Congress strangled Constitution by imposing Emergency during Vande Mataram centenary: CM Adityanath

Key Points

1. Yogi Adityanath criticized Congress for imposing Emergency during Vande Mataram centenary.
2. Vande Mataram was first sung from the Congress platform.
3. Rabindranath Tagore sang Vande Mataram at a Congress session in 1896.
4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah raised slogans against Vande Mataram in Lucknow on October 15, 1937.
5. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to Subhas Chandra Bose on October 20, 1937, about Muslims' discomfort with Vande Mataram.
6. The discussion on Vande Mataram took place in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during the Winter Session.
7. The event was part of the 150 years of Vande Mataram celebrations launched from New Delhi under PM Modi's guidance.