Meerut Mayor bars 7 corporators for defying Vande Mataram order


Meerut, Mar 30 (PTI): A group of Muslim councillors left the Meerut Municipal Corporation House as soon as other members started singing Vande Mataram, following which a proposal to terminate their membership was passed.

The proposal put forth by Mayor Harikant Ahluwalia of the BJP also made it clear that any members opposing Vande Mataram will not be welcome in the House.

The Muslim members, however, said they will continue to boycott Vande Mataram "as the Sharia law does not allow them to sing it and that they will move court over the issue if necessary".

Ahluwalia said: "The seven Muslim councillors of the House had walked out of it on Tuesday when other members started singing the national song. They returned after some time, but I refused to let them in."

The proposal to terminate their membership was yesterday passed at a meeting of the municipal board, the Mayor said.

He said it is a serious issue and all members, barring Muslim councillors, were sincere about singing "Vande Mataram".

"We will not allow members, who are against the singing of Vande Mataram, to sit in the House, when it assembles next. We will even go to jail, if required, over it," he said.

Reacting to this, councillor Shaahid Abbasi said: "We are being looked at with suspicion even when we ready to lay down our lives for our country."

Councillors Diwanji Sharif and Arshad Ulla said: "Our religion... the Sharia law does not accept Vande Mataram. We are ready to tender resignation but would not sing it."

Terming the Mayor's proposal to terminate their membership as a "Tughlaqi diktat", they said they would move court against it.

  

Top Stories

Comment on this article

  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Fri, Mar 31 2017

    These Muslim councillors think they only have religion and God . how stupid , they want every one to change their ways , to suit for them.

    DisAgree [4] Agree [4] Reply Report Abuse

  • Sandeep, Mang

    Fri, Mar 31 2017

    Parcel them to porkistan or Saudi where they can follow their own law.

    DisAgree [3] Agree [3] Reply Report Abuse

  • noor, dubai

    Fri, Mar 31 2017

    mr sandeep

    india doest belongs to your father it belongs to others also

    DisAgree [2] Agree [1] Reply Report Abuse

  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    Jiski laati uski bhains..

    DisAgree Agree [6] Reply Report Abuse

  • Rajesh, Dubai

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    The proposal to terminate their membership was yesterday Meerut Mayor bars 7 corporators for defying Vande Mataram order. Why can't they pass such orders i.e. Gaikwad attacked Air India official, some of MLA/MP attacked police, toll Both employees, some of the MP/MLA sleeping, fighting on the assembly room.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [12] Reply Report Abuse

  • sadadand, Udupi / Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    Treat them under Antinational Law.

    DisAgree [9] Agree [13] Reply Report Abuse

  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    need to bring uniform code ASAP this will stop. indian constitution not made based on sharia.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [2] Reply Report Abuse

  • Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    Vande Mataram is religion, National Anthem is religion , Yoga is religion,,, ONLY Terrorism has NO religion.

    DisAgree [5] Agree [25] Reply Report Abuse

  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    Why antagonize.
    We can sing the National Anthem instead ...

    DisAgree Agree [2] Reply Report Abuse

  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    Stupid fanatics. What if they sing Vande Mataram and do anti national activities behind. Actually this is a good cover up for them. BTW, I wonder whether these corrupt mayors themselves know what is Vande Mataram and how patriot they are?. Appeasing thier communal masters at the center for promotions and benefits. These people have made India unholy.

    DisAgree [16] Agree [23] Reply Report Abuse

  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    why sing anthem in schools public events etc? by singing what is the guaretee that the singer does not do any antinational activity even after singing this song. correct naah. we dont need some twisted logic by you. if we have to pandear for all this why have one nation? it means we allready have nation within this nation. bowing to mother is not anti God. what can i say to people who say only God is worthy of respect and admiration but not a mother or motherland?.

    DisAgree Agree [3] Reply Report Abuse

  • PAM Suvarna, karla

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    Good move,

    Constitution is the supreme,not personal law.
    Keep personal law in home,whenever question of national interest and integrity comes in.

    DisAgree [5] Agree [12] Reply Report Abuse

  • Shafeeq, Udupi. / Shirva

    Thu, Mar 30 2017

    hatsof to the Mayor,

    DisAgree [15] Agree [21] Reply Report Abuse


Leave a Comment

Title: Meerut Mayor bars 7 corporators for defying Vande Mataram order



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.