New Delhi, July 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged all to hoist the tricolor at their homes, as he took to Twitter to share trivia about the National Flag of India, ahead of 76th Independence Day. Congress meanwhile called it ‘hypocrisy’, and slammed the government for allowing non-khadi flags to be used.
“Today, 22nd July has special relevance in our history. It was on this day in 1947 that our National Flag was adopted. Sharing some interesting nuggets from history including details of the committee associated with our Tricolour and the first Tricolour unfurled by Pandit Nehru,” Modi said in a tweet.
“Today, we recall the monumental courage and efforts of all those who dreamt of a flag for free India when we were fighting colonial rule. We reiterate our commitment to fulfill their vision and build India of their dreams,” he said. Similar appeals were also made by other top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP Chief JP Nadda among others. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh however called it “hypocrisy” and said the government has destroyed livelihood as they declared that national flags can now be made of non-khadi material as well.
