The National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026, makes disturbing Vande Mataram a punishable offense in India.

The proposed legislation seeks to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, extending penal provisions to anyone who intentionally prevents the singing of…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking to criminalise insults to or obstruction of Vande Mataram. The legislation proposes amending the…