Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking in Lok Sabha on Monday (Dec 8), said that the mantra of Vande Mataram gave power, inspiration to the entire country during the freedom struggle and said that the “government aims to restore its glory for future generations”.

Here are PM Modi’s top quotes as he addressed the Lok Sabha on the occasion of Vande Mataram’s completion of 150 years.

# When ‘Vande Mataram’ completed 100 years, the nation was chained by the Emergency. At that time, the Constitution was throttled, and those who lived and died for patriotism were pushed behind prison bars.

# The Emergency was a dark chapter in our history. Now we have the opportunity to restore the greatness of ‘Vande Mataram’. And I believe this opportunity should not be allowed to pass.

# The mantra

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