Karki said that various parties misused the national flag during election campaigns, devaluing national unity and symbols.
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Koshi Province Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki has said that the act of seeking votes by waving the national flag is illegal and objectionable.
At the seventh post transfer and award distribution program of Dhankuta Lady Jesus, Chief Minister Karki said at a program organized by the District Coordination Committee Dhankuta, "It is inappropriate to use the flag with the sun and moon, which reflects national dignity, to seek votes in elections."
Saying that various parties have misused the national flag during the election campaign, Karki said that national unity and symbols have been devalued. He said, "Writing the national flag, which is a common symbol of Nepalis, to seek votes, and setting fire to people's homes, public establishments, and property is inexcusable under any circumstances."
He said that the misuse of the national flag has a negative impact on national unity, democracy, and social harmony and that its control is necessary. During his address, he expressed dissatisfaction over the declaration of martyrs of those killed during the Gen-G campaign. He said, "The government has declared those who went to steal wearing the national flag, burned the flag, and burned themselves as martyrs."
He added, "You fight back against those who come to steal your house, how would you feel if someone who commits adultery against a woman is killed in retaliation and declared a martyr?"
He said that to end such trends, moral and characterful youth should be organized in villages. He criticized the government for declaring those who lost their lives while wearing national flags and stealing during the Gen-G demonstration as martyrs.
He said that opportunistic elements used children and young people to wreak havoc on Bhadra 23 and 24. He said, "They wrote on social media and called children to their homes, incited them, and made them set fire to them. This was not done by the Gen-G siblings. But they died in police firing, which is sad."
