Where is the 200 million Indian flag?

On August 14, a boy sold the Indian flag on the street. Picture source Visual China

Compiled Zhao Tingting

A cleaner in Licau, India was arrested while cleaning up the garbage because there was the Indian flag thrown away in the garbage. There are also photos of Indian Prime Minister Modi and the Minister of Interior Amt Shah in the garbage. As soon as the superior was angry, he fired the cleaner.

The cause of this incident is traced back to India's 75th independent day. According to the British "Guardian", Modi hopes to celebrate the "200 million flags flying in the wind" at the celebration. The Indian government has relaxed the provisions of "how to hang the national flag" and "where the national flag is hung".

India's "National Flag Law 2022" stipulates that "if the national flag is damaged or dirty, it must not be discarded or disappointed, and it should be destroyed as a whole."

The cleaner returned to the job shortly after, but this problem still plagued many people: how to deal with the national flag, not "rude"?

There are two legal treatment methods: buried or incinerated. According to the Guardian, if you choose to bury, you must fold the banner in a correct way, put it in a wooden box, and then bury them in the soil. After buried, you need to sorrow for a minute. If you choose to incinerate, you must find a clean and tidy place, fold the national flag, and carefully put it in the center of the flame. It was illegal to throw it into the fire without folding.

It is difficult to deal with 200 million flags in this way.

At present, the municipal company in New Delhi has formulated a special plan to recycle or damaged the national flag in a "dignified" manner. Some Indians want to put away the national flag so that they can use it next year. The government said that it can be done, but must be folded and stored correctly.

In India, the behavior that does not respect the national flag can be imprisoned or fined for less than 3 years, or both.

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