Shafiqur Rahman Stirs Row While Taking Oath As Lok Sabha MP, Says ‘Vande Mataram Against Islam

Vande Mataram and ‘Mandir wahin banaenge’ slogans echoed during oath taking ceremony in Lok Sabha and SP MP Shafiqur Rahman sparked another controversy by saying that Vande Mataram was ‘unislamic’. On this, former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said, “No one is greater than Dharti Maa.” “Biggest question is where the country is heading,” he said further.