Marking the onset of 'Har Ghar Tiranaga' on 13th Aug, RSS display picture on social media to Tricolor

Nagpur, Aug 13: Ahead of the 75th Independence Day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) on Saturday uploaded a picture of the tricolour as its display picture (DP) on its Twitter, Facebook and other social media accounts. The opposition parties had attmpted to target RSS's nationalism because of the previous display picture on social media, that was not the Tricolor.

 

 

 

 

"Celebrate the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. Hoist the tricolour at every house. Raise national self-respect," Sangh said in a Twitter post even as the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign under the aegis of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India's independence kicked off today.

 

 

Sangh has already extended its support to the Centre's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' and the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' programmes. While Congress itself displays not just the Tiranga but Nehru holding the Tiranga as its official social media display picture, the party had launched an attack on RSS for not "hoisting the national flag" at its headquarters. The 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign initiated as part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,' to commemorate India's 75th anniversary of Independence will run till Aug 15. The Central govt has urged people to hoist or display the tricolour in their homes from Aug 13 to Aug 15 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's independence.

 

 

 

 

 

A citizen, a private organization or an educational institution may hoist or display the National Flag on all days and occasions. There is no restriction on the timing of flag display. The govt has recently amended the Flag Code of India to allow the tricolour to be displayed in the open and on individual houses or buildings day and night. The Flag Code of India was earlier amended in December, last year allowing the use of polyester, apart from cotton, wool, silk and khadi for making hand-spun, hand-woven and machine-made flags.

 

 

The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and promote awareness about the tricolor. Earlier, Indian citizens were not allowed to hoist the National Flag except on selected occasions. This changed after a decade-long legal battle by industrialist Naveen Jindal culminated in the landmark Supreme Court judgement of Jan 23, 2004, that declared that the right to fly the National Flag freely with respect and dignity is a fundamental right of an Indian citizen within the meaning of Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution of India.