What happened
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticised the Congress Working Committee’s decision about singing Vande Mataram at Congress party events.
The Congress Working Committee decided to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram at Congress party events.
Rajnath Singh argued that refusing to respect Vande Mataram is constitutionally serious.
Rajnath Singh linked refusal to respect Vande Mataram to questions about patriotism.
Rajnath Singh argued that Parliament’s supremacy means laws passed by Parliament are binding, and refusal to abide by such laws raises doubts about allegiance to the Constitution.
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