NEW DELHI, Dec 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate the debate on the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha on Monday, while Home Minister Amit Shah will lead the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on December 9.

According to the Lok Sabha schedule, a 10-hour discussion has been allotted for the debate titled “Discussion on the 150th anniversary of national song Vande Mataram.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will speak after the prime minister. The Congress is expected to field Deputy Leader Gaurav Gogoi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the debate.

The government has been keen on highlighting the significance of Vande Mataram—composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterjee—which served as a powerful inspiration during India’s freedom struggle. Modi had e

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