NEW DELHI: Accusing Congress of portraying ' Vande Mataram ' as "communalist" on account of its own appeasement politics - which made it see the national song through the lens of MA Jinnah - defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged parliamentarians across party lines to restore its glory by adding a new fundamental duty in the Constitution that mandates according the same respect to 'Vande Mataram' as is given to the national anthem . "My request to all members is that we all come together and consider whether we can add a new fundamental duty under Article 51A of the Constitution - that all citizens shall accord the same respect to 'Vande Mataram' as we accord to the national anthem. If we do this, it will be a perfect tribute to 'Vande Mataram', its author, and Bengal's gre

See Full Page