'Country is not Hindu Rashtra, will not stand': RJD MLA refuses to stand up for Vande Mataram in Bihar assembly

Patna, July 01: A fresh row of controversy has flared up at the national level after, a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, Saud Alam, refused to stand up for the "Vande Mataram" in the Bihar assembly.

 

 

This incident took place during the last day of the monsoon session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. According to the reports, when the proceedings of the house were over, all the MLAs, including CM Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav, stood up after Vande Mataram was being played out in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. However, RJD MLA Saud Alam from the Thakurganj constituency refused to stand up.

 

 

 

After coming out of the assembly, when Saud Alam was asked about his action, he defended himself stating that he did not stand up during the national song because the country has not become a Hindu nation yet. He also said, "Vande Mataram is not our national anthem. Our national anthem is Jana Gana Mana, and that’s why I did not stand."

 

Bihar BJP MLA from Sanjay Kumar Singh lambasted Alam and said that such kind of behavior will not be tolerated. Speaking to reporters, Singh said that the RJD MLA has insulted national heroes by not standing in the honor of Vande Mataram. He also said that there is no need for such people in the assembly.

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