POLITICAL ROW: Vande Mataram Controversy Triggers BJP-Congress Face-Off

A
political
co t ove sy
has
i te sified
ove
a
alleged
i te uptio
du i g
the
si gi g
of
the
atio al
so g
Va de
Mata am
at
the
Co g ess
headqua te s
i
Delhi
o
August
15.
The
BJP
has
accused
Co g ess
leade s
So ia
Ga dhi
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi
of
dis especti g
the
atio al
so g,
with
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah
st o gly
c iticizi g
the
i cide t
a d
dema di g
a
apology
f om
So ia
Ga dhi.
The
issue
has
ow
eached
the
police,
with
th ee
sepa ate
complai ts
epo tedly
filed
agai st
So ia
Ga dhi
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi.
The
complai ts
we e
submitted
i
Ma galu u,
Delhi,
a d
at
Delhi& squo;s
IP
Estate
police
statio ,
with
dema ds
fo
a
i vestigatio
a d
possible
FIR.
Mea while,
BJP
wo ke s
have
held
p otests
ac oss
seve al
cities,
i cludi g
Luck ow,
Jaipu ,
Ahmedabad,
Raipu ,
Su at
a d
Siligu i.
Co g ess
has
ejected
the
BJP& squo;s
allegatio s,
calli g
them
politically
motivated
a d
accusi g
the
BJP
of
hypoc isy
ove
pat iotism
a d
atio al
symbols.
Co g ess
leade s
have
a gued
that
the
so g
was
su g
i
full
a d
questio ed
the
basis
of
the
allegatio s.
The
co t ove sy
has
also
t igge ed
a
b oade
political
wa
of
wo ds,
with
both
sides
accusi g
each
othe
of
misleadi g
the
public.

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