“Right now it is lotus and then next month there will be something else as symbols are connected with India,” Raveesh Kumar said
NEW DELHI| On Thursday the Ministry of External Affairs said that the Lotus symbol will be imprinted on Indian passports. The MEA said the move is a part of new security measures. While addressing weekly media briefing, Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “This symbol is our national flower and is part of the enhanced security features to identify fake passports.” He added that other national symbols will also be used in rotation.
“Right now it is lotus and then next month there will be something else. These are symbols connected with India such as national flower or national animal,” Kumar added.
Raveesh Kumar,MEA on reports of lotus being printed on passports,earlier today:This symbol is our national flower&is part of the enhanced security features to identify fake passports.Apart from lotus,other national symbols will be used on rotation.Symbols are connected with India pic.twitter.com/8NTABjf25N
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2019
On Wednesday the matter was discussed in Lok Sabha by Opposition members, PTI reported. Congress MP MK Raghavan had said using the lotus symbol on Indian passports means “further saffronisation” by the government. The lotus is also the symbol of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kumar said the new security features were introduced as part of International Civil Aviation Organization guidelines.
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