Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, himself has disgraced let the nation to feel ashamed of his deed. PM Modi has stirred a fresh controversy adding a new one to the existing list. Known for his gifts, PM Modi gifted US President Barack Obama Indian national flag with his autograph signed over it in New York. Sources have been reporting that PM Modi signed Indian tricolor flag for chef Vikas Khanna who later claimed that he would gift it to the US President. Chef Vikas Khanna prepared the menu for Modi’s dinner with Fortune 500 CEOs who later displayed the signed tricolour to the media invoking to a new controversy.
Violation of Indian Nation Flag Code by PM Narendra Modi
While N Gopalaswami former home secretary backed Indian PM Modi who is being backfired by people across the nation stating that “PM Modi’s autograph on the national flag is not a violation of flag code, which kicks in only when the flag is hoisted.” Chef Vikas Khanna said “Prime Minster has given this flag for President Obama, I will be meeting him” who was about to gift the flag to the American President. However to check whether there was any violation of the flag code, the flag was later taken away by officials after the controversy erupted.
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Vikas Khanna Says that flag is not Indian national flag. Here are the following tweets he posted on twitter after this controversy!
It was Make in India insignia with Ashoka Chakra gears hand painted by Smile Foundation children. Not the national flag.
— Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) September 25, 2015
Dear all,It is not the National Flag.A differently abled girl from my Foundation who I treat lke my daughter hd attempted an artistic 1/3
— Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) September 25, 2015
hand impression on a light brown piece of cloth. It didn’t have the 3 colours of the national flag represented.2/3
— Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) September 25, 2015
Was more like the insignia of the MakeInIndia. Unnecessary controversy is being created deliberately.3/3
— Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) September 25, 2015
Indian Nation Flag Code
The set of laws which govern the usage of the Flag of India is called as Indian flag code. Governing and enforcing authority to manufacture Indian nation flag for the correct usage according to the certain standards issued in three sets of documents is the Bureau of Indian Standards. Indian National Flag code standards were set in the year 1968 while they were recently updated in the year 2008.
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(i) The Flag shall not be used for commercial purposes in violation of the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950;
(ii) The Flag shall not be dipped in salute to any person or thing;
(iii) The Flag shall not be flown at half-mast except on occasions on which the Flag is flown at half-mast on public buildings in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government;
(iv)The Flag shall not be used as a drapery in any form whatsoever, including private funerals;
Section 2: Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Explanation 1. – Comments expressing disapprobation or criticism of the Indian National Flag or of any measures of the Government with a view to obtain or an alteration of the Indian National Flag by lawful means do not constitute an offence under this section.
Explanation 2. – The expression “Indian National Flag” includes any picture, painting, drawing or photograph, or other visible representation of the Indian National Flag, or of any part or parts thereof, made of any substance or represented on any substance.
Explanation 3. – The expression “public place” means any place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public and includes any public conveyance.
The Flag shall not be used as a portion of costume or uniform of any description nor shall it be embroidered or printed upon cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material;
(vi) lettering of any kind shall not be put upon the Flag;
(vii) the Flag shall not be used as a receptacle for receiving, delivering, holding or carrying anything; provided that there shall be no objection to keeping flower petals inside the Flag before it is unfurled as part of celebrations on special occasions and on National Days like the Republic Day and the Independence Day;
(viii) when used on occasions like unveiling of a statue, the Flag shall be displayed distinctly and separately and it shall not be used as a covering for the statue or monument;
(ix) the Flag shall not be used to cover a speaker’s desk nor shall it be draped over a speaker’s platform;
(x) the Flag shall not be intentionally allowed to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water;
(xi) the Flag shall not be draped over the hood, top, sides or back of a vehicle, train, boat or an aircraft;
(xii) the Flag shall not be used as a covering for a building; and
(xiii) the Flag shall not be intentionally displayed with the “saffron” down.
Source of Flag Code of India: Maharashtra Police.
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