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Karnataka Governor Urges CM to Reconsider Vande Mataram Truncation Order
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News18•22-09-2026, 14:30
Karnataka Governor Urges CM to Reconsider Vande Mataram Truncation Order
- •Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has written to CM D K Shivakumar, requesting a review of the state government's decision to limit Vande Mataram to two stanzas at official events.
- •The Congress government had ordered that only the first two stanzas be sung, except at events attended by the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, or Governor.
- •Gehlot stated the order contradicts Central guidelines and raises constitutional questions under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026.
- •The Governor highlighted that the 2026 amendment extends statutory protection to the National Song, making a truncated version by the state government potentially inconsistent with national honor and protocols.
- •He advised the state government to align its protocol with the Union's prescribed version to avoid constitutional conflicts and maintain uniformity in national symbols.
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Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot wrote to the Chief Minister to seek reconsideration of the state government's decision to limit the singing of Vande Mataram to two stanzas at official events, citing constitutional and statutory concerns.
The governor referred to Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines and the 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, which extended statutory protection under Section 3 to the National Song.
The state government's order allows the full six stanzas of Vande Mataram to be sung at programmes attended by the president, vice-president, prime minister, or governor.
