Via PTI
BHOPAL: Amid a row, the Madhya Pradesh govt has directed the police to sign up an FIR in opposition to officers of e-commerce massive Amazon and its proprietor for allegedly promoting merchandise, together with footwear, with the picture of the Indian nationwide flag, House Minister Narottam Mishra mentioned on Tuesday.
Amazon confronted the ire of a bit of Indian social media customers over vending some merchandise, together with attire and meals pieces, that function pictures of the Indian flag, with some announcing that the usage of the tricolour in one of these method was once an insult and a contravention of the rustic’s flag code.
“It has come to my realize that our nationwide flag is used on merchandise being bought by way of the web e-commerce platform Amazon. It’s insupportable that even it (the nationwide flag) has been used on footwear,” Mishra, who’s the state govt spokesman, instructed journalists right here. Prima facie, this can be a violation of the Nationwide Flag Code, he mentioned.”
“I’ve directed Director Normal of Police (DGP) to document an FIR in opposition to Amazon’s officers and proprietor,” Mishra added. This isn’t the primary time that the MP’s house minister has directed the police to document an FIR in opposition to Amazon.
Closing November, Mishra had ordered the submitting of an FIR in opposition to officers of Amazon over the suicide of a adolescence from MP who allegedly bought toxic sulphas (used as an agricultural fumigant and is toxic) drugs during the e-commerce web site.
The police within the Bhind district had registered an FIR in opposition to unnamed officers of Amazon India after busting a gang that allegedly provided ganja below the guise of marketing stevia (a herbal sweetener) during the e-commerce portal.
Amazon had on Monday mentioned it stays dedicated to take essential motion in opposition to dealers who will have indexed any non-compliant merchandise. Amazon.in is an internet market the place third-party dealers be offering merchandise on the market immediately to consumers, and as such is liable for making sure compliances related to the sale of those merchandise, it mentioned.
“We require all merchandise introduced at the market to conform to appropriate rules and repeatedly take suitable motion on non-compliance. Amazon stays dedicated to taking essential motion in opposition to dealers who will have indexed any non-compliant merchandise,” the corporate mentioned.