A dispute over Vande Mataram and the National Anthem disrupted the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha session. The ruling Congress and opposition BJP protested outside the assembly premises on Saturday. Opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur stated the Vidhan Sabha would not follow the Congress Working Committee's agenda. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the BJP of politicizing and disrupting assembly proceedings.

The Opposition objected to the National Song not being sung and alleged that the central government had introduced a new provision requiring government programmes to begin with…

Sukhu, while speaking to Hindustan Times after the house was adjourned on Friday, expressed “deep regret” over the BJP’s conduct, alleging that the party’s legislators had…