Interruptions, arguments, protests rock GHMC general body meeting
GHMC general body meeting witnessed interruptions and protests as AIMIM corporators objected to the playing of ‘Vande Mataram’, while Congress demanded the State song ‘Jaya Jaya He Telangana’. Mayor Vijayalakshmi managed the session amid heated arguments and Marshals’ intervention
Published Date - 25 November 2025, 11:36 PM
Hyderabad: Interruptions, arguments, and protests by corporators of different political hues marred the day-long GHMC general body meeting proceedings on Tuesday.
Protests and objections by AIMIM corporators rocked the GHMC meeting over the decision of Hyderabad Mayor G Vijayalakshmi to play ‘Vande Mataram’ at the request of Medak BJP MP Raghunandan Rao.
In the midst of the commotion, Congress party corporators started demanding that the Mayor play ‘Jaya Jaya He Telangana’, the State government’s official song penned by late Ande Sri.
Finally, when the Mayor agreed to play the ‘Vande Mataram’ song, a few AIMIM corporators protested by sitting out.
Later, the State song was also played, in which all the corporators, irrespective of their political affiliations, participated.
During the course of the meeting, the Mayor had to direct the Marshals to act on corporators, who protested by standing on their chairs.
