Vande Mataram Row: Karnataka Congress govt faces HC challenge over two-stanza restriction

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government’s decision to restrict the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ to its first two stanzas at most official government programmes has been challenged before the Karnataka High Court, with advocate Girish Bharadwaj filing a writ petition questioning the state’s authority to impose such a restriction through an executive order. The petition challenges the state government’s September 8 order issued following a Cabinet decision. Under the order, only the first two stanzas of

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