During a Congress Working Committee meeting on Wednesday, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi delivered a strong critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He declared that both leaders are “finished,” signaling a significant escalation in political tensions. Gandhi’s remarks underscore the ongoing challenges faced by the ruling government as the opposition seeks to capitalize on perceived weaknesses ahead of upcoming elections.
Ultimately, the country was partitioned, and Pakistan was born,” Mr. Earlier reporting noted: Amit Shah says Congress’s decision on rendering first two stanzas of Vande Mataram is ‘anti-national’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (August 20, 2026) launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that its decision to render only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram reflected appeasement politics, disrespected martyrs and undermined national unity. Earlier reporting noted: “I want to remind the entire country that in 1937, the Congress party, for the sake of Muslim appeasement, split Vande Mataram into two pieces, laying the foundation for the country’s Partition, and from there, the two-nation theory gained strength.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi told the meeting that unity is one of the biggest strengths of the Congress and the party must remain united and stand firmly by its ideology. Shah termed the Congress Working Committee’s move on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) to feature only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party functions, in line with the All India Congress Committee resolution of 1937, as “anti-national”. Shah said.
Earlier reporting noted: In a statement to the media, Mr.
Because its unity and ideology remain its strength, he said the Congress has an advantage. The CWC meeting also passed a resolution on Vande Mataram stating that the Congress will follow the earlier 1937 decision on singing only two stanzas of the national song.
Referring to the situation in West Bengal, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress should look at what has happened to Mamata Banerjee’s party and how it has fallen apart. Read | “Extreme Appeasement”: Amit Shah Blasts Congress Over Full Vande Mataram Snub He also said the party’s fight for students should not remain limited to one place or one programme. The Congress, he said, should raise the issue of students across the country, on every front and everywhere.
