{"id":6553,"date":"2026-07-29T21:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6553"},"modified":"2026-07-29T21:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:19:09","slug":"vande-mataram-bill-amid-opposition-walkout-rajya-sabha-gives-approval-to-vande-mataram-bill-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6553","title":{"rendered":"Vande Mataram Bill: Amid opposition walkout, Rajya Sabha gives approval to Vande Mataram bill | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\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-132721790,imgsize-251834,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vande-mataram-bill.jpg\" alt=\"Amid opposition walkout, Rajya Sabha gives approval to Vande Mataram bill\" title=\"File photo: Rajya Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: Rajya Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament\">File photo: Rajya Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill proposing up to three-year jail term and\/or fine for anyone preventing or disturbing the rendition of &#8216;Vande Mataram&#8217;, even as the opposition benches remained empty in view of almost all opposition MPs staging a walkout.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The opposition parties &#8211; which included Congress, TMC, DMK, RJD Left, Sena UBT &#8211; were pressing their demand for home minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/amit-shah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amit Shah<\/a> to make a statement on police action against NEET paper leak protesters. Angry MPs stood up and raised slogans. At one point of time, TMC MP Derek O&#8217;Brien even rushed towards the deputy chairman Harivansh, to make a point of order, but the Parliament security personnel created a barrier and also stood guard in the well.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>During the debate, Chair called out to opposition MPs who had given notices to speak, but be it DMK&#8217;s Tiruchi Siva, TMC&#8217;s Sagarika Ghose or RJD&#8217;s Manoj Kumar Jha, they tried to steer the discussion to raising the &#8220;brutal force&#8221; used on students. Even though the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill is a home ministry bill, it was not Amit Shah but <\/p>\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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nityanand-rai\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nityanand Rai<\/a> who piloted it Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha spoke briefly, questioning the criminalisation of insult to the national song, saying that &#8220;reverence cannot be legislated&#8221;. Junior home minister Nityanand Rai, while replying to the debate, criticised Congress for undermining Vande Mataram and linked it to its policy of appeasement. &#8220;Opposing the Vande Mataram amounts to boosting the morale of &#8216;Bharat tere tukde honge&#8217; gang,&#8221; Rai added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>AAP didn&#8217;t walk out with the rest of the opposition, and MP Sanjay Singh spoke during the debate. He questioned &#8220;RSS&#8217;s refusal to hoist the tricolour at its office for 52 years&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>While BJP MPs welcomed the criminalisation of insults to national song, AIADMK MP criticised the practice in Tamil Nadu to play the state anthem after the national song and the anthem.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/amid-opposition-walkout-rajya-sabha-gives-approval-to-vande-mataram-bill\/articleshow\/132721784.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: Rajya Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill proposing up to three-year jail term and\/or fine for anyone preventing or disturbing the rendition of &#8216;Vande Mataram&#8217;, even as the opposition benches remained empty in view of almost all opposition MPs staging a walkout.The 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