Further speaking in the special session, PM Modi said there is no “leadership and opposition here.”
PM Narendra Modi began the debate and discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha today during the winter session of the parliament.
He said Vande Mataram is a mantra and a slogan that gave “energy, inspiration, and showed the path for sacrifice and penance to the freedom movement.”
Calling 150 years of Vande Mataram a matter of pride and a historic moment, the Prime Minister said, “It is a period when many historical events are being celebrated as milestones. We recently celebrated 75 years of our Constitution. The country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversaries of Sardar Patel and Birsa Munda. We are also celebrating the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur ji. Now we are celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram...”
Recalling history, PM Modi said, "When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, India was under British rule. When Vande Mataram completed 100 years, India was in the clutches of Emergency... At that time, the patriots were imprisoned. When the song that inspired our freedom movement, unfortunately, India was witnessing a black period....”
The Prime Minister said the 150 years of Vande Mataram is an “opportunity to reinstate that pride and that great part of our past.” He added, “This song inspired us to attain freedom in 1947..."
Further speaking in the special session, PM Modi said there is no “leadership and opposition here.”
He added, “We are here to appreciate and accept the debt of Vande Mataram collectively. It is because of this song that we are all here together. It is a sacred occasion for all of us to acknowledge the debt of Vande Mataram... It united the nation from North to South and from East to West. The time has come to unite again and move together with everyone. This song should inspire and energise us to fulfil the dreams of our freedom fighters. We need to reiterate the resolve to make our nation self-reliant and developed by 2047.”
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