A
f esh
political
co t ove sy
has
e upted
ove
a
video
f om
the
Co g ess
headqua te s
i
New
Delhi,
whe e
the
full
e ditio
of
Va de
Mata am
was
pe fo med
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
p og amme.
A
vi al
clip
shows
Co g ess
Pa liame ta y
Pa ty
chai pe so
So ia
Ga dhi
a d
pa ty
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
excha gi g
gestu es
while
the
so g
was
bei g
pe fo med,
t igge i g
allegatio s
that
they
wa ted
the
e ditio
to
be
stopped.
The
BJP
has
seized
o
the
footage
to
accuse
the
Co g ess
leade ship
of
showi g
dis espect
towa ds
the
Natio al
So g.
Pa ty
leade s
have
questio ed
the
eactio s
visible
i
the
video
a d
dema ded
a
expla atio
f om
Co g ess.
The
co t ove sy
has
also
i te sified
afte
comme tato s
i te p eted
the
gestu es
a d
co ve satio s
i
diffe e t
ways.
Co g ess,
howeve ,
has
ejected
the
allegatio .
The
pa ty’s
expla atio
is
that
So ia
Ga dhi
was
ot
aski g
a yo e
to
stop
Va de
Mata am,
but
was
i stead
t yi g
to
a a ge
a
chai
fo
Kha ge,
who
had
bee
sta di g
fo
some
time.
Co g ess
leade s
have
also
poi ted
out
that
the
full
ve sio
of
the
so g
was
ultimately
pe fo med
at
the
eve t.
The
available
footage
has
the efo e
become
the
ce t e
of
a
political
dispute,
with
the
BJP
i te p eti g
the
gestu es
as
oppositio
to
the
full
e ditio
a d
Co g ess
mai tai i g
that
the
i cide t
has
bee
mis ep ese ted.
The
exact
i te tio
behi d
the
gestu es
ca ot
be
co clusively
established
f om
the
video
alo e
without
additio al
co text
o
co fi matio
f om
those
i volved.
The
co t ove sy
comes
amid
heighte ed
political
debate
ove
Va de
Mata am
a d
its
place
i
I depe de ce
Day
obse va ces,
tu i g
a
b ief
mome t
at
the
Co g ess
eve t
i to
a othe
majo
BJP-Co g ess
political
co f o tatio .
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