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Can't handle tricolour, let alone nation: Congress on Shah

  •   Wed, Aug 15 2018 07:10:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah, saying those who cannot handle the national flag cannot be expected to handle the nation.

The Congress' jibe came after Shah fumbled while hoisting the national flag at the BJP headquarters here. The Tricolour slipped down the pole to the ground as soon as Shah pulled the string.

"How could those who cannot handle the national flag would handle the nation? If those who derided the tricolour for over 50 years had not done so, things would not have come to such a pass," the Congress party tweeted as it shared the video of the fumble.

"Those who give certificates of patriotism to others are oblivious of the etiquette of the national anthem," it added.

Many other Twitter users also shared the same video with sarcastic comments.
  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Thu, Aug 16 2018

    Really disgusting.

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  • Mohit, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 16 2018

    Even Congress could not handle tricolour for last 70 years, except looting the country.

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Thu, Aug 16 2018

    For 52 years after the independence, the RSS did not have a tricolour at their headquarters in Nagpur. They used to salute the saffron flag, not the national flag.
    After the first Republic Day in 1950, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh never hoisted the Tricolour at its Nagpur headquarters, sticking to its Bhagwa Dhwaj, inscribed with an "Om", even on R-Day and I-Day. It changed the practice in 2002 when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Prime Minister.
    However, K.B. Hedgewar and M.S. Golwalkar, the Sangh's first and third chiefs, had thought otherwise.

    When the Congress agreed to hoist the Tricolour in January 1931, Hedgewar circulated a directive among all Sangh shakhas to consider the Bhagwa Dhwaj their national flag.

    On July 14, 1946, Golwalkar told a congregation at Nagpur: "It was the saffron flag which in totality represented Bharatiya culture. It was the embodiment of God. We firmly believe that, in the end, the whole nation will bow before this saffron flag."

    Golwalkar again aired the Sangh's reservations about the national flag in the essay "The Eternal Basis", part of a compendium of his essays, titled Bunch of Thoughts.

    "For example, our leaders have set up a new flag for our country. Why did they do so? It is just a case of drifting and imitating," Golwalkar wrote.

    They hoisted the flag at their headquarters first on 15th Aug 1947 and then 26th January 1950. After that they stopped hoisting the ‘Tricolour’ even on Independence Day and Republic Day until 26th January 2001 when three young men belonging to Rashtrapremi Yuva Dal forcibly hoisted the National Flag at Nagpur.
    Fake encounters of Tulsi prajapati, Sohrabuddin, Kausar Bi & Israt Jahan, Justice Loya Murder case, Snooping of Mansi Soni, Tadipaar for 2 years, Kidnapping & extortion cases, BK Bansal Suicide case,
    No Mr. Shah, u don’t deserve to touch our Indian flag.
    The tricolor refused to wave at Amit Shah's hands. Through this tricolor, Bharat Mata is saying something - that she is sad.
    Jai Hind

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  • nitin, kodagu

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    i have seen the video where Amith Shah flipped down the flag on Independence Day .

    He and his party for the last four years kept on teaching and giving certificates who is anti national and who is national.
    he fed all news channels crores of Tax payers money to certify who is national and anti national. and see now how he disrespected national flag by putting it to ground that too on Independence day.

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  • Skinny bhai, Udupi

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    When mota bhai can't handle his hippopotamus weight, can't expect him to handle something delicate like a flag.

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  • Truth Teller, Karnataka

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    If the same was done by Rahul, I can't imagine what Modiji, Amit, Smriti, Jaitley and Bakhts would have said and done!!!!. Anyhow, whatever BJP people do is always a inadvertent mistake or it doesn't matter!!!!

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Congress at last agreed that as a party president Sonia Gandhi was handling the nation remotely......

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Disrespect of National Flag
    Sue him jail without Bail.

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  • JAYESH.S., KARKALA

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    WHOLE COUNTRY'S BURDEN TAKEN UP ABOVE IN SHOULDER BY AMIT SHAHJI...IT'S JUST FLAG. THANKS TO AMITJI TO PUT NATION ONCE AGAIN ON TRACK...WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY. WITH YOUR EFFORTS ONLY ABLE TO WIN 104 SEATS IN KARNATKA..FALL SHORT OF FEW SEATS. DUE TO AFRAIDNESS NOW THEY DEPUTE PRIYANKA AS ONLY MAJOR STATE LEFT TO MINT SOME MONEY FOR LIVLIHOOD.

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    That's bound to happen when you use all your one ton weight, instead of brain to unfurl the flag.

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  • MOIDEEN, Surathkal

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Geoffrey Bhai.............Seeing your comment I am confused with my mathematics............1 ton really?!?!!!

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Metaphorically speaking my friend.

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  • Pooki, Mangaluru

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Spot on dattu..

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Amit's shah just a president of BJP party .how congress comment?is there president and PM and defence minister .home minister or certain minister role has been hand over to smit shah or what?

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 15 2018

    Tiranga is saying "Don't hang and kill me, here hang yourself".

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