Vande Mataram made mandatory in schools is BJP’s tribute to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee: Samik Bhattacharya

Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Samik Bhattacharya said on Thursday that the state government’s decision to make the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ compulsory in state-run schools is the party’s tribute to its writer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Speaking to IANS, Bhattacharya said: “Bringing ‘Vande Mataram’ into schools is part of […]