Political flash: Amit Shah targets Congress over Vande Mataram controversy in Rajasthan

U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah
lau ched
a
sha p
attack
o
the
Co g ess
du i g
a
public
ally
i
Chitto ga h,
Rajastha ,
accusi g
the
pa ty
of
dis especti g
the
atio al
so g
Va de
Mata am
a d
dema di g
a
apology
f om
Co g ess
leade ship.
Add essi g
the
gathe i g,
Shah
ecalled
the
histo ical
sig ifica ce
of
Va de
Mata am
a d
its
associatio
with
I dia& squo;s
f eedom
st uggle.
He
said
cou tless
f eedom
fighte s
d ew
i spi atio
f om
the
so g
a d
faced
imp iso me t,
lathis,
bullets
a d
eve
the
gallows
while
fighti g
fo
I dia& squo;s
i depe de ce.
Shah
alleged
that
Co g ess
had
sideli ed
Va de
Mata am
fo
political
easo s
a d
accused
the
pa ty
of
fo getti g
its
histo ical
impo ta ce.
Refe i g
to
a
alleged
i cide t
at
the
Co g ess
headqua te s,
he
claimed
that
So ia
Ga dhi
asked
the
pa ty
p eside t
to
stop
the
e ditio
of
Va de
Mata am
while
it
was
bei g
su g.
The
Home
Mi iste
st o gly
c iticised
the
alleged
i te uptio
a d
said
the
matte
had
bee
wit essed
publicly.
He
questio ed
how
a yo e
could
dis ega d
a
so g
that,
acco di g
to
him,
i spi ed
ge e atio s
of
f eedom
fighte s.
Shah
also
efe ed
to
the
150th
a ive sa y
of
Va de
Mata am
a d
p aised
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
fo
highlighti g
the
so g
a d
its
histo ical
legacy
f om
the
Red
Fo t.
The
ema ks
came
du i g
Shah& squo;s
visit
to
Chitto ga h,
whe e
he
also
pa ticipated
i
the
u veili g
of
a
statue
of
fo me
P ime
Mi iste
Atal
Biha i
Vajpayee.
Recalli g
his
associatio
with
Vajpayee,
Shah
said
he
had
wo ked
closely
with
him
du i g
the
1996
Lok
Sabha
electio
f om
Ga dhi aga .

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