The BJP flag was put over Tricolour by BJP national president JP Nadda in presence of Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
By The Newster
A picture is doing rounds on social media in which Bhartiya Janta Party flag is seen over Indian national flag covering half of the national flag. The photograph is from prayer meeting of recently demised ex UP CM Kalyan Singh.
The BJP flag was put over Tricolour by BJP national president JP Nadda in presence of Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
Opposition leader has raised their objections and demanded legal action against BJP leaders for Insulting National flag.
National president of Indian Youth Congress Srinivas BV satirically asked on twitter that “Is it ok to place party flag over Indian flag in New India?”
Congress secretory, BP Singh demanded arrest of JP Nadda for insulting national emblem. Singh wrote on his twitter wall, “As per Indian Flag Code 3.16, No other flag shall be placed higher than or above or, side by side with the National Flag; nor shall any object including flowers or garlands or emblem be placed on or above flag.”
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“Arrest @JPNadda for insulting Indian Flag”, he averred.
Hansraj Meena, a tribal activist also condemned the matter and requested SC lawyer Prashant Kishore to take the matter into the court.
“I strongly condemn this INSULT to our National Flag by the BJP. Peoples of India must demand an unconditional apology from the BJP. adv. @pbhushan1 sir, should take up the matter in the Supreme Court. #BJPinsultedIndianFlag”, he wrote on his twitter wall.
Legal Bounding
Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act describes, “Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.”
“No other flag or bunting shall be placed higher than or above or, except as hereinafter provided, side by side with the National Flag; nor shall any object including flowers or garlands or emblem be placed on or above the Flag-mast from which the Flag is flown.“
According to flag code of India 2002
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