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Victoria Memorial Hall illuminated in colors of national flag in Kolkata on Saturday (ANI Photo) Illumination in the colors of the national flag at Marin Lines in Mumbai on Saturday (ANI Photo)

Aamir Khan joined the ‘Har Ghar Ti- took out a Tiranga yatra along with hoist their National Flag only on some right of an Indian citizen’ within the
ranga’ campaign on Friday by display- locals and pilgrims in Badrinath. specific occasions but it changed after meaning of Article 19(1) (a) of the
ing the tricolor at his Mumbai home. Starting from the Badrinath temple, a decade-long legal battle of industri- Constitution of India.
On Saturday, Aamir was spotted the yatra was carried out to Badrinath alist Naveen Jindal which culminat- Lauding the Centre and PM
standing on his balcony with daughter Nagar area and Mana village. ITBP ed in the January 23, 2004 landmark Modi for the Har Ghar Tiranga Cam-
Ira Khan. A tricolor was also posi- personnel took out a bike rally carry- judgment of the Supreme Court of paign, Naveen Jindal has urged every
tioned next to the railing. ing the national flag. People chanted India, that declared that the Right Indian to make ‘Har Din Tiranga’
In Chamoli, the Indo-Tibetan patriotic slogan. To fly the National Flag freely with their motto. That day seems to be
Border Police (ITBP) on Saturday Earlier, Indians were allowed to Respect and Dignity a ‘fundamental coming soon.

How to hoist

the National Flag of India

ccording to the Flag Code of India, the Tiranga can be hoisted on all
Aoccasions at all places without disrespecting its dignity and honor.
• The code says that the Flag can be of any size but its ratio of length to
height must be 3:2 in the rectangular shape.
• Overruling clause XI of paragraph 2.2 of Part II of the Flag Code of
India to unfurl the national flag after sunset only, Tiranga can now be
displayed on the house of any person in the country at whatever time in
the 24 hours of the day.
• It is necessary for the person hoisting the national flag to make sure that
the flag is not hoisted in an inverted manner--that is the saffron part of
the flag should fly high.
• The flag you are hoisting must not display a damaged tricolor and nei-
ther it should touch the ground or water. In other words, the national
flag should not be damaged in whatsoever way.
• Moreover, the person hoisting the flag must ensure that the flag is not
flown from the extreme top part of the flagpole with any other flag.
• In case, the National Flag is damaged, it should be disposed off in a way
that its dignity is not hurt. The Flag Code of India suggests that it should
be completely destroyed in private by burning it; and if it is paper-made,
make sure that its is not abandoned on the ground.
• In short, the National Flag of India should be discarded in complete
privacy, keeping in mind the dignity of Tiranga.
• A citizen, a private organization or an educational institution may hoist
or display the National Flag on all days and occasions. There is no re-
striction on the timing of flag display.
• The government has amended the Flag Code of India to allow the tri-
color to be displayed in the open and on individual houses or buildings
day and night.
Chandigarh University and NID Foundation achieve the Guinness World Record for • The Flag Code of India was earlier amended in December last year
creating the largest human image of waving the national flag in Chandigarh on Saturday allowing the use of polyester, apart from cotton, wool, silk and khadi for
(ANI Photo/ Piyush Goyal Twitter) making hand-spun, hand-woven and machine-made flags.

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