BJP to hold another padayatra, now over ‘Vande Mataram’
The BJP will hold a five-day padayatra across Karnataka’s 224 Assembly constituencies from 15 September over the state’s two-stanza limit on ‘Vande Mataram’.
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BJP state president Y Vijayendra said ‘Vande Mataram’ was closely linked to India’s freedom struggle and criticised the Congress government’s decision (Facebook)
Bengaluru, 12 September
The BJP will organise a five-day padayatra across all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka from 15 September to protest the state government's decision to limit Vande Mataram to two stanzas at official events, party State President BY Vijayendra said on Saturday.
He said party workers and members of the public would undertake the foot march and meet tahsildars and deputy commissioners to submit memoranda demanding that the government withdraw its decision.
"Vande Mataram is not merely a song. It ignited the spirit of the freedom struggle among crores of Indians and evoked a sense of patriotism among the people," Vijayendra told reporters here.
He noted that the Centre had decided that all six stanzas should be sung, and called the Congress’ decision as “unfortunate” and alleged it was aimed at "appeasing minorities”.
“Let (CM DK) Shivakumar learn a lesson from the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is in favour of following the Centre's decision to sing all six stanzas," Vijayendra said.
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