{"id":23080,"date":"2026-09-11T19:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23080"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:40:24","slug":"did-anyone-go-to-jail-in-kerala-cong-hits-back-at-omar-amid-vande-mataram-row-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23080","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Did anyone go to jail in Kerala?\u2019 Cong hits back at Omar amid Vande Mataram row | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134087548,imgsize-217572,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cm-omar-abdullah.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Did anyone go to jail in Kerala?\u2019 Cong hits back at Omar amid Vande Mataram row\" title=\"\u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\">\u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: A day after chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/omar-abdullah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omar Abdullah<\/a> hit out at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> for its criticism over full rendition of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vande-mataram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vande Mataram<\/a> and wondered if the party wanted Kashmiris to be arrested, J&amp;K Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra sharpened the attack on ally NC, describing Omar\u2019s comment as \u201cdetached from reality and highly unfortunate\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cThe public has nothing to do with this debate. It is the govt that is expected to stand upright,\u201d Karra said Friday in a statement. \u201cDid a single person in Kerala go to jail when its govt chose to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at the Independence Day parade?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Karra also questioned if Omar was \u201ccapable of standing up for secular and inclusive values like the CMs of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana had done by limiting Vande Mataram singing to first two stanzas at state events?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Earlier in the day, J&amp;K deputy CM Surinder Choudhary had also dismissed Congress\u2019s criticism, saying \u201cVande Mataram is our national song and we are proud of it\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>On Thursday, Omar had said singing of the national song was a statutory and constitutional obligation, while responding to Congress\u2019s objection to full rendition of Vande Mataram at the inaugural ceremony of the International Film Festival of Jammu &amp; <!-- -->Kashmir<!-- -->. \u201cAll six stanzas of the national song must be played across the country at the govt events,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Pointing out that legal action could be taken against those who failed to stand during the entire national song, Omar questioned whether Congress wanted more Kashmiris to be jailed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/did-anyone-go-to-jail-in-kerala-cong-hits-back-at-omar-amid-vande-mataram-row\/articleshow\/134087507.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0909\u092e\u0930 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e SRINAGAR: A day after chief minister Omar Abdullah hit out at Congress for its criticism over 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