SC seeks Centre's reply on pleas against mandatory singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram

Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Oct. 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Central government's response on two petitions challenging the union Home Ministry's January 28 and July 9, 2026 orders requiring all six stanzas of Vande Mataram to be sung at formal State functions, with the petitioners seeking quashing of the orders on the ground that they depart from the long-standing practice of using the two-stanza version of the national song. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice on petitions filed by Nagpur-based Buddhist and civil rights activist B D…