Overview
- Collective recitals are set at 150 sites on November 7, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending an event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
- The BJP announced programmes from November 7 to 26 that include cultural activities and a pledge to use indigenous products, with venues such as the Kargil War Memorial and the Cellular Jail.
- J&K’s Department of Culture directed schools to ensure participation in anniversary events; the MMU called the order coercive and “un-Islamic” and urged that it be withdrawn, with no public reversal reported.
- The Delhi Assembly will unveil a commemorative plaque and illuminate its building in tricolour on November 7 as state bodies roll out ceremonies and school instructions.
- Maharashtra scheduled a mass recital at Mantralaya and ordered schools to sing the full version through November 7, while West Bengal formed a planning committee and Odisha BJP detailed events in key cities.