Nagpur, Dec 08: Day 1 of the winter session of the Maharashtra legislature was as cold and listless as the sub-9-degree C weather outside. Within minutes of the start, both the houses adjourned for the day after passing a motion of condolence for the departed members. Contrary to expectations, the opposition did not make its presence felt by noisy protests and ruckus neither inside the house nor outside on the stairs.

Vande Mataram Sung Twice Amid Song Controversy Context

Proceedings began on a sedate note with the singing of Vande Mataram . But there was a twist to it. Both the houses sang the Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay anthem twice over, in its abridged form and then played the original composition, to mark completion of 150 years of its creation. It echoed the controversy raised b

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