Any insult to tricolourwill not be tolerated: Sukhu
Shimla, July 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday accused the BJP of insulting the national flag.
Sukhu said we have taken a tough stance regarding the alleged misbehaviour with cabinet minister Jagat Singh Negi in Seraj and the insult to the national flag. "Any insult to the Tricolour will not be tolerated under any circumstances. A final decision will be taken after a meeting with Negi regarding the entire incident," he said, adding "This act of BJP workers is indecent. The government has taken strict cognizance of this."
On Friday, in Janjehli area of Seraj assembly, some people showed black flags to revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi in protest against shifting of Thunag Horticulture College and threw shoes and black flags on his tricolour-bearing vehicle. A case was registered on Saturday.
"On demand of the children studying in the college and their parents, government shifted the College. Revenue minister was repeatedly telling the public that this is government's decision. But people of BJP misbehaved with him," Sukhu said.
Calling Sukhu-led state government "insensitive", BJP state spokesperson Ajay Rana said, "We strongly condemn the Himachal government for the way a case was registered against more than 65 people in Thunag area. The case should be withdrawn immediately by the government. The public got angry because Jagat Negi's language was not right," said BJP spokesperson....
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