Sweets were distributed and fireworks took place when Hindus celebrated the court order in Varanasi, Kanpur and Jammu. These visuals prompted AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to raise objections.
The survey will be completed by October 5 and it will be carried out by teams comprising of the sub-divisional magistrate, Basic Shiksha Adhikari and a district-level minority affairs officer.
After facing strong criticism from political parties and the Raza Academy, newly appointed cultural affairs minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday clarified that use of Vande Mataram instead of hello by government employees was not a diktat saying that he has suggested Vande Mataram as an alternative to hello.