The BJP passed a resolution on Saturday condemning the Congress Working Committee's decision to restrict the National Song, Vande Mataram, to its first two stanzas.
The party reaffirmed the 1950 Constituent Assembly pronouncement and a 2026 Parliamentary amendment that grant the full six-stanza song statutory protection equivalent to the National Anthem.
The BJP plans a nationwide campaign to educate citizens on the song's history, aiming to counter what it labels as Congress's political appeasement and vote-bank considerations.