India, Aug. 22 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday passed a resolution condemning the Congress Working Committee's decision to limit the singing of 'Vande Mataram' to its first two stanzas at Congress programmes. It resolved to protect the honour of the full version of the national song.

The BJP said the full national song, comprising six stanzas, represents India's national consciousness and the legacy of the freedom struggle. The saffron party vowed to oppose attempts to subject it to communal pressures, political appeasement or vote-bank politics.

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