New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Union home minister Amit Shah submitted a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan listing instances of "unacceptable conduct" toward Vande Mataram by a bunch of opposition lawmakers. The list includes nine incidents from 2018 to 2025 involving members from various political parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), National Conference (JKNC), and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). These incidents record the MPs refusal to sing or stand for Vande Mataram, citing religious concerns. In December 2025, both Imran Masood (Congress MP) and Agha Syed Mehdi (National Conference) had refused to sing the song, citing religious beliefs, he said. In 2019, SP's Shafiqur Rahman Barq stated he would not sing Vande Mataram' during his Lok Sabha oath and his grandson, Zia Ur Rahman Barq (SP), supported this stance in 2025. The list also includes Congress MLA Arif Masood's refusal to Singh Vande Matram in 2019 and a 2018 incident when the song was cut short during a Congress rally. The letter also cites Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah asking party workers not to sing 'Vande Mataram' at a Constitution Day event in 2022; SP's recent demand to cancel an order making the song mandatory in schools and RJD MLA Saud Alam's refusal to stand for the song in the Assembly in 2025. Earlier speaking in the House, Shah said he had observed that before the singing of Vande Mataram begins, some members seated in the House stand up and walk out....