PM Modi launched the year-long 150th anniversary celebrations of Vande Mataram on November 7, targeting especially the youth and students to create awareness about the significance of the song. File | Photo: PMO via PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram on Monday (December 8, 2025) in the Lok Sabha. The Congress fielded its Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the debate.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to speak on electoral reforms on Tuesday (December 9, 2025).
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Two debates on the national anthem are scheduled for the coming week in the two houses of parliament; The Rajya Sabha will begin the debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram on Tuesday (December 9, 2025).
The Lok Sabha has scheduled a “Debate on the 150th Anniversary of National Song Vande Mataram” for Monday (December 8, 2025) and allotted 10 hours for the debate.
The debate in Parliament is part of the year-long 150th anniversary celebrations of Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and set to music by Jadunath Bhattacharya.
The PM launched the year-long 150th Vande Mataram celebrations on November 7, targeting especially the youth and students to create awareness about the significance of the song. Mr. Modi attacked the Congress, accusing it of removing key stanzas from the song in 1937 and sowing the seeds of Partition.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the debate in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday (December 9, 2025) with Union Health Minister and Rajya Sabha Leader JP Nadda as the second speaker.
On Tuesday (December 9, 2025) and Wednesday (December 10, 2025), the Lok Sabha will begin a debate on electoral reforms covering all aspects of the contentious topic, including the ongoing Special Intensive Review (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Rajya Sabha will begin a debate on electoral reforms on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) and Thursday (December 11, 2025).
Since the monsoon session of Parliament, the opposition has been demanding a debate on the issue of electoral reforms. The Center stalled the debate in the monsoon session, arguing that the Election Commission of India (ECI) was a constitutional body and its functioning could not be debated in Parliament, even as the opposition pointed to several precedents for debating electoral reforms in Parliament.
Even at the winter session, the opposition continued its demand. Proceedings on the first two days of the winter session, which began on December 1, were disrupted due to opposition protests on the SIR, leading to repeated adjournments.
Published – 07 Dec 2025 11:37 IST
