Indore, June 4 (IANS) An Indore court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Congress councillor Fauzia Sheikh Aleem, who is accused of refusing to sing the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ during a meeting of the Indore Municipal Corporation.Additional Sessions Judge Rupesh Naik dismissed the plea after hearing arguments from both sides.The court observed that, based on the material available on record, a prima facie case under Section 196(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), r…
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New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Amid the controversy over singing of ‘Vande Mataram’, NCP-SP MP Fauzia Khan on Thursday said that singing the national song goes “against my religious beliefs”.Her reactions came a day after two Congress councillors, Fauzia Sheikh Aleem and Rubina Iqbal, refused to sing the national song during proceedings in the Indore Municipal Corporation. Aleem reportedly insisted on being shown the specific statute or law that makes singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory inside the c…