Amid Opposition protests, House clears Bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram

4 min readNew DelhiJul 31, 2026 05:00 AM IST The Bill was cleared in about 15 minutes during the post-lunch sitting after repeated adjournments since morning amid the din. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab)THE LOK Sabha on Thursday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amid protests by the Opposition over the police “excesses” on protesters at Jantar Mantar and the Ram Temple donation theft row. The Bill was cleared in about 15 minutes during the post-lunch sitting after repeated adjournments since morning amid the din. Throughout the brief debate, Congress and Samajwadi Party members continued sloganeering from the Well of the House. The DMK was the only Opposition party to participate in the discussion.Moving amendments to the Bill, DMK MP A Raja alleged that