The State Congress submitted a complaint application in Bhopal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged insult to the national anthem.
A delegation of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) office bearers and workers reached the Habibganj Police Station of the State capital and submitted a complaint application against Prime Minister Modi for violation of ‘Flag Code of India -2002’ and section 2 and 3 of ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act -1971.’
The Congress delegation comprised of State organisational in-charge general secretary Chandrika Prasad Diwedi, State general secretary Savita Diwan, Treasurer Vinod Daga, spokesperson Dipti Singh, Durgesh Sharma, Jitendra Mishra, Pradeep Paliya, Sawdesh Sharma, Firoz Siddiqui, Rahul Rathore, Nitin Rajouriya, Manish Tolani and large number of party workers.
MPCC Chief Spokesman KK Mishra said on the occasion that PM has become habitual of insulting the country during abroad tours.
The Congress in its complaint alleged that the elected PM is deliberately insulting country’s dignity, respect, national flag and national anthem because of his ideology. As per the normal belief of a common person commits a error for the first time it is called mistake but is someone repeats the same mistake time and gain than it is a drive carried on to accomplish something that our prime minister is doing.
‘Flag Code of India -2002’ and section 2 and 3 of ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act -1971 announces insult to national anthem and insult of national flag have provisions of punishment for three years imprisonment and fine hence an FIR should be lodged against the Prime Minister under these sections, said the Congress in its complaint.
The Cong delegation submitted evidence including pictures, links and certificate defining the act of insulting of national anthem and national flag with the town inspector Arjariya and the CSP Jitendra Rathore and urged them to lodge complaint.