Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 7 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that Congress recognised "Vande Mataram" as the national song for the first time in the presence of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore and other leaders and alleged that today the BJP and RSS are playing "divisive politics" and propagating it for their "agenda".

"In the presence of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian National Congress recognised 'Vande Mataram' as the national song for the first time, and the Congress is proud of both 'Jan Gan Man' and 'Vande Bharat'... Today, the BJP and RSS are propagating it for their agenda, playing divisive politics, but people now understand their intentions," Gehlo

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