Kharge's Vande Mataram dare to BJP: Slap case on Gandhi, Nehru

The controversy was triggered by Sonia Gandhi’s gestures at Congress’ I-Day event. BJP has said that singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram was an integral feature of the freedom struggle until Congress gave in to pressure from those aligned with Muslim League and curtailed it to just two stanzasNEW DELHI: Congres

Sarma said the conduct of the Congress leadership during the rendition of the national song raised questions about how the party would govern if it returned to power.

Sumitro Chatterjee warned that "history forgives no one" and that any leadership which fails to respect its own mantra of freedom would be pushed by history into "the darkness of oblivion".