Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invoked the memories of the Emergency (1975) while commemorating the 150th year of Vande Mataram in Parliament. The Prime Minister also described the patriotic hymn as a guiding force of India’s freedom struggle and a symbol of resilience against oppression. 

As the Prime Minister arrived in the Lok Sabha, members of the ruling party broke into slogans of Vande Mataram, setting the tone for the historic occasion, reported IANS.