A
f esh
political
co t ove sy
has
e upted
i
Delhi
followi g
a
i cide t
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
flag-hoisti g
ce emo y
at
the
Co g ess
headqua te s.
The
co t ove sy
ce te s
o
the
si gi g
of
Va de
Mata am,
with
Co g ess
leade
Shakil
Ahmed
Kha
epo tedly
stati g
that
So ia
Ga dhi
objected
whe
all
six
sta zas
of
the
atio al
so g
we e
su g.
Visuals
f om
the
ce emo y
have
also
su faced,
showi g
So ia
Ga dhi
speaki g
with
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
du i g
the
e ditio .
The
epo ted
objectio
has
t igge ed
a
sha p
political
excha ge,
with
the
BJP
usi g
the
episode
to
questio
the
Co g ess
pa ty& squo;s
positio
o
Va de
Mata am.
The
co t ove sy
comes
agai st
the
backd op
of
a
lo g- u i g
debate
ove
how
much
of
Va de
Mata am
should
be
fo mally
su g
at
official
political
a d
atio al
eve ts.
Co g ess
ep ese tatives
have
efe ed
to
a
1937
decisio
co ce i g
the
ma e
i
which
the
so g
was
adopted
fo
official
occasio s,
while
c itics
a gue
that
the
histo ical
ci cumsta ces
should
be
viewed
sepa ately
f om
the
p ese t-day
co text.
The
issue
has
gai ed
additio al
atte tio
because
2026
ma ks
150
yea s
si ce
the
compositio
of
Va de
Mata am.
The
so g
has
played
a
majo
ole
i
I dia& squo;s
f eedom
moveme t
a d
emai s
closely
associated
with
the
cou t y& squo;s
atio alist
histo y.
The
latest
dispute
has
the efo e
moved
beyo d
the
ce emo y
itself,
becomi g
pa t
of
a
wide
ideological
co f o tatio
betwee
the
Co g ess
a d
BJP
ove
atio alism,
histo ical
legacy
a d
the
symbolism
attached
to
Va de
Mata am.
& bsp;