India, Aug. 16 -- BJP alleges Sonia Gandhi sought to stop the rendition, while Congress claims she was asking for a chair to be given to Mallikarjun Kharge.

A political row erupted on Saturday over the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram at the Congress's Independence Day event, with the BJP accusing the grand old party's former chief, Sonia Gandhi, of objecting to the national song, and the opposition party dismissing the allegation. The Congress's Independence Day event in Delhi saw a controversy as the BJP accused Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the full version of Vande Mataram being played. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya took to X to slam the grand old party, saying, "For the fir...