram will be accepted for political convenience or appeasement,” the resolution read, according to news agency PTI.
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The BJP also said it would launch a nationwide campaign to highlight the history, meaning and significance of the national song and counter what it described as attempts to diminish its importance.Earlier, Union home minister Amit Shah had also attacked the Congress Working Committee’s resolution, calling the decision “anti-national” and accusing the party of reviving what he described as its decades-old “politics of appeasement”.