In the wake of criticism against the amendment to National Flag Code allowing polyester and mill cloth for making flags, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has clarified that the Union government has not taken any step that will lower the significance of the national flag. However, the Congress is unnecessarily doing politics over the flag issue.
Defending the move, Mr. Joshi told presspersons in Hubballi on Saturday that under the Har Ghar Tiranga programme organised to mark the 75 th anniversary of India’s Independence, approximately 10 crore flags are required.
“As it will not be possible for the khadi sanghas to supply national flags in such large quantity, an alternative step has been taken. In whatever quantity the khadi sanghas are able to supply national flags, the government will procure them,” he said.
