Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Bandi Sanjay Targets Congress, MIM Over Vande Mataram
Bandi Sanjay Kumar spoke about the song Vande Mataram and Indian politics.
He accused the Congress and MIM parties of not respecting the song.
He specifically criticised Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.
He said Vande Mataram reminds people of India’s freedom movement and national values.
He asked Congress to explain its position and apologise if the song was insulted.
He warned that BJP workers could hold a very large performance of the song in Hyderabad.
He also said arrests and investigations were continuing over problems involving the NEET medical entrance exam.
He said BJP would contest Telangana elections by itself and would not form an alliance with BRS.
Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar accused Congress and MIM of disrespecting Vande Mataram.
He criticised Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge over alleged objections to singing the song in full.
Sanjay urged people to reject both parties and warned of a large BJP rendition in Hyderabad’s Old City.
He said people linked to NEET UG irregularities were being arrested and investigated after the exam was re-conducted.
He ruled out a BJP-BRS alliance, said BJP would contest Telangana alone, and criticised Congress’s Six Guarantees.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar; he criticised Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, as well as Congress and MIM.
- What
- Sanjay accused Congress and MIM of disrespecting Vande Mataram, discussed NEET UG irregularities, and stated BJP’s position on Telangana politics.
- When
- The reports place the remarks on Monday and Tuesday, so the precise day is inconsistent across articles.
- Where
- The reports differ: one places the media interaction at Tower Circle in Karimnagar, while another places it during an official visit to Tirupati.
- Why
- Sanjay said the parties had failed to respect national sentiments and urged voters to reject them; he also addressed NEET concerns and advocated a BJP government in Telangana.
- Speaker
- Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
- Main allegation
- Sanjay accused Congress and MIM of disrespecting or opposing Vande Mataram
- Congress leaders criticised
- Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge
- Proposed response
- BJP workers could organise a large-scale rendition at the Bhagya Lakshmi temple in Hyderabad’s Old City if the song was opposed again
- NEET UG update
- Sanjay said arrests and investigations were continuing, the exam had been re-conducted, and results had been declared
- Telangana alliance position
- Sanjay said BJP and BRS would not join hands and that BJP would contest alone
- Congress promises
- Sanjay claimed Congress’s Six Guarantees had vanished without a trace
- Reported location discrepancy
- Articles identify either Karimnagar’s Tower Circle or Tirupati
