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Person who does not sing all stanzas of Vande Mataram should not face criminal action: Supreme Court observes

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The Supreme on Tuesday asked the Union government to respond to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, which makes intentionally preventing the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ or disrupting an assembly engaged in its singing punishable with up to three years in jail.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana asked the government to respond to Carnatic vocalist TM Kris
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SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected Population1.4 billion citizens, 20 million government employees
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20 million central + state government employees
Rs 3.3 lakh crore transferred via DBT
1,500+ services on UMANG app
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