Clarifying that no person will be denied any services even if he does not wish to buy the National Flag, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that under the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan’, people can voluntarily buy the National Flag.
He said that the State government has taken strict cognizance regarding Karnal depot holder forcing people to buy Tricolour with ration. No one can force the ration card holders to buy ration, he added.
The Chief Minister has directed the officers concerned to spread mass awareness about this campaign. If any organization wants to help the State Government in this campaign, then they can contact the Deputy Commissioner of their respective districts.
Meanwhile, the District Food and Supplies Controller(DFSC) has already initiated strict action against a depot holder at Hemda village, who was found forcing the ration card holders to mandatorily buy Tricolour to get their ration. Besides this, the monthly supply of ration of the depot holder has also been suspended.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has issued strict directions citing that if any depot holder is found forcing the ration cardholders to buy the National Flag, then strict action would be taken against them.