Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Defends National Song and Nehru's Legacy in Parliament's 150-Year Vande Mataram Commemoration

Vande Matram, the national song, resonates throughout every region of India, emphasized Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her address in the Lok Sabha as part of a special discussion commemorating 150 years of the song on Monday.

Here are the key highlights from her speech:

* To question the national song constitutes an insult to freedom fighters and represents an assault on the Constitution

* Nehru was imprisoned for 12 years, equivalent to PM Modi's tenure as Prime Minister. You continue criticizing me. However, without Nehru establishing ISRO, there would be no Mangalyaan mission; how would the government have managed the coronavirus crisis without his founding of AIIMS

* Since you persistently reference Nehru, let's allocate time for a specific discussion, enumerate all the criticisms against him, debate them thoroughly, and conclude this matter definitively

* Similar to our parliament debate on Vande Mataram instead of addressing substantive issues, let's conduct a proper debate about Nehru

* Citizens of this nation are dissatisfied. They face numerous challenges that the government fails to address

* Why are we engaging in this debate? This is our national song. This discussion has been orchestrated with Bengal in mind to divert attention from other pressing matters. This administration wants citizens to disregard present and future concerns while remaining fixated on historical issues