Shimla, Nov. 7 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday celebrated 150 years of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' by organising collective singing programmes across all four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh. The main event for the Shimla parliamentary constituency was held at Hotel Woodville Palace, where Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, and MP Suresh Kashyap participated in the collective singing of Vande Mataram.

The event was part of the nationwide campaign launched by the BJP and the Central Government, commemorating the song's 150 years and recognising its pivotal role in India's freedom movement and national unity. Similar events were h...