We respect Vande Mataram,but BJP corporators and mayor were literally forcing us to sing. SC says its not mandatory: Afzal, SP Corporator pic.twitter.com/bkMXQPvc4N



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Meerut Municipal Corporation has prohibited some members from attending a meeting as they had refused to sing 'Vande Mataram'.



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Vande Mataram splits Meerut civic body along communal lines

NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, BJP workers allegedly asked Muslim corporators in Uttar Pradesh 's Meerut district to sing Vande Mataram or " quit India ", Times Now reported on Thursday.The incident took place on March 28, when Muslim corporators claimed they were forced by the saffron party's members to sing the Indian national song during a Meerut Municipal Corporation meeting."We respect Vande Mataram, but BJP corporators and mayor were literally forcing us to sing," Afzal, a SP corporator told ANI."The Supreme Court says it's not mandatory," Afzal added.Meanwhile, according to ANI, the city Municipal Corporation has prohibited some members from attending a meeting as they had refused to sing the national song.This diktat comes despite the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityananth 's promise that there will be no discrimination on the basis of caste and religion in the state and his government's main goal would be development for all communities.