NEW DELHI: Vande Mataram can be sung from the ramparts of the Pink Fort for the primary time throughout this 12 months’s Independence Day celebrations, which can be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in accordance with a press release by the defence ministry.The event may even mark 150 years of Vande Mataram. PM Modi will unfurl the Nationwide Flag and tackle the nation from the historic monument in Delhi.“Vande Mataram can be sung from the ramparts of the Pink Fort for the primary time,” the assertion mentioned.
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This 12 months’s celebrations will deal with Yuva Shakti, highlighting the contribution of India’s younger inhabitants to the nation’s journey in the direction of turning into a Viksit Bharat by 2047.Parliament not too long ago handed the Prevention of Insults to Nationwide Honour (Modification) Invoice, extending authorized safety to Vande Mataram in opposition to acts of insult and inserting the nationwide tune on a authorized footing just like that of the nationwide anthem.The laws triggered a short political debate within the Lok Sabha, with the DMK opposing it and accusing the federal government of utilizing the nationwide tune to “divide” the nation.The BJP, nonetheless, defended the modification, saying it will be sure that residents can present respect to Vande Mataram with out hindrance.