Vande Mataram and the right to dissent
The 2026 amendment protects Vande Mataram from being stopped or disrupted, but does not make singing it compulsory or prescribe all six stanzas; the Supreme Court’s Bijoe Emmanuel judgment protects an individual’s right to remain silent when participation conflicts with freedom of conscience
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