Indians will celebrate their 77th Independence Day on 15th August this time. Before Independence Day, the Central Government has started the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan. In the program ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also appealed to the people to upload their selfie with the tricolor on ‘harghartiranga.com’. But do you know who can put the tricolor on the vehicle? Today we will tell you how many years of punishment can a common man get if he puts the tricolor on the vehicle.
Har Ghar Tiranga
The Central Government has started the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan even before celebrating the 77th Independence Day. PM Narendra Modi had recently appealed to people in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program to upload their selfies with the tricolor on ‘harghartiranga.com’. On Independence Day, people often put the tricolor on their vehicles along with their houses. But do you know who in the country has the right to put the tricolor on their vehicles and how much punishment can the common people get for doing so.
Who can put the tricolor on a vehicle?
On Independence Day, people often hoist the tricolour on their vehicles. But not everyone is allowed to do so. According to the Indian Flag Code 2002, only a few people in the country have the legal right to hoist the tricolour on their motor vehicles. According to the National Flag Code, when the tricolour is hoisted anywhere, its saffron stripe should be on top. Apart from this, a torn or dirty flag should not be displayed.
Who can hoist the tricolour?
Now the question is who can hoist the tricolour on their vehicles. According to paragraph 3.44 of the Indian Flag Code 2002, the privilege of hoisting the national flag on motor cars is limited to only a few individuals. These include the President, Vice-President, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Head of Indian Mission Posts, Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister of the Union, Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister of a State or Union Territory, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Speaker of Legislative Councils in States, Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in States and Union Territories, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Councils in States, Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in States and Union Territories, Chief Justice of India, Judges of Supreme Court, Chief Justices of High Courts, Judges of High Courts can put the rules on their official vehicles.
How much punishment
Citizens have the freedom to hoist the tricolor at home or carry the flag in their hands. But putting the flag on private vehicles is a legal offense. According to the information, if anyone is found guilty of this, action can be taken against him under the National Honor Insult Prevention Act, 1971. According to this, a person can be punished with up to 3 years of imprisonment, or fine, or both for insulting the national symbols of India such as the national flag, the constitution and the national anthem.
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