The song, penned by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905 during the Swadeshi movement, was adopted as Bangladesh’s national anthem in 1971

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed the state police to file treason charges against members of the Congress in Sribhumi district after a viral video showed party workers singing Bangladesh’s national anthem during a local meeting.

Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sarma said,“Two days ago, the District Congress Committee of Sribhumi performed the national anthem of Bangladesh in place of the national anthem of India. This is a blatant disrespect to the people of India and its national symbols. It appears to endorse the claim of various Bangladeshi individuals and organisations that the Northeast is part o

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