Confusion prevailed at the BJP- controlled Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) when the recital of the national anthem ‘Jana gana mana’ was abruptly stopped by its members on Wednesday for singing of ‘Vande Mataram’. According to the eyewitnesses, the elected representatives and others were present at the civic body’s budget session where the national anthem was being sung. However, after a few seconds some of the members abruptly stopped singing the national anthem and instead started singing ‘Vande mataram’, which they sang it till the end. Corporators belonging to the opposition parties sought action against members for “insulting” the national anthem. According to sources, deliberately disrupting the national anthem or stopping its recital midway invites three years of imprisonment.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2019 05:37 UTC