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Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026
July 28 , 2026
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- The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 is set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the Union Home Minister.
- The Bill seeks to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 by including the National Song (Vande Mataram) under its protection.
- It aims to provide legal protection to the National Song similar to the National Flag, Constitution, and National Anthem.
- The Bill proposes punishment of up to three years imprisonment, a fine, or both for intentionally preventing the singing of the National Anthem or National Song or disturbing such gatherings.
- Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875 and later published in his novel Anandamath (1882).
- The Bill refers to Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s statement (24 January 1950) that Vande Mataram should have equal status with Jana Gana Mana.
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