Sing Vande Mataram, if you wanna live in India

Meerut, March 31: All Indians will give respect to 'Vande Mataram' because of it is our national song, but some Muslim councilors had boycotted 'Vande Mataram'.

A group of Muslim councilors 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 councilors 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 councilors, were sincere about singing "Vande Mataram".