Vande Mataram Bill clears Parliament as Kharge, Nadda lock horns in RS

Soon after the Bill was passed, sloganeering broke out and the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day.NEW DELHI: Parliament witnessed another stormy day on Thursday as the government pushed ahead with key legislation while the opposition intensified its attack over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students. The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which makes insulting the national song Vande Mataram a punishable offence, while heated exchanges continued in the Rajya Sabha.The opposition also staged protests inside and outside Parliament, demanding that Union home minister Amit Shah answer allegations of excessive force against student protesters. In the Rajya Sabha, leader of the opposition Mallikarjun Kharge ca