Mamata Banerjee Defends National Slogans: "Jai Hind and Vande Mataram Are Our Heritage"

Nov 27, 2025 02:05 am CST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticized Rajya Sabha's new guidelines prohibiting national slogans like "Jai Hind" and "Vande Mataram" in Parliament. She defended these expressions as integral to India's independence movement and cultural identity while raising concerns about threats to democracy, citizenship rights, and Bengal's historical contributions to the nation's freedom struggle.