Delhi Police probes complaint alleging Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi disrupted ‘Vande Mataram’

The Delhi Police on Monday said that they were looking into a complaint alleging that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi disrupted the singing of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day function in the national capital, ANI reported.

The complaint filed by a lawyer alleged that the two Congress leaders intentionally obstructing the singing of the national song at the event.

The complaint came days after the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Amendment Act, which criminalises insults to the national song, came into effect.

A video from the function released by ANI showed Sonia Gandhi gesturing and speaking to a party worker while the full version of Vande Mataram was being played. It was not clear what she was saying.

#WATCH | Delhi: The full Vande Mataram, was played at 80th Independence Day celebrations held at Congress headquarters today

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi and LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others were present on the occassion pic.twitter.com/BOkL9lbvMQ— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2026

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accused Sonia Gandhi of disrespecting the national song and attempting to stop it from being sung in full. However, the Congress denied that she obstructed the singing of Vande Mataram.

“Look at their shamelessness,” Shah said at an event in Rajasthan. “Vande Mataram was being sung...

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