Uproar over ‘Vande Mataram’: Waris Pathan asks, “Will you shoot someone if they don’t say it?”

Uproar over ‘Vande Mataram’: Waris Pathan asks, “Will you shoot someone if they don’t say it?”

National politics has heated up once again over ‘Vande Mataram’. The controversy intensified following the introduction of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha. Opposing the move to make ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory, AIMIM spokesperson Waris Pathan asked, “If someone doesn’t say ‘Vande Mataram’, will you shoot them?” This statement has led to a confrontation among several parties, including the BJP, Congress, and the Samajwadi Party.