The court was hearing a PIL challenging a government notification making the rendition of the complete national song mandatory in such institutions. “Heavens will not fall” if all six stanzas of Vande Mataram are sung across madrasas, the Calcutta High Court remarked on Tuesday. The court orally observed that “heavens will not fall” if all six stanzas of Vande Mataram are sung in madrasas (REUTERS/Representational)The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a West Bengal government notification making the rendition of the complete national song mandatory in such institutions, Live Law reported.Karishma Ayaldasani is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi, where she works with the digital team on fast-moving breaking stories from India and around the world.
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