Kya Rajya Ka Apna Jhanda Rakh Sakte Hain? Kannada Flag Aur Constitution Ka Rule 🚩

1 November 2026 ko 71st Kannada Rajyotsava par Karnataka ke Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar ne tirange ke bilkul paas laal-peela Kannada jhanda phahraya, aur kaha ki sarkar is jhanda ko official state flag ka darja dene ke liye legal framework laane par vichar kar rahi hai. Indian Express, The Hindu aur PTI ki reports ke mutabik teen baatein vichar me hain — official status, sarkari daftaron aur state-funded sansthanon me anivarya ropan, aur private sansthanon ko jhanda phahrane ke liye ek order. Yeh charcha Belagavi winter session (30 November se 11 December 2026) me khul sakti hai.

Is beech sabse aam sawal ye uth raha hai: kya Constitution rajya ko apna jhanda rakhne deta hai? Iska seedha jawab "haan" ya "nahi" me nahi hai — kanoon ki position ko teen hisson me samajhna zaroori hai: samvidhan ka matn, National Flag ke rules, aur adalaton ke faisle.

Constitution me rajya jhande ka koi zikr nahi

• Article 51A(a): nagrik ka fundamental duty hai ki wo samvidhan ka, National Flag aur National Anthem ka aadar kare. Ye doosre jhandon ko mana nahi karta.
• Seventh Schedule: kanooni vishleshan ke mutabik isme "jhanda" naam ka koi entry nahi hai — kisi bhi list me flag ka subject darj nahi.
• Do mukhya kanoon: Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 aur Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 — dono National Flag ke aas-paas ghoomte hain, aur kisi me ye nahi likha ki doosra jhanda ban hi nahi sakta.

Iska matlab ye hai ki Constitution ne rajya jhande ko na kanooni haq diya hai, na rok lagayi hai. Dono taraf ke davo ko samvidhan ka matn support nahi karta; seema aage ke niyam aur adalat tay karte hain.

2018 me yahi koshish ki gayi thi

2018 me Siddaramaiah ke netritva wali sarkar ne ek naya state flag design approve karke Centre ko bheja — safed, peele aur laal rang ki pattiyon wala jhanda, jiske beech me rajya ka prateek Gandaberunda. The Hindu ki report ke mutabik proposal Flag Code me sanshodhan maangta tha, isliye Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ne use manzoori nahi di. 2019 me aage ki sarkar ne proposal drop kar diya.

2026 me CM ne saaf kaha ki naya design nahi banega — jo laal-peela jhanda aam logon me prachalit hai, wahi official banega.

Ek hi official precedent: Jammu-Kashmir

Aaj tak kisi rajya ke paas apna official jhanda nahi raha, ek hi exception tha — Jammu-Kashmir. Wahan 1952 se 2019 tak apna jhanda raha, lekin wo state ke alag samvidhan aur Article 370 ke khaas darje ki wajah se tha. 2019 me J&K punargathan ke baad wo vyavastha khatam ho gayi.

Isliye "J&K ke paas tha to baaki rajya bhi le sakte hain" wala tark kamzor hai — J&K ki sthiti doosre kisi rajya ne kabhi nahi paayi.

Tirange ke niyam hi asli seema tay karte hain

Flag Code of India, 2002 ke niyam saaf hain:

• Upar nahi: National Flag se koi doosra jhanda unchi jagah ya upar nahi lag sakta.
• Side by side ki shart: Code me jo vishesh roop se allowed ho, uske alawa kisi doosre jhanda ko National Flag ke saath barabar starr par nahi rakha ja sakta.
• Alag mast: alag jhande alag mast-heads par lagte hain.

Rajyotsava ke din bhi Kannada jhanda alag aur tirange se neeche wale staff par phahraya gaya tha. Yani agar Karnataka "alongside" ka framework banata hai, to uska practical matlab yahi hoga — paas me, par neeche aur alag mast par.

Adalaton ne kya tay kiya hai

• Union of India v Naveen Jindal (2004): tiranga uthana Article 19(1)(a) ke tahat abhivyakti ka hissa hai; Flag Code executive instructions hain, isliye wo apne aap me fundamental right rokne wala "law" nahi.
• Bijoe Emmanuel v State of Kerala (1986): jo vidyarthi samman ke saath khade rahe par National Anthem nahi gaaye, unhe nikalna Article 19(1)(a) aur 25(1) ka ullanghan tha.
• Kikkeri Krishna Murthy v State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court, April 2024): rajya anthem aur uske rendition par sarkar Article 162 ke executive power ke tahat niyam bana sakti hai; August 2026 me Supreme Court ne is order me dakhal dene se inkaar kar diya. Isi tark se rajya apne jhanda ko apne istemal ke liye recognise kar sakti hai — Centre ki manzoori ki zaroorat tabhi hoti hai jab kuch aisa chahiye jo sirf Centre de sakta hai.

