US EditionWhy Was the Bangladesh National Anthem Sung at a Congress Event in Assam?
The Assam government initiated an inquiry after a Congress leader sang a culturally significant Tagore song linked to Bangladesh, sparking political debate amid regional sensitivities.
- The Assam government has ordered an inquiry after Congress leader Bidhu Bhushan Das sang Amar Sonar Bangla at a Sribhumi district Seva Dal meeting on Monday at Indira Bhavan.
- Das had told attendees he would perform a Rabindrasangeet, framing it as cultural, while Sribhumi district's Bengali-speaking population and Tagore's 1905 composition protest give the song local significance.
- Bharatiya Janata Party leaders attacked the Congress as `Bangladesh-obsessed` and questioned its national pride, while the Congress dismissed the allegations as `politically motivated`; Shahadat Ahmed Choudhury noted Das hoists India’s flag yearly to rebut disloyalty claims.
- The incident intensified debate amid strained India-Bangladesh bilateral ties after a book cover map sparked outrage, while Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma noted 20 to 30 daily illegal crossings into Assam and Tripura recently.
- Because Bangladesh adopted Amar Sonar Bangla as its national anthem in 1971, just last week Muhammad Yunus met General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, highlighting regional diplomatic tensions after Sheikh Hasina fled last year.
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A controversy erupted over the singing of Bangladesh's national anthem, "Amar Sonar Bangla," at a Congress Seva Dal meeting in Sribhumi town, Karimganj district, Assam. After a video of the meeting went viral, the BJP accused the Congress of having an anti-national mindset.
Slap treason case in 'anthem' row, orders Assam CM; nothing wrong in singing Tagore song, says Congress
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered treason charges against Congress members after a senior functionary sang Bangladesh's national anthem at a meeting. Sarma condemned the act as a 'grave insult to national sentiments,' linking it to a 'Greater Bangladesh' narrative.
Congress member hums Tagore’s ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ in meeting, Assam CM orders action
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Assam CM orders treason case after Congress leaders sing Bangladesh anthem
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed the police to register a case of treason against Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the national anthem of Bangladesh at a party meeting. Addressing a press conference here after a cabinet meeting, Sarma also alleged that singing the anthem is the opposition party’s endorsement of the claim by a section of leaders in Bangladesh that the entire N…
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