Soon there could be jail term for not standing up for national anthem

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

As of now, insulting the Tricolour or Constitution attracts a jail term up to three years but there is no such provision for national anthem.

Soon there could be punishment for disrespecting and insulting the national anthem.

Bhopal resident Shyam Narayan Chouskey - who had on November 30, 2016 persuaded the Supreme Court to issue a controversial order directing all cine-goers to stand up for the national anthem played before the movie - Tuesday told the judges that there should also be some punishment for violation of the court directive to ensure strict compliance.

As of now, insulting the Tricolour or Constitution attracts a jail term up to three years. It is to be noted that the court had not imposed any punishment of fine for not obeying its order. On Chouskey's lawyer Rakesh Dwivedi's plea, a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra agreed to hear arguments on directing the parliament to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971 which now prescribed punishment for dishonour of national flag and constitution only, to include the national anthem also.

COURT TO TAKE STAND ON AUG 23

The court will take a stand on August 23. "The 1971 Act provides for prevention of disrespect and insult to national flag and Constitution of India and its punishment but makes no similar provision with respect to national anthem," argued Dwivedi.

"Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or 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," says the Act.

Not getting up when the anthem is being played, derogatory or improper use of anthem through any means of mass media and any kind of mutilation, distortion, displacement or alteration of the contents of the national anthem are among the the acts listed in Chouskey's petition. Responding to the view, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who represented the Centre said the "respect of national anthem is non-negotiable and every citizen is bound to show due respect to national flag and anthem".

"It is unfortunate that court has to intervene to ensure that people respect their national anthem which is their duty. It is a sad state of affairs that the petitioner had to come to a constitutional court for it when it is the duty of one and all," he said. Meanwhile, the court extended the exemption granted to certain categories of disabled persons from standing while national anthem is played in theatres to those affected with autism, cerebral palsy, multiple disabilities, Parkinson disease, stenosis, etc .


http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...standing-up-for-national-anthem/1/932444.html

 

[rott]

 

[Soumitra]

Our Country Our rules. Your opinion does not count

I personally would like all the anti nationals thrown into prison. If they cant respect the National Anthem then they cant enjoy the rights as citizens of the nation

 

[rott]

Our Country Our rules. Your opinion does not count

I personally would like all the anti nationals thrown into prison. If they cant respect the National Anthem then they cant enjoy the rights as citizens of the nation

I was just wondering who I could bait first. It had to be you!

 

[hussain0216]

I was just wondering who I could bait first. It had to be you!

Bravo!!

 

[rott]

Bravo!!

 

[Soumitra]

I was just wondering who I could bait first. It had to be you!

Anything else?

 

[Jlaw]

So India is fake democracy. No other democratic countries do this

 

[graphican]

That means a person with hurting lets will have to face jail
a person who is too tired to stand will have to face jail
a person with weak legs will have to face jail
a person with spinal cord problems will have to face jail

Even Allah has allowed you to pray while sitting or laying down but in India - you cannot sit when "Jana Gana Mana" is being played.

 

[I S I]

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...a-mufti-flag-hoisting-flag-falls-off-2976627/

Arrest Mehboba.

 

[faithfulguy]

So India is fake democracy. No other democratic countries do this

Indians knows how to be governed by invaders. It's has no experience of govern itself until 1947. So its ruler elite come up with wacky rules that only an oppressive colonies would impose on India. But as that is their only experience, can't blame them.

 

[Jacob Martin]

It's no big deal really. Since we cannot ensure:

- that our citizens obey the rule of law.
- do not reduce the country into a garbage dump.
- do not reduce their tendencies towards graft and corruption by even one percent.
- create a safe environment for vulnerable sections such as children, women and the elderly.
- reduce crime and hooliganism.
- prevent mobs from attacking individuals on allegations ranging from eating beef to holding hands.
- stop VIP culture.
- reduce socio-economic inequality.
- ensure availability of quality healthcare and education for all.
- provide justice to all those who are victims of crime.
- provide jobs to the teeming masses of unemployed youth.
- ensure that the government machinery is even slightly responsive and sensitive to public needs.

....And anything else that a functional state is supposed to provide to its citizens.

So we can imprison anyone who doesn't stand up for the national anthem. It's such a simple and beautiful solution to the overwhelming challenges that India faces. Other countries are just jealous that they didn't think of it first.