‘Will rise for it, won’t sing it’: Congress MP Imran Masood explains stand on Vande Mataram

Co g ess
MP
Im a
Masood
efuses
to
si g
Va de
Mata am

NEW
DELHI:
Co g ess
MP
Im a
Masood
o
Mo day
said
that
he
would
espect
the
atio al
so g
but
would
ot
si g
it,
citi g
his
co stitutio al
ight
to
p actise
his
eligio .His
stateme t
came
amid
ow
ove
the
ecitatio
of
Va de
Mata am
i volvi g
g a d
old
pa ty
high-comma d

So ia
Ga dhi,
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
Mallika ju
Kha ge.While
speaki g
o
the
Va de
Mata am
ow,
Masood
told
ews
age cy
ANI,
“…I
ca ot
wo ship
a yo e
except
Allah.
This
ight
has
bee
bestowed
o
me
by
the
Co stitutio .
You
ca ot
s atch
away
this
ight
f om
me.
But,
I
wo ‘t
i sult
it
(Va de
Mata am).
I
wo ‘t
si g
it
but
I
will
ise
fo
it…”The
Co g ess
MP
said
he
had
eve
su g
Va de
Mata am
a d
would
ot
do
so
i
the
futu e,
but
would
sta d
whe
it
is
ecited.”Go
ahead
a d
p omote
Va de
Mata am
if
you
wa t
to.
What
diffe e ce
does
it
make
to
me?
I
will
do
o ly
as
much
as
I
wa t
to,
a d
I
will
do
that.
I
have
eve
su g
it
befo e,
a d
I
will
ot
si g
it
i
the
futu e
eithe .
I
will
simply
sta d
up.
I
have
the
co stitutio al
ight
to
follow
my
eligio .
Fi st,
ead
the
complete
histo y
of
Va de
Mata am.
The
come
a d
talk
to
me.
Read
about
whe e
it
came
f om,
how
it
was
w itte ,
a d
why
it
was
w itte .
Read
the
e ti e
histo y
fi st;
afte
that,
I
will
explai
it
to
you…”
Masood
told
IANS.The
ema ks
came
afte
the
BJP
lodged
a
complai t
agai st
fo me
Co g ess
p eside t
So ia
Ga dhi
ove
the
Va de
Mata am
ow.

Add essi g
a
ally
i
Rajastha ‘s
Chitto ga h,
U io
home
mi iste

Amit
Shah
alleged
that
So ia
had
asked
pa ty
wo ke s
to
stop
the
e ditio
while
it
was
bei g
su g
at
the
Co g ess
headqua te s
o
Satu day.“Look
at
thei
(Co g ess’s)
shameless ess.
The
a them
Va de
Mata am
was
bei g
su g
at
the

Co g ess
Pa ty
headqua te s.
Du i g
the
a them,
Co g ess
leade
So ia
Ga dhi
told
the
Co g ess
P eside t
to
stop
si gi g.
We
all
just
kept
watchi g
o
TV,”
Shah
said.He
di ectly
add essed
So ia
Ga dhi,
sayi g,
“So ia
ji,
140
c o e
people
a e
watchi g
you.
This
si
you
have
committed
will
eve
be
fo give
by
the
people
of
this
cou t y.”So ia
Ga dhi
had
ea lie
cla ified
that
she
was
aski g
fo
a
chai
fo
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
a d
had
o
i te tio
of
stoppi g
the
ecitatio
of
Va de
Mata am.This
yea ‘s
I depe de ce
Day
ma ked
the
fi st
fo mal
full
e ditio
of
Va de
Mata am.