Archive · 29 Oct 2025
BJP Criticizes Congress Over Bangladesh Anthem Singing in Assam
In a place in India called Assam, which is near Bangladesh, a leader from the Congress political party sang the national song of Bangladesh at a party meeting.
The other major political party, the BJP, got very upset.
They said that the Congress party is too focused on Bangladesh.
The BJP also pointed out that there was a recent issue with a map of Bangladesh that showed parts of Northeast India as if they were part of Bangladesh.
The BJP believes singing the song and the map issue show a problem.
However, the song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' was actually written by a famous Bengali writer, Rabindranath Tagore, a long time ago to protest against the division of Bengal.
People who speak Bengali, on both sides of the India-Bangladesh border, often sing this song.
The place where it was sung in Assam borders Bangladesh and has many Bengali speakers, so singing the song there isn't unusual.
The Congress party has not yet responded to the BJP's criticism.
The BJP Assam unit criticized a Congress district leader for singing Bangladesh's national anthem, 'Amar Sonar Bangla,' at a party event in Sribhumi, Assam.
The BJP labeled the Congress 'Bangladesh-obsessed,' linking the incident to a controversial map of Bangladesh that includes Northeast India.
'Amar Sonar Bangla' was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905 and adopted by Bangladesh in 1971.
The song is often sung by Bengali speakers on both sides of the India-Bangladesh border due to its connection to Bengali culture and land.
Assam Minister Ashok Singhal accused the Congress of encouraging illegal immigration to change Assam's demography, creating a 'Greater Bangladesh'.
- Who
- BJP Assam Pradesh, Congress district-level leader in Sribhumi, Assam Minister Ashok Singhal
- What
- The BJP is criticizing a Congress district-level leader for singing Bangladesh's national anthem, 'Amar Sonar Bangla,' at a party event in Assam.
- When
- October 28, 2025 (date of social media posts)
- Where
- Sribhumi district, Assam, India
- Why
- The BJP alleges the Congress is 'Bangladesh-obsessed' and links the event to a disputed map of Bangladesh that includes parts of Northeast India and claims the Congress encouraged illegal immigration to change Assam's demography.
BJP's Stance
Article's Contextualization
Significance of Singing 'Amar Sonar Bangla'
BJP's Stance
The singing of Bangladesh's national anthem by a Congress leader in Assam is proof of the Congress being 'Bangladesh-obsessed' and part of a larger agenda, especially in light of a disputed map.
Article's Contextualization
The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' was written by Rabindranath Tagore and is a significant cultural symbol for Bengali speakers on both sides of the India-Bangladesh border, and its singing in a Bengali-dominated border district of Assam is historically and culturally contextual.
Allegations of Demography Change
BJP's Stance
The Congress has historically encouraged illegal immigration into Assam to change the state's demography for vote-bank politics, aiming to create a 'Greater Bangladesh'.
Article's Contextualization
The article does not directly address the allegation of encouraging illegal immigration but focuses on the cultural and historical context of the song and the BJP's political reaction.
- Event Location
- Sribhumi district, Assam, India
- Anthem Sung
- Amar Sonar Bangla (Bangladesh's National Anthem)
- Criticism From
- BJP Assam Pradesh, Assam Minister Ashok Singhal
- Songwriter of Anthem
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Historical Context of Song
- Written in 1905 to protest partition of Bengal
- Anthem Adopted by Bangladesh
- 1971
