The President has approved the 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, introducing penalties for obstructing the singing of Vande Mataram.
The amendment was passed by Parliament
Aug 07, 2026
12:06 pm
What's the storyThe President has approved the Prevention of Insults to National Honor (Amendment) Act, 2026.
The new law amends the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and adds provisions for penalizing obstruction to singing the national song, Vande Mataram.
Parliament has passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Lok Sabha cleared the legislation…
The proposed amendment seeks to expand the scope of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, by bringing within…
Parliament has passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, criminalizing insults to the national…
The Rajya Sabha approved the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, criminalizing insults to the…
The National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026, makes disturbing Vande Mataram a punishable offense in India.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking to criminalise insults to or obstruction of Vande…
