Committee constituted by Karnataka government recommends separate state flag
Nine member committee constituted by Karnataka government has recommended separate state flag. It submitted report on designing separate flag for the state and providing a legal standing for it. It has discounted any constitutional or legal hurdles for it.
Key Facts
The committee has recommended new tricolour having yellow (at top), white (in middle) and red (at bottom) colorus, with state’s emblem Gandaberunda (a two-headed mythological bird) in centre. It has changed pattern of earlier unofficial flag having yellow and red which is unofficially used now. The white colour in new flag symbolizes peace and captures Karnataka’s image the best, while other two colours are synonymous with Kannada identity.
Centres Approval
After getting formal state Cabinet approval, state government will make a formal application to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) under whose purview the issue falls to amend the Flag Code 2002. The amendment will add provisions of including Karnataka flag as one of the symbols in the Flag Code.
Background
The committee was headed by the principal secretary, Department of Kannada and Culture and was set up in June 2017 after a representation from noted Kannada writer and journalist Patil Puttappa, and social worker Bheemappa Gundappa Gadada had requested state government to design a separate flag for ‘Kannada Naadu’ and accord it legal standing. Currently, unofficial yellow and red ‘Kannada flag’ is hoisted in state on 1 November every year to commemorate state formation day. It was designed by Veera Senani Ma.Ramamurthy in the 1960s.
Comment
At present, there is no provision allowing or disallowing state to have separate flag, even there has been no precedent. Jammu and Kashmir is only state having its own flag as it enjoys special powers under Article 370 of Constitution. It had adopted its own flag in 2015. Under Article 144 of J&K Constitution, the state flag is red in colour with three equidistant white vertical strips of equal width next to staff and white plough in middle with handle facing the strips.
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Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
uthamarajalu p
February 8, 2018 at 8:42 amThis is not fair of our nation. separate flag means separate the states from integrity of india. its affect the integrity of india & also damage the patriotism. we are a indians, no one want to separate our nation.
uthamarajalu p
February 8, 2018 at 8:42 amThis is not fair of our nation. separate flag means separate the states from integrity of india. its affect the integrity of india & also damage the patriotism. we are a indians, no one want to separate our nation.
Srinivas@cnu
February 10, 2018 at 8:32 pmThis move will create a serious problem regarding to federal structure of our country. This would not end with Karnataka alone many state’s also may demand for their respective state flags.unlike USA,which is a federation of states India was union of states. So,states have to unite with regarding to all matters which are national importance irrespective of their regional perspectives. It is sine qua non for promoting integrity and unity of our country.
Srinivas@cnu
February 10, 2018 at 8:32 pmThis move will create a serious problem regarding to federal structure of our country. This would not end with Karnataka alone many state’s also may demand for their respective state flags.unlike USA,which is a federation of states India was union of states. So,states have to unite with regarding to all matters which are national importance irrespective of their regional perspectives. It is sine qua non for promoting integrity and unity of our country.