Tiranga Insulted in West Bengal Video: Boy Throws Tricolour and Saffron Flag on Ground in Basirhat, BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Says 'I Hang My Head in Shame'
The incident occurred in Basirhat, West Bengal, where the boy was caught on camera climbing onto the rooftop of a building adorned with both the Tricolour and a saffron flag.
In a shocking incident of disrespect to the Indian National Flag, a video has surfaced on social media capturing a young boy's disturbing act on the occasion of India's 77th Independence Day. The incident occurred in Basirhat, West Bengal, where the boy was caught on camera climbing onto the rooftop of a building adorned with both the Tricolour and a saffron flag. The boy brazenly removed and discarded the saffron flag before targeting the Indian National Flag. The video depicts him tearing down the Tricolour and throwing it onto the ground, followed by defacing some posters on the building. BJP leader of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, expressed deep shame and condemnation over the incident, emphasising the significance of respecting the national emblem. Adhikari stated, "I Hang My Head in Shame," before highlighting the legal implications of such acts, referring to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. Adhikari urged law enforcement authorities to apprehend the culprits and take stringent actions in accordance with the law. PM Modi Independence Day 2023 Speech: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Assures People of Bright Future in Next 5 Years, Says 'India at Decisive Turning Point'.
Boy Throws Tiranga in West Bengal
I hang my head in shame that this incident has happened in West Bengal.
The Indian Flag has been disrespectfully grubbed up and thrown to the ground. This dispicable incident occurred yesterday at Itinda, Basirhat; North 24-Parganas, in front of Police personnel.
The Indian… pic.twitter.com/1TQdWyXaOX
— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) August 14, 2023
This is from Basirhat, West Bengal.
1st he threw Saffron Flag then National Flag in front of West Bengal police personnel.
Had they stopped him at Saffron flag, he would not dare to touch National Flag.
This is what exactly happening in India. pic.twitter.com/9r6wK6VPd7
— Facts (@BefittingFacts) August 15, 2023
Meanwhile in West Bengal
— Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) August 15, 2023
WB: Kid Disrespects, Throws National Flag To The Ground On Independence Day 2023; Disturbing Visuals Surface#WestBengal #Kid #Disrespect #NationalFlag #IndependenceDay #Video https://t.co/NkIt4S1dkc
— Free Press Journal (@fpjindia) August 15, 2023
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