Prime Minister Modi initiated a discussion in the Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram. In his hour-long speech, he said, "Vande Mataram was a befitting reply to the British, and this slogan continues to inspire even today. Mahatma Gandhi also liked it during the freedom struggle. He saw this song as a national anthem."
The Prime Minister said that the power of this song was immense for him. Then why was so much injustice done to it in the past decades? Why was Vande Mataram betrayed? What was that force that overpowered even the sentiments of revered Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi)?
In his hour-long speech, PM Modi mentioned Vande Mataram 121 times, the country 50 times, India 35 times, the British 34 times, Bengal 17 times, and Congress 13 times. He mentioned the creator of Vande Mataram, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 10 times, Nehru 7 times, Mahatma Gandhi 6 times, the Muslim League 5 times, Jinnah 3 times, the Constitution 3 times, Muslims 2 times, and appeasement 3 times.
Nehru bowed before Jinnah
Modi said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah raised a slogan against Vande Mataram from Lucknow on October 15, 1936. The then Congress president, Jawaharlal Nehru, felt his position was threatened.
The PM said that instead of giving a strong reply to the baseless statements of the Muslim League and condemning them, the opposite happened. He started an inquiry into Vande Mataram itself.
6 major points from the PM's speech:
Remembering Vande Mataram is a great privilege for this House: "It is a great privilege for all of us in this House to remember Vande Mataram, the mantra, the slogan that energized and inspired the country's freedom movement, and showed the path of sacrifice and penance."
India is progressing rapidly on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram: When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, the country was shackled in the chains of slavery. When it completed 100 years, the country was in the darkness of the Emergency. Today, as it completes 150 years, India has become the world's fifth-largest economy and is growing rapidly.
He narrated an anecdote from 1906: While recounting an incident related to Vande Mataram, he said that on May 20, 1906, a Vande Mataram procession was taken out in Barisal (now in Bangladesh), in which more than 10,000 people took to the streets. People of all religions and castes, including Hindus and Muslims, marched on the streets holding Vande Mataram flags.
Vande Mataram became the slogan of every street in Bengal: Our brave sons would climb the gallows without any fear and chanted Vande Mataram until their last breath. Countless freedom fighters embraced death while chanting Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram became the slogan of every street for the unity of Bengal, and this slogan inspired Bengal.
Nehru bowed down to the Muslim League: Jawaharlal Nehru saw his throne shaking. Instead of giving a strong reply to the baseless statements of the Muslim League and condemning them, the opposite happened. He started investigating Vande Mataram itself. Nehru wrote a letter to Netaji five days later. In it, agreeing with Jinnah's sentiments, he wrote that the Anandamath background of Vande Mataram could hurt the feelings of Muslims. He wrote – this background will provoke the Muslims. The Congress issued a statement that a meeting of the Congress Working Committee would be held on October 26 to review the use of Vande Mataram.
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People took out processions across the country against this proposal, but the Congress fragmented Vande Mataram. History is witness that the Congress bowed down to the Muslim League.
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INC has become an MNC: Congress has outsourced, unfortunately, the policies of Congress remain the same. INC has become an MNC. Whoever Congress associates with, they create controversy over Vande Mataram. When the time of trial comes, it is then that it is proven how resolute and strong we are.
Discussion in Lok Sabha on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram
On Monday, the sixth day of the winter session of Parliament, a discussion is being held in the Lok Sabha on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram. Ten hours have been allotted for this discussion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the discussion at 12 noon. Gaurav Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha from the main opposition party Congress, was the first to speak.
The Government of India is organizing a year-long program to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram. On December 2, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla convened a meeting of representatives from all parties. It was decided in this meeting that a discussion on Vande Mataram would be held in the Lok Sabha on December 8 and in the Rajya Sabha on December 9.
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