Mumbai: 2 booked for selling T-shirts with national flag print in Dombivali

Mumbai: 2 booked for selling T-shirts with national flag print in Dombivali

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 03:03 AM IST
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Thane: Two persons were booked in Thane for allegedly selling T-shirts with the Tricolour printed on them, police said on Sunday. The duo were identified as Jalinder Karlikar and Amar Adargi from Dombivali, an official said, adding they were booked on the basis of a complaint by an organisation called Hindu Janajgruti Samiti. Senior Inspector V M Pawar of Dombivali police station said the T-shirts with the national flag printed on them had been seized.

A cop said display of the national flag is governed by the provisions of Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and the Flag Code of India, 2002. The Flag Code attempts to bring together all laws, conventions, practices and instructions related to the Tricolour. The Flag Code lays down that the Tricolour 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.

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