Know of only national flag, not state flag: Rudy

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Jul 18 2017 | 10:22 PM IST
Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said he knew of only the national flag and cannot comprehend the Karnataka government's plan to have a separate flag for the state.
"I do not know what it means. We all agree with one Constitution and one national flag. I do not know of any other flag. The country cannot think of any other flag," he told reporters here.
BJP leader was replying to a question on Karnataka government's move of setting up a nine-member committee to examine the legality and desirability of having and designing a separate flag for the state
The minister said there were flags for Army, Navy and Air Force, but that he was not aware of a state flag.

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First Published: Jul 18 2017 | 10:22 PM IST

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