Shimla, Aug. 26 -- The controversy over the alleged disrespect to the national anthem and national song in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly escalated on Wednesday, with both the ruling Congress and opposition BJP announcing that they would move privilege breach notices against each other.
The issue triggered noisy scenes and slogan-shouting in the House for some time, with both sides maintaining their respective positions over the controversy.
The opposition intensified its attack on Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after the Assembly made available the video recording of the national anthem proceedings.
Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur demanded that the Chief Minister apologise to the 75 lakh people of Himachal Pradesh for a...