Members in lok Sabha Wednesday raised the issue of disrespect shown to the national flag within the country and outside with the Government saying it has taken steps to prevent such incidents.
Replying to queries of members, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said legal action can be launched against e-commerce sites with commercial activities in India for selling such items. Akbar said there was no international law or treaty that legally prohibited the sale of such items in other countries. However, there are laws and rules in the country which allow authorities to initiate legal proceedings against such e-commerce portals with commercial activities in India, he said.
The Minister said after the sale of doormats and slippers with Tricolour came to light in the US and Canada, Amazon has put in place ‘additional parameters’ in its compliance software to ensure that their third-party vendors reveal detailed information on the items.