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

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act currently prohibits intentionally preventing the singing of the national anthem (Jana Gana Mana), or causing disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing.

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 pro

The Opposition sought a response from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over alleged police force against NEET paper ‘leak’ demonstrators in the national capital