The Economic Times

Vande Mataram ends after 2 stanzas in Karnataka Assembly, Council; BJP legislators recite full version

BJP legislators recited the full Vande Mataram in Karnataka Assembly and Council proceedings. This occurred after the officially played recording of the national song concluded prematurely. The special session was convened to discuss drought and the Kasturirangan report. BJP members raised slogans and continued reciting the song's remaining stanzas. They protested the government's order to sing only the first two stanzas.