New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- In a fiery rebuttal during the Lok Sabha debate marking the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram on Monday, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegations against the Congress party. Gogoi accused the Prime Minister of attempting to "rewrite history" and politicise a unifying national symbol for narrow political gains.
Earlier, the Prime Minister Modi, while initiating the Vande Mataram debate in the Lok Sabha, launched a pointed critique of the Congress party of betraying Vande Mataram in 1937 and sparking partition debate.
Addressing the House, Gogoi defended the Congress party's legacy and the central role played by leaders ...