Singing of 'Vande Mataram' compulsory in all schools, madrasas in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh
West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh announced that singing 'Vande Mataram' is now compulsory in all schools and madrasas receiving government funds. This directive has sparked controversy, with local leaders stating that madrasas will resist the enforcement of this order. The situation highlights ongoing tensions regarding cultural and religious practices in the region.
- ▪The singing of 'Vande Mataram' is mandatory in all schools and madrasas in West Bengal.
- ▪The order applies wherever government funds are used.
- ▪Local leaders have expressed intentions to resist the enforcement of this directive in madrasas.
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West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Friday (May 22, 2026) asserted that singing of 'Vande Mataram' is compulsory in all schools and madrasas across the State, wherever government funds are used.The West Bengal Government has made the singing of 'Vande Mataram' at assembly prayers compulsory in all madrasas with immediate effect, according to an official order. The order by the Directorate of Madrasah Education came nearly a week after the State's BJP Government made singing the national song mandatory in all schools. Row over Vande Mataram being made mandatory in West Bengal’s madrasas"Vande Mataram will be sung in all schools and madrasas, everywhere. Wherever government funds are used, and government laws apply, the national song must be sung.
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