“National song not given equal space, marginalised”: Rajnath Singh slams Congress in Parliament

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in Parliament on Monday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a strong attack against the Congress in Parliament, alleging “fragmentation” of Vande Mataram and appeasement politics.

Addressing the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, Rajnath Singh said that the National Anthem found a place in the national consciousness, but the National Song was “marginalised.”

He said, “Today, it has to be accepted that the justice that should have been done to Vande Mataram did not happen. National Anthem and National Song were to be given an equal place, but one found a place in the national consciousness, while the other was marginalised. It was treated like an extra. In 1937, Congress decided to fragment on the sa