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NEW DELHI: A ailment has been filed against Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya alleging disrespect to the nationalist emblem during celebrations aft India’s triumph successful the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
The ailment was submitted by advocator Wajid Khan Bidkar astatine the Shivaji Nagar constabulary station, accusing the all-rounder of insulting the Tricolour during the team’s on-field celebrations pursuing the last astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium.According to the complaint, respective videos from the triumph celebrations went viral connected societal media, showing Pandya celebrating with the nationalist emblem draped implicit his shoulder.
The complainant alleged that during the celebrations the cricketer was seen dancing and aboriginal lying down connected the signifier with the emblem inactive wrapped astir him.Khan has argued that the enactment amounts to disrespect towards the nationalist emblem and violates provisions of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.“You indispensable person seen the T20 World Cup celebrations. Hardik Pandya was dancing with his woman successful solemnisation of his victory.
The nationalist emblem was tied to his back,” Khan told ANI.
“According to Section 2 of the 1971 National Flag Act, we should respect the dignity of the nationalist flag. However, Hardik Pandya was truthful mislaid successful the solemnisation that helium was lying with his woman portion wearing the nationalist flag. I judge it is an insult to the nationalist flag,” helium added.Khan said helium initially faced questions from the constabulary astir jurisdiction since the incidental occurred successful Ahmedabad.
However, helium insisted that a ailment could inactive beryllium filed arsenic the nationalist emblem represents the full country.“When I went to record the complaint, they told maine the incidental occurred there, not here. I told them the nationalist emblem is simply a awesome of the full nation, and we tin record a ailment here. They person accepted my ailment and fixed maine a copy,” helium said.A constabulary serviceman astatine the Shivaji Nagar presumption confirmed that the exertion had been received but did not supply further details connected imaginable action.The ailment comes aft India’s ascendant triumph implicit New Zealand nationalist cricket squad successful the last connected Sunday. India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs to successfully support their T20 World Cup title.The triumph besides marked a historical milestone for India nationalist cricket team. The squad became the archetypal broadside to triumph the T20 World Cup connected location soil, the archetypal to unafraid consecutive titles aft their 2024 triumph, and the archetypal federation to assistance the trophy 3 times, having antecedently won successful 2007 and 2024.
