Row After Bangladesh National Anthem Sung At Congress Event, BJP Alleges Vote-Bank Politics – Delhi News Daily

Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 12:11 IST

Vidhu Bhushan Das sang Bangladesh’s national anthem at a Congress Sevadal event in Sribhumi, sparking BJP criticism and a political row in Assam ahead of the 2026 elections.

Bangladesh’s national anthem was sung at a Congress meeting in Assam. (Image: X/@TheAshokSinghal)

A political controversy has erupted in Assam after a Congress member, Vidhu Bhushan Das,  sang Bangladesh’s national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla, during a party meeting in Sribhumi on October 27. The incident occurred during an executive meeting of the Congress Sevadal, organised by the party’s Sribhumi District Committee at Indira Bhavan.

Sribhumi, which shares a border with Bangladesh, has a significant Bengali-speaking population. However, the incident has drawn sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused the Congress of engaging in appeasement politics.

BJP MLA Krishnendu Paul condemned the act, alleging that the Congress “always has sympathy for Bangladesh and Bangladeshis.”

Assam Health Minister Ashok Singhal shared the video showing Das singing the anthem on X. In a post on X, he wrote, “Bangladesh’s national anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla” sung at a Congress meeting in Sribhumi, Assam – the same country that wants to separate the Northeast from India! Now it’s clear why Congress, for decades, allowed and encouraged illegal Miya infiltration into Assam – to change the state’s demography for vote-bank politics creating a “Greater Bangladesh.”

The Assam BJP questioned whether this was a coincidence or an attempt to appease the Bangladesh-origin Muslim vote bank ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, pointing out that it comes amid Dhaka’s controversial map claiming parts of Northeast India.

“Bangladesh government intends to include Northeast in their imaginary map and Congress leaders sing Bangladeshi anthems, it is an issue which needs to be answered by the grand old party,” the state BJP said in a statement.

“The signs couldn’t be louder. Just days ago Bangladesh dared to publish a map swallowing the entire Northeast and now the Bangladesh-obsessed Congress is proudly singing Bangladesh’s national anthem right here in Assam.

If after this someone still can’t see the agenda at play, then they’re either blind, complicit or both,” BJP’s Assam unit tweeted.

During a press conference, the BJP intensified its attack, saying the grand old party supports infiltrators.

“Congress is officially supporting Bangladeshi infiltrators, and TMC is doing the same. INDI alliance parties are also dividing the country through appeasement politics,” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said.

The ruling party accused the Congress of “dividing” the country and representing the ‘tukde-tukde’ ideology.

“Sam Pitroda has made statements on Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Ghulam Mir has said their agenda is to give cylinders to infiltrators. Their goal is to divide the nation. We’ve now seen a Congress leader singing Bangladesh’s national anthem. This is not the first time Congress has openly supported Pakistan and Bangladesh. No action was taken by the UPA against Pakistan for the terror attacks. Now, officially, the Congress party is singing the national anthem of Bangladesh — the party has truly come to represent the ‘tukde-tukde’ ideology of India,” he added.

The Congress has not issued an official clarification, but the incident has triggered a fresh political row in the state.

Manisha Roy

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Manisha Roy is a Senior Sub-Editor at News18.com’s general desk. She comes with an experience of over 5 years in media industry. She covers politics and other hard news. She can be contacted at Manisha.Roy@nw18… Read More

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