Police are investigating a family in Bihar’s Nalanda, the home district of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after they seized a Pakistani flag from them.
The police said they rushed to the home of a man called Anwarul Haque in Kharadi colony, Biharsharif, the district headquarters of Nalanda, and took away the flag after TV channels showed the green flag with a crescent moon hoisted atop his house.
Private TV channels showed the green flag with moon and crescent hoisted at the house of one Anwarul Haque in Kharadi colony in Biharsharif, district headquarters of Nalanda.
Nalanda is the home district of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
After getting information from the media that a Pakistani flag has been hoisted atop a house, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Sudhir Kumar and Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Mohammad Saifur Rahman rushed to the spot and seized the flag from family members.
The family had already removed the flag before officials reached the place. Later, the officials took the flag with them.
SDO Sudhir Kumar said the matter is being investigated, including veracity of the flag, whether it was actually the national flag of Pakistan.
Shabana Anwar, Haque’s daughter said, “We are hoisting this flag on the occasion of Muharram for past five years”.
Haque is engaged in business of supply of tent and furniture on special occasions.
Neither an FIR has been lodged nor anyone has been arrested or detained in this connection so far, the SDO said.
As the news flashed on TV channels, opposition attacked the Nitish Kumar government over the episode.
Senior BJP leader CP Thakur demanded stern action into the matter.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), an ally of BJP, spokesman Danish Rizwan said “efforts are on to turn Bihar into Jammu and Kashmir. The centre should intervene immediately to stop such anti-national activities in Bihar.”
