{"id":182684,"date":"2025-09-03T09:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=182684"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:30:27","slug":"arrest-over-hoisting-palestinian-flag-at-up-school-sparks-debate-on-indias-double-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/03\/arrest-over-hoisting-palestinian-flag-at-up-school-sparks-debate-on-indias-double-standards.html","title":{"rendered":"Arrest over hoisting Palestinian flag at UP school sparks debate on India\u2019s double standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: The arrest of a man in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Lakhimpur Kheri for hoisting a Palestinian flag at a government school has sparked widespread criticism over India\u2019s selective crackdown on pro-Palestinian expressions while allowing pro-Israel demonstrations to go unchecked.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, police claimed the accused, Saddam, replaced the Indian flag at the Upper Primary School in Lakhha village with a Palestinian flag in solidarity with Gaza. He was arrested following a complaint, while a search is underway for others allegedly involved. Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma termed the act a \u201cserious crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legal experts, however, stressed that flying foreign flags is not a crime under Indian law unless the national flag is disrespected. Advocate Farhan Qureshi said the arrests send a \u201cworrying signal to democratic freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move comes even as Hindutva groups openly waved Israeli flags, burnt Palestinian flags, and held pro-Israel rallies without facing action. Critics say this stark double standard exposes political bias in law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also slammed the government, saying peaceful solidarity with Palestine is being criminalised.<\/p>\n

Locals in Lakhha village expressed fear over the police crackdown, saying their peaceful gesture for Gaza victims has been treated as a crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: The arrest of a man in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Lakhimpur Kheri for hoisting a Palestinian flag at a government school has sparked widespread criticism over India\u2019s selective crackdown on pro-Palestinian expressions while allowing pro-Israel demonstrations to go unchecked. According to Kashmir Media Service, police claimed the accused, Saddam, replaced the Indian flag at the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":182685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-182684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t