Guwahati: In its endeavour to promote the display of the Indian National Flag and instill the feeling of patriotism among Indians, The Flag Foundation of India has dedicated another Monumental Flag at Narangi Military station in Guwahati on the occa
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI/Flag Foundation of India): December 20, 2005, leaves an imprint in the history of the democratization of the Indian National Flag. On this day, the Government of India amended the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971, which enables every citizen to display the national flag (Tiranga) on clothes above the waist with due respect. Democratization of the Indian National Flag has always been a priority issue for the President of the Flag Foundation of India, Naveen Jindal. He fought a decade-long legal battle to empower every citizen to fly and display our National Flag with pride, dignity & Honour. "Naveen Jindal always wanted citizens to display the Tiranga to show their respect and pride towards the nation. After he joined the Lok Sabha as a newly elected MP after winning the 2004 general elections from Kurukshetra Constituency, he was informed that a Member of Parliament cannot wear the Tiranga on the clothes under rule 349 (XIV)
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI/Flag Foundation of India): Flag Foundation of India (FFoI) is remembering the historic day of September 22, 1995, as a milestone day in the struggle to democratize the Indian Tricolour, our beloved Tiranga. On this day in 1995, present FFoI President, Naveen Jindal filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court seeking to amend the Flag code of India. At that time, common citizens were barred from displaying the national flag as per the Flag Code of India. Only government offices and vehicles of the top government officials and dignitaries were allowed to display the National Flag. In 1993, Naveen Jindal was stopped by one of the officials in Chattisgarh from displaying the National Flag inside the Jindal Steel complex, in Raigarh. Jindal then decided to file a writ petition in 1995 to amend the Flag Code of India to make display of the National Flag a fundamental right for every citizen of the country. After an almost decade-long legal battle, on Januar
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI/Flag Foundation of India): Flag Foundation of India (FFoI), under the leadership of its President, Naveen Jindal, has called upon all Indians to display the Tiranga throughout the year with pride and respect. In doing so every day, we express our gratitude for the sacrifice of our freedom fighters, who made the supreme sacrifice to give us all a free country and a better future and the brave hearts, who protect the freedom of every Indian and give the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation. Commenting on the call to display the flag everyday, President, FFoI, Naveen Jindal said, "It's a dream come true for me to see the Tiranga reaching every household of the nation. We should display the flag on all 365 days because it is our fundamental right to do so. Our motto should be "Har Ghar Tiranga - Har Din Tiranga". The display of the national flag is a small act of patriotism - a symbolic act. It is equally important that all of us,