Tuesday 12 August 2014

Indian Flag Can be Set as Profile picture and it's not illegal.

If you want tricolour as display picture online? Nothing illegal about it.
There is been a message circulated all over India via the IM apps like Whatsapp,Hike etc, as not to set the INDIAN flag as your Profile picture or Display Picture .
Friends you all have been misguided
"The Flag Code of India 2002 permits unrestricted display of the tricolour, consistent with the honour and dignity of the flag," he said. The new flag code came into force after a PIL filed by industrialist Naveen Jindal.

Commander K V Singh, CEO of the Flag Foundation of India, said the message on social media was misleading. "The flag code of 2002 supersedes all the previous acts, and there is no prohibition on displaying the tricolour as a means of respect,"
SO THERE IS NOTHING ILLEGAL ABOUT IT AND IT'S YOUR COUNTRY FLAG...RESPECT IT 

The message which has been circulated gives reference to the "Provision of the Emblems and Names Act 1950 and the prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971

This is totally misguiding as Flag code of India which came in 2002. The code, written in 2002 was merged with the following acts: Provisions of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (No.12 of 1950) and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (No. 69 of 1971) and came into effect from January 26, 2002 as Flag Code of India,2002 (successor to the Flag Code – India, the original flag code).

Legal experts said Indians were free to use the flag. They would not foul of the law, unless the flag were defaced or derogatory things written on it.

Advocate B M Birajdar said the Supreme Court had said that there should be no restrictions on citizens who wished to express their patriotism by displaying the national flag.


Let's celebrate this INDEPENDENCE DAY with full respect and Patriotism


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