The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress after a video allegedly showing one of its leaders singing the Bangladesh national anthem at a local event in Assam surfaced online. The BJP accused the Congress of indulging in “appeasement politics” and claimed the incident reflected a “coordinated effort to lure the vote bank.”
In response, the Congress said the song was an expression of Bengali culture, and not a political statement.
BJP Alleges ‘Appeasement Politics’
Reacting to the viral video, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the Congress of “competitive appeasement politics.” He alleged that the Opposition party’s actions amounted to “officially supporting Bangladeshi infiltrators,” while also claiming that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was “pushing for Jungle Raj and the rule of Sharia laws, despite claiming to stand by the Constitution.”
“The Congress is showing support to Bangladesh at a time when that country talks about dividing India. This has become a premeditated enterprise of the Congress and the Opposition,” Poonawalla said, referring to controversial comments previously made by Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Priyank Kharge.
He further remarked, “On one side, the Congress disrespects Assam and supports Bangladeshi infiltrators. On the other side, when our government detects, deletes and deports illegal immigrants, the Congress divides, distorts and defends them.”
INDI अलायंस की एक ही पहचान – जुबान पर संविधान, पर मन में वोटबैंक की दुकान और इसके बहुत सारे मिल चुके हैं प्रमाण।
जो लोग कल तक कहते थे कि पाकिस्तान तू मेरा भाईजान, आज वही कांग्रेस पार्टी बन चुकी है बांग्लादेश की कद्रदान।
कांग्रेस पार्टी लगातार कितने ही वर्षों से बांग्लादेशी… pic.twitter.com/9hUro8lQew
— BJP (@BJP4India) October 29, 2025
According to the BJP’s Assam unit, the undated video shows a Congress leader purportedly singing Bangladesh’s national anthem ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ at a party event in Sribhumi district, which shares its border with Bangladesh. The video quickly spread on social media, prompting criticism from the BJP.
Paaijaan seems to drool over anything that’s foreign. How shamelessly he is justifying this.
Infact, calling it shameful would be too mild, it’s downright pathetic and disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/MgSMeSpSCO
— BJP Assam Pradesh (@BJP4Assam) October 29, 2025
Congress Defends Leader, Gaurav Gogoi Decries ‘Insult’ To Bengali Culture
Responding to the controversy, Congress MP and Assam unit chief Gaurav Gogoi defended the leader, saying, “It is a song composed by Rabindranath Tagore and conveys the sentiments of Bengali culture. The BJP has always insulted the Bengali language, Bengali culture and the people of Bengal.”
According to news agency ANI, he added that the BJP’s IT Cell had previously “insulted people of Bengal” and accused the party of “ignorance by not knowing the history of Rabindranath Tagore.”
#WATCH | Guwahati | On a Congress leader allegedly singing the Bangladeshi national anthem during a party meeting, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, “It is a song composed by Rabindranath Tagore and conveys the sentiments of Bengali culture. The BJP has always insulted the Bengali… pic.twitter.com/poSbbhuD0B
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2025
“I think the people of Bengal and Bengali-speaking people in different parts of the country have recognised that the BJP only uses them for votes,” Gogoi said.
