Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi remained absent from the Lok Sabha during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Vande Mataram on Monday. BJP leader CR Kesavan criticised Rahul over his absence and called it a disrespect to the National Song. "Rahul...was conspicuously absent, showing his utter disrespect for the patriotic Vande Matram," he said.