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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additional claimed the timing of the dialogue was politically motivated.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra throughout a debate within the Lok Sabha. ( File Image: Sansad TV/PTI)
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday questioned why Parliament wanted a debate on Vande Mataram, asserting that there was “no controversy” across the nationwide music and alleging that the federal government was utilizing the dialogue to divert consideration from public points.
Speaking within the Lok Sabha through the particular sitting convened to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram, Priyanka mentioned, “Why are we having a debate on Vande Mataram? What debate can there be on the nationwide music?”
She additional claimed the timing of the dialogue was politically motivated: “We are having a Vande Mataram debate as a result of West Bengal polls are coming.”
Priyanka Vadra questions the necessity of discussing Vande Matram in Parliament – the very music which is the muse of the Indian freedom battle.“Aaj behes ki kya jarurat hai?”
This is Muslim League Maovadi Congress thought!
Talk about Gaza, be silent on Vande Mataram! pic.twitter.com/qE8ZnyBy68
— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) December 8, 2025
Arguing that residents had been battling a number of challenges whereas the federal government was “not discovering options”, she accused the ruling occasion of utilizing Parliament to “degree extra accusations in opposition to those that fought for freedom and made sacrifices for the nation”.
Her remarks got here shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the 10-hour debate within the Lok Sabha, which the federal government has positioned as a tribute to the nationwide music and an event to spotlight its cultural and political significance.
The dialogue will proceed within the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
BJP Hits Back
The BJP shortly responded to her speech in Parliament, with occasion’s nationwide spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, accusing her of undermining a historic image of the liberty battle.
“Priyanka Vadra questions the necessity to focus on Vande Mataram in Parliament—the very music which is the muse of the Indian freedom battle. ‘Aaj behes ki kya jarurat hai?’ This is the Muslim League–Maoist Congress thought! Talk about Gaza, be silent on Vande Mataram,” he posted on X.
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