For the first time during Independence Day celebrations, the Red Fort will witness Vande Mataram being sung before Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurls the national flag and addresses the nation.

The MEA stated that under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are “inviolable and must be protected.” India has “strongly” taken up the issue with Slovenian authorities both in New Delhi and Ljubljana so that “perpetrators behind such reprehensible acts are held accountable.”

“The use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand is wrong,” Gandhi said in a post on social media. The Congress leader’s comment came as police used lathis and teargas on the protesters, who were attempting to march to the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha.