New Delhi, Dec 8 || Calling the debate on Vande Mataram an attention-diverting tactic of the government, Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday that the national song is a part of the country’s soul and “there can be no debate on it”.
During a special discussion on the song in Lok Sabha, the Congress MP said the “needless” discussion had been called by the ruling party with the dual intention of setting a narrative ahead of the Bengal Assembly elections and levelling new allegations against freedom fighters to divert public attention.
She said the government does not want discussion of the current challenges facing the nation – youths are suffering due to paper leaks and joblessness, reservations are being denied to the needy, women are being wronged, and pollution – and wants to dig up developments from the past and divert public attention.
“The truth is that their rule and politics are about arrogance, show off, event management and from poll to poll,” she said, daring the government to hold a debate on current issues due to which people are unhappy.