Congress rejects Shah’s Vande Mataram charge, calls it a ‘political diversion’

While Amit Shah and other BJP leaders sought an apology from Sonia Gandhi over events at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day, the Congress accused BJP of politicising an emotional matter

Complaints have been filed against Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and Karnataka over an alleged disruption during Vande Mataram's rendition at Congress headquarters on Independence Day. The Congress denied any attempt to stop the National Song.

Amit Shah alleged that the Congress leadership showed utter disrespect to the national song at the party headquarters in Delhi, and demanded an apology from the Opposition party

In a letter to Gandhi, the BJP MLA said he was writing as an ordinary citizen, a patriot and a direct descendant of Bankim Chandra.

Several BJP leaders also accused Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram at the event, a charge that the Congress denied