Denying permission to hold State Flag Day tantamount to disrespecting Constitution: Er Rasheed

Former legislator Er Rasheed on Friday said the withdrawal of permissionfor the State Flag Day by the authorities tantamount to disrespecting theConstitution.

“For the first time in last eight years, State Flag could not be raisedin the State capital Srinagar as administration withdrew the permission for thesame,” said Rasheed, in a statement.

   

Condemning the state government for withdrawing permission at theeleventh hour, to celebrate 8th state Flag Day, Rasheed said the sanctity andsignificance of State Flag will be protected at any cost and all conspiraciesagainst the constitutional guarantees given to people of state must berespected by the central Government.

Rasheed asked the government to come clean and answer why it had towithdraw the permission at the last movement and thus disallowed an event whichhas been taken place since last seven years.

“By withdrawing the permission, administration has shown disrespecttowards state flag and whosoever has done it should be booked for the shamefulact.”

“The significance of 7th June cannot be down played as on this day in1952 constituent assembly passed a resolution and gave state its own flag andState Song,” he said.

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