A clash erupted between All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen and BJP councillors of the Meerut Municipal Corporation at the oath-taking ceremony on Friday, following a disagreement over the singing of Vande Mataram to begin the event.
Trouble began during the ceremony when councillors of the Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen refused to sing the national song
AIMIM Meerut unit president Imran Ansari said their party members did not oppose the National Song which was completed in the beginning of the programme.