Archive · 23 Aug 2026
BJP Resolution Targets Congress Vande Mataram Stand, Youth Campaign Drive
The BJP criticised the Congress for singing only the first two parts of Vande Mataram at its programmes.
The BJP says the whole six-stanza song and its history should be remembered.
It plans a nationwide campaign, especially for young people.
The campaign will begin on September 17, Narendra Modi’s birthday.
Young people will be invited to show acts of public service through short videos.
They may also join an innovation challenge to solve local problems.
BJP workers will help people enrol in government welfare schemes.
They will also honour women working at Anganwadi centres across India.
The BJP condemned Congress’s decision to sing only Vande Mataram’s first two stanzas at party programmes.
The BJP will launch a nationwide campaign on the song’s six stanzas and historical context, especially for young people.
A month-long “Seva Sankalp” programme will begin on September 17, Narendra Modi’s birthday.
The campaign will include service activities, welfare-enrolment camps, youth reels and a nationwide innovation challenge.
BJP workers will visit more than 1.4 million Anganwadi centres to honour women workers.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress, young people, BJP workers and Anganwadi workers.
- What
- The BJP passed a resolution against Congress’s Vande Mataram decision and announced a month-long youth and public-service campaign.
- When
- The resolution was passed on Saturday; the Seva Sankalp programme begins September 17, and Narendra Modi completes 25 years in public life on October 7.
- Where
- The resolution was passed at the BJP headquarters, with activities planned nationwide, including across blocks and Anganwadi centres.
- Why
- The BJP says it wants to preserve the complete Vande Mataram and its history, engage young people, promote public service and help residents access welfare schemes.
Congress Position
BJP Position
How much of Vande Mataram should be sung
Congress Position
The Congress Working Committee reaffirmed its August 19, 2026, decision to restrict singing at party programmes to the first two stanzas, based on its 1937 resolution.
BJP Position
The BJP condemned the restriction and said the complete six-stanza song and its history must not be forgotten.
Historical and political context
Congress Position
The Congress’s stated position in the article is its reaffirmation of the 1937 resolution; the article does not provide further explanation from Congress.
BJP Position
The BJP said it would highlight what it called the historical and political circumstances behind the song’s truncation, including Muslim League objections and later communal and separatist demands.
Political significance of the issue
Congress Position
The article does not report a separate Congress response to the BJP’s allegation of Muslim appeasement politics.
BJP Position
The BJP intends to use the campaign to attack what it describes as Congress’s Muslim appeasement politics.
- BJP resolution
- It condemned the Congress Working Committee’s August 19, 2026, decision to restrict Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at party programmes.
- Vande Mataram
- The BJP described the song as an expression of reverence for Bharat Mata, a freedom-struggle mantra and a symbol of India’s national consciousness.
- Campaign period
- The month-long Seva Sankalp programme begins September 17 instead of the BJP’s customary Seva pakhwada.
- Narendra Modi milestone
- The BJP said Modi will complete 25 uninterrupted years in public life on October 7.
- Youth activities
- Young people will be encouraged to undertake service activities, share reels and participate in a nationwide innovation challenge.
- Welfare outreach
- BJP workers will organise camps across all blocks to assist enrolment in schemes including Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Ayushman Bharat.
- Anganwadi outreach
- BJP workers plan to visit more than 1.4 million Anganwadi centres to honour women workers.