President Murmu gives assent to Bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram
4 sources·Updated August 11, 2026
Vande Mataram Bill
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- Scroll.in India·15h agoBill criminalising insults to ‘Vande Mataram’ becomes law after President Murmu’s assent
Intentionally preventing the singing of the song or disrupting an assembly singing it can be punished with imprisonment of up to three years, the law states.
Read at Scroll.in India → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·17h agoPresident Murmu Assents to Bill Criminalising Insult to Vande Mataram
For the first time at the Independence Day function, Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Union Home Ministry said.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Hindustan Times India·19h agoPresident Murmu gives assent to Vande Mataram Bill, grants it same legal protection as National Anthem
The Parliament had passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amending the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
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