BSP MP Barq said he can’t be part of Vande Mataram

BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq who boycotted Vande Mataram rendition in the parliament on Wednesday said he could not sing the song due to his religious belief.

“I absent myself when Vande Mataram is played to avoid any awkward situation but here I was present when it was being played,” Barq said.

His insult to the national anthem irked speaker Meira Kumar who said, “One honourable member walked out when Vande Mataram was being played. I take very serious view of this. I would want to know why this was done. This should never be done again.”

He is the only Muslim MP who walked out the parliament during Vande Mataram and it annoyed ordinary citizens very much.

“Every session of Parliament, which is the temple of democracy, starts with the national anthem and ends with the rendition of the national song Vande Mataram. This has been the practice since Independence. Unfortunately, the national song has been dishonoured. By boycotting the national song, he has insulted the Constitution and its norms. Those who hate Vande Mataram not only have no right to be a part of Parliament but also have no right to live in this country,” BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.

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