BJP protests after Meerut Mayor sits during National Song
BJP councillors on Tuesday staged a protest against BSP leader and Meerut Mayor Sunita Verma after she reportedly kept sitting when the National Song Vande Mataram was played during an official ceremony. Verma's predecessor and BJP leader Harikant Ahluwalia had made it mandatory for everyone to stand up and sing the National Song during the Meerut Municipal Corporation board meetings.