Karnataka: BJP MLAs sing full Vande Mataram in Assembly, defy two-stanza order

BJP MLAs in the Karnataka Assembly sang all six stanzas of Vande Mataram, defying the state government’s order limiting official renditions to the first two stanzas. The move comes amid a legal and political dispute over the September 8 directive, which is being challenged in the Karnataka High Court. The BJP has accused the Congress government of restricting the national song, while the Congress has cited a 1937 resolution for limiting its own party programmes to two stanzas.