Was there a Khalistan flag hoisted at Red Fort?

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Was there a Khalistan flag hoisted at Red Fort?

The claim was shared massively on Facebook as well. The Quint ’s reporter Shadab Moizee, who was present at Red Fort, confirmed to us that the two flags that were hoisted were not Khalistan flags. One was the Sikh religious flag Nishan sahib (The orange flag), and the other was a farmers’ flag.

Is the flag hoisted at Red Fort really the Sikh flag?

The flag hoisted at Red Fort is believed to be the Sikh Flag but Pakistanis are clearly not differentiating between the two to further incite Sikh sentiments against the Indian State. It is also pertinent to mention that terrorist outfit Sikhs For Justice had demanded that the Khalistani Flag be hoisted on Republic Day.

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Did the Indian Army replace the tricolour at the Red Fort?

It did not (mercifully) replace the tricolour, which remains aloft at the Red Fort at an elevation. Some media outlets are misleading people on flags. Nishaan Sahib has been hoisted. Some media houses claim Khalistan flags but no flags of Khalistan were present in rally.

Was Pakistan’s tricolour replaced by Khalistan flag?

However, visual elements and reporters on the ground confirmed that the flags that were raised were not Khalistan flags. One was the Sikh religious flag Nishan sahib, and the other was a farmers’ flag. Twitter user Ankit Jain, with over a lakh followers, tweeted that the tricolour was “replaced by Khalistan flag.”

Are the flags hoisted at Red Fort Nishan Sahib Flags?

Several journalists took to Twitter to state that the flags hoisted at the Red Fort are Nishan Sahib flags. As per NDTV’s @ghazalimohammad, the flag hoisted by protestors at the Red Fort is sacred to Sikhs, seen outside gurudwaras where it is called the Nishan Saheb.

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What is the Khalistan flag issue in Moga?

A DAY ahead of Independence Day, two men breached security and entered the district administrative complex (deputy commissioner’s office building) in Moga Friday, raised a ‘Khalistan flag’ on the terrace and pulled down and desecrated an Indian flag hoisted on the premises.

Were the flags raised at the Eid al-Fitr in Pakistan really Khalistan Flags?

Visuals and reporters on the ground confirmed that the flags that were raised were not Khalistan ones.