Congress to stick to1937 resolution on Vande Mataram

The Congress Working Committee on Wednesday decided to abide by the 1937 resolution of its highest decision-making body on Vande Mataram, saying only two stanzas of the National Song would be sung at all party events henceforth. The Congress decision came after the BJP accused its leaders of insulting Vande Mataram by not singing the full version at party events. Addressing a press conference after the over-four-hour meeting of the CWC, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the party's stand is very clear, and it stands behind the decision of its top leadership in 1937.

#WATCH | Delhi: On Vande Mataram row, Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal says, "There is no confusion about that... Today, we discussed this during the CWC... Our stand is very clear. In 1937, Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Vallabhbhai… pic.twitter.com/bu1E2Ee7e8

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At the meeting, Kharge and Rahul Gandhi are learnt to have said that PM Narendra Modi is now on a "weak" standing. Gandhi reportesdly termed Modi's latest I-Day address lacklustre and claimed that the RSS-BJP would now be looking for his replacement. Kharge, sources added, also said that Modi had become politically "perishable".