"According to ruling of the state High Court passed in 1983, waving Pakistani flag does not fall in the ambit of any (criminal) offence. Waving of a flag cannot be treated as declaring war against any country," Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said in a statement here.
"We make it clear that we only wave flags of our amalgam but some enthusiastic youth wave Pakistani flags as well, which is nothing new," he said while referring to the incident that took place during a public meeting of Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani few days back.
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On the Chief Minister's statement yesterday that action will be taken, the spokesman said, "Sayeed's statement that action will be taken against Geelani (for flag waving) is sheer frustration."
He said Sayeed "knows it very well that it (waving of Pakistani flag) is nothing new. Whenever Pakistan cricket team wins a match, the flags are waved and fire-crackers are burst.