The Lok Sabha on Thursday extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining bills-Congress didn't give due respect to Vande Mataram: Nadda in RS
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Congress didn't give due respect to Vande Mataram: Nadda in RS
NEW DELHI — The Lok Sabha on Thursday extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining bills that seek to introduce simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
Committee Chairman P P Chaudhary moved the motion seeking extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, up to the first day of the last week of the 2026 Budget session.
The Lok Sabha adopted the motion by a voice vote.
The committee has met constitutional experts, economists, Law Commission Chairman Dinesh Maheshwari, among others, since it was constituted last December.
Congress didn't give due respect to Vande Mataram: Nadda in RS
Union minister and BJP President J P Nadda on Thursday tore into the Opposition Congress, accusing the party of being opportunistic and not according due respect to the national song Vande Mataram.
Concluding the debate on Vande Mataram in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda asserted that the government does not want to tarnish the image of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and that its only intention was to set the historical records straight.
"Vande Mataram did not receive the due respect that it deserved... those in power at that time (government) were responsible for that situation," he said.
Nadda, who is also the Leader of the House, said Congress has always been opportunistic and cites the Nehruvian age to take credit when the situation suits the party.
However, Congress does not take responsibility when the situation is adverse and seeks to put the blame on others, he alleged.
Nadda also mentioned that the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, does not have any provision for a penalty if one disrespects or does not sing the national song Vande Mataram.