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| Ram Naik spoke into the mike asking the band to stop playing the anthem. (Video below) |
October 31, 2015, NewsCrunch
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik stopped National Anthem mid-way at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow on Saturday.
A police band started playing National Anthem after Naik administered oath to the new ministers of Akhilesh Yadav government. To the surprise of everyone on the stage, Naik spoke into the mike asking the band to stop playing the National Anthem.
The band, which had already begun playing Jana Gana Mana, stopped it after the first stanza.
It turned out that Naik wanted to administer the pledge of national unity on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Due to lack of communication, the police band started playing the anthem right after the ministers’ oath taking irking him.
An official blamed the incident on confusion and said there was no intention to insult the national Anthem.
But according to a parliamentary act, once the National Anthem begins it cannot be disrupted for any reason.
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, prohibits insult to the country's national symbols, including the National Flag, The Constitution, and the National Anthem.