Two journalists asked to leave army event as they didn't stand up during national anthem

[Laozi]

Srinagar: An Indian Army officer asked two journalists to leave an event because they "did not stand up when the Indian national anthem was played and the Indian flag was unfurled".




The anthem was played during the passing out parade of recruits at the regimental centre of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment.

The national flag was disrespected in front of a Jammu and Kashmir minister and senior bureaucrats.

The photograph issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Government's Department of Information on Tuesday, clearly showed the two journalists showing disrespect to the national flag in front of the state's Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation and senior PDP leader Syed Basharat Ahmed.



"The army had invited us to cover the event, not to participate in it. When the Indian anthem was played, I was jotting down notes for my story. After the anthem finished, a Colonel Burn came up to us and said, "All people here stood up for the anthem and the flag except you. We don't need people like you here, so leave," said Kashmir Reader correspondent Junaid Bazaz.

The other journalist who was asked to leave was a correspondent of the newspaper Rising Kashmir.

ANI

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[livingdead]

telling them to leave was good enough.. not too harsh.

 

[Alphacharlie]

Perfect Action !!

Why were their rear ends not Flogged ?

 

[AKD]

They did good job telling them to leave as it is an duty for every citizen to respect the national anthem and national flag

 

[SarthakGanguly]

They got off very lightly.

 

[Tripoli]

They got off very lightly.

Way too harsh, in my opinion. It could have been an honest mistake. They could have been very tired and so they forgot.

 

[volatile]

I wonder there were only 2

 

[Soulspeek]

It was a right reaction by the army. They should have caned the asses of those journalists!

From our childhood we are taught to respect our flag and our anthem. No matter how busy we are, we automatically stand up in attention during National Anthem.

 

[haviZsultan]

Kashmiris do not count themselves as Indians and thus did not stand up for the anthem. They believe they are an occupied people suppressed and oppressed. It is their choice whether they want to stand up or not. No one can force someone to be loyal to a country. Not India not Pakistan.

 

[ranjeet]

Journalists think that they are law unto themselves and bigger than other institutions. They should have been thrashed.

 

[Laozi]

Way too harsh, in my opinion. It could have been an honest mistake. They could have been very tired and so they forgot.

Honest Mistakes have implications too.

Other day A Pakistani Christian made an honest mistake of downloading a blasphemous WhatsApp clip sent to him.

He is absconding and villagers are searching to kill him. Try voicing your opinion on that

 

[Stephen Cohen]

Now they should also be black listed ; not allowed to cover future events

Kashmiris do not count themselves as Indians and thus did not stand up for the anthem. They believe they are an occupied people suppressed and oppressed. It is their choice whether they want to stand up or not. No one can force someone to be loyal to a country. Not India not Pakistan.

Our country ; our rules

 

[Tripoli]

Honest Mistakes have implications too.

Other day A Pakistani Christian made an honest mistake of downloading a blasphemous WhatsApp clip sent to him.

He is absconding and villagers are searching to kill him. Try voicing your opinion on that

Where was Pakistan even mentioned here? Yet you bring it out of nowhere.(An Indian habit.) Yes, I agree mistakes do have implications but these journalists have a very hectic life so I feel for them.

 

[Spy Master]

Honest Mistakes have implications too.

Other day A Pakistani Christian made an honest mistake of downloading a blasphemous WhatsApp clip sent to him.

He is absconding and villagers are searching to kill him. Try voicing your opinion on that

Can you give the link to support your claim?

 

[AyanRay]

Kashmiris do not count themselves as Indians and thus did not stand up for the anthem. They believe they are an occupied people suppressed and oppressed. It is their choice whether they want to stand up or not. No one can force someone to be loyal to a country. Not India not Pakistan.

Tell me, does a Pakistani in Germany standup when the German national anthem is being played?. It does not matter if he considers himself as Indian or not, but when you are in our land, you have to follow our rules. Simple