Teen jagah, teen alag jawab

1. Sarkari daftar: jab rajya apni hi building par apna jhanda lagata hai, to wo rajya khud abhivyakti kar raha hai — kisi nagrik se kuch maang nahi raha. Isliye ye hissa sabse kam vivaadit hai.
2. State-funded sansthan: institutional duty (jaise sahayata ki shart par jhanda lagana) banaya ja sakta hai, lekin behtar hai ki kisi vidyarthi, shikshak ya karmchari par vyaktigat roop se jhanda phahrane ki majboori na daali jaye.
3. Private sansthan: encourage karna aasaan hai, majboor karna mushkil. Executive order "law" nahi hota, isliye Article 19(2) ke test me nahi tikta — aur "regional identity" Article 19(2) ke allowed grounds me nahi hai. Agar license ki shart banaya jaye, to Article 19(6) ke proportionality test me jaana padega.

Aam nagrik ke liye iska matlab

• Ghar, dukan ya office me tiranga ke saath doosra jhanda ho to neeche aur alag mast par hi lagayein — yahi Flag Code ka tarika hai.
• "Hamare rajya ka official jhanda hai" — aisa dawa sunkar sambandhit rajya ki gazette ya government order dekhein; bina notified order ke rajya jhanda sirf cultural symbol hai.
• National Flag ka apman ho to Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 ke tahat police me likhit shikayat dein aur copy apne paas rakhein.
• Kisi order ki asli copy chahiye to sambandhit department me RTI file karein.

Dhyan rakhne wali baat: rajya jhanda official hone ka matlab ye kabhi nahi hoga ki wo tiranga ke upar ya uske barabar jagah lega — tirange ki prathmikta kanoon aur protocol dono se surakshit hai.

Official links

• Ministry of Home Affairs (Flag Code of India, 2002 yahin se jaari): mha.gov.in
• Ministry of Law and Justice (Constitution of India): legislative.gov.in
• Supreme Court of India (judgments): main.sci.gov.in
• The Hindu report, 1 November 2026: Karnataka thinking of officially recognising Kannada flag
• Indian Express report: Karnataka mulls official tag for Kannada flag
• Live Law analysis, 12 November 2026: One Nation, Two Flags?

FAQ

Q1. Kya Constitution rajya ko apna jhanda rakhne ki ijazat deta hai? Ans: Constitution me rajya jhande ka zikr hi nahi hai — na haq diya gaya hai, na rok. Article 51A(a) sirf National Flag ka aadar karne ki baat karta hai, aur Seventh Schedule me flag ka koi entry nahi. Isliye seema Flag Code of India, 2002 aur adalaton ke faislon se tay hoti hai.

Q2. Karnataka ne kya announce kiya hai aur agla step kya hai? Ans: 1 November 2026 ko CM D.K. Shivakumar ne kaha ki sarkar laal-peele Kannada jhanda ko official state flag ka darja dene ke liye legal framework laane par vichar kar rahi hai; mudda Belagavi winter session (30 November se 11 December 2026) me charcha ke liye rakha jayega.

Q3. 2018 wala proposal kyun nahi mila? Ans: 2018 me sarkar ne naya design Centre ko bheja tha, jisme Flag Code me sanshodhan ki zaroorat thi. Ministry of Home Affairs ne us proposal ko manzoori nahi di, aur 2019 me use drop kar diya gaya.

Q4. Kya kisi rajya ke paas abhi official jhanda hai? Ans: Abhi kisi rajya ke paas official state flag nahi hai. Ekmatra precedent Jammu-Kashmir ka tha, jiska apna jhanda 1952 se 2019 tak raha — wo bhi state ke alag samvidhan aur Article 370 ki wajah se, jo 2019 me khatam ho gaya.

Q5. Tiranga ke saath doosra jhanda lagana kanoon ke hisaab se kaise sahi hota hai? Ans: Flag Code of India, 2002 ke mutabik koi doosra jhanda National Flag se uncha ya upar nahi ho sakta, aur alag jhande alag mast-heads par lagte hain. Tiranga ke saath doosra jhanda ho to use alag aur neeche wale mast par hi lagayein.