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| Centenary year of ‘Vande Matram’ celebrated with great enthusiasm | | Vande Mataram echoes across all educational institutions | | | EARLY TIEMES REPORTER
JAMMU | SEPT 7
The centenary year of ‘Vande Matram’, a patriotic song written y late Bankim Chander Chatterjee which gave moral boost to the freedom fighters of the country to fight against the Britishers was celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the Jammu regions. Function was held at various educational institutions and political party HQs were leaders threw light on the importance of this national song.
The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee to celebrate the event organized a function at its office here, were MLA and Ex-Minster Yogesh Sawhney was the chief guest, While Distt. Chairman Congress Seva Dal, Shashikant Dhiman hoisted the tricolour. Present on the occasion were Kum. Tamana, Manju Bala, Harbans Lal, Chanchal Sadhotra, Madan Malagar, Ramesh, Pardeep Bhagat, Yash Pal Kapoor and Block congress presidents.
Pradesh Congress Seva Dal organized function at PCC headquarter, which was [resided by B.S. Sambyal, while senior vice president Pradesh Congress Committee and MLC Abdul Gani Vakil was the chief guest and hoisted the national flag.
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| | | | Vande Mataram was sung across India | | Minority instituions abstained | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 7: Even as the centennial of Vande Mataram on Thursday sharply divided Hindu nationalists and Sikh and Muslim leraders, India's national song was sung across the country. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Arjun Singh, who was held responsible for sharp diferences between the two major communities on singing of the national song, led led hundreds of people, including school students, to sing the song.
The national song got embroiled in a raging controversy after the Ministry of HRD issued instructions that it be sung in all schools to mark the centenary. The move was opposed by some Muslim clerics and leaders forcing the Central governm... | |
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