A tricolour effigy of Ravana sparked outrage in Karnal district of Haryana on Dussehra. Designed by artisans of the Gharaunda Ramlila Committee for Ravan Dahan (the ritual of burning), the outfit bearing colours of the Indian National Flag had to be changed after a large crowd gathered to protest the bizarre dress.Committee spokesperson Manish Gupta initially by claiming that the white stripe running down the middle of the effigy was actually silver and appeared to be white (identical to the tricolour) only when looked at from a distance. However, in the face of growing public anger, the Ramlila committee conceded that the allegations were true.Members of the organising committee then held a meeting with Karnal authorities and decided on an immediate do-over ahead of the evening’s event.Word got around fast and under mounting pressure, a new “dress” was designed for the Ravan effigy.
What does the Flag Code of India, 2002, say about burning the national flag?“Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or 1 [otherwise shows disrespect to or brings] into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both,” Section 2 of ‘The Prevention of insults to National Honour Act, 1971’ states. The spirit of DussehraDussehra, also called Vijayadashami, symbolises the platitudinous victory of "good over evil" or that of "truth over lies" and the Haryana incident was a fitting metaphor for that spirit. Mayor Renu Bala and MP Sanjay Bhatia were invited for Ravan Dahan .You may also like
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