Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- The BJP held a protest outside the Congress office in Srinagar on Sunday over the alleged disrespect towards Vande Mataram during the Congress' Independence Day celebrations.

Jammu and Kashmir BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur alleged that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge showed disrespect towards the national song during the party's Independence Day programme.

"As the Congress was preparing to hoist the Tricolour on Independence Day, the National Song was played, yet Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge showed disrespect towards it," Thakur said.

He said the BJP was holding protests across the country and demanding an apology from the Congress leadership over what he de...