PM Modi Accuses Congress of ‘Compromising’ on Vande Mataram, Says National Song Inspires India’s March to 2047

By A Staff Reporter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a debate on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha, alleging that the party had historically compromised on the national song and continued to create confusion around it even today. Linking the debate to pivotal moments in India’s history, the Prime Minister said that such compromises had long-term consequences, including the acceptance of the country’s Partition.

“Congress compromised on Vande Mataram and, as a result, had to accept the decision of the country’s partition,” Modi said, adding that the party’s approach had remained unchanged over the decades. “After years, the INC has now become the ‘MMC’. Even today, Congress and those carrying its name try to create confusion over Vande Mataram,” he remarked, without elaborating on the acronym but clearly targeting the opposition.

The Prime Minister also framed Vande Mataram as a unifying emotional force across eras, from the freedom movement to contemporary India’s developmental aspirations. “Some great people of India dreamed of a free India, and today’s generation dreams of a prosperous India. The inspiration for both is Vande Mataram,” he said. Modi added that India must move forward together to achieve the goal of becoming an Aatmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat by 2047, stressing that the national song would continue to energise this journey.

In a broader historical context, the Prime Minister noted that Vande Mataram had been a rallying call not just during the freedom struggle but also during moments when democratic values or national security were under threat. “When the Emergency was imposed on the country, and freedom was tried to be suppressed, it was Vande Mataram that rose above and defeated those forces. When wars were imposed on the country, it was Vande Mataram that inspired our forces,” he said.

Modi expressed confidence that debates in both Houses of Parliament would help renew the nation’s resolve and strengthen democratic discourse. The Prime Minister’s remarks came amid heightened political sparring between the ruling BJP and the opposition over interpretations of the national song’s legacy and its place in public life.