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Foreign Ministry gave a clarification on lotus printing on passport

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Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ravish Kumar said that the decision to print lotus on the new Indian passport has been taken for security reasons. He said that the lotus is the national flower of India and that is why the Ministry of External Affairs has started printing it to deal with fake passports. This explanation of Ravish Kumar came after some members of opposition parties asked about it in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Congress leader MK Raghavan on Wednesday raised the issue of lotus printing on the Indian passport in the Lok Sabha during zero hour and said that since it is also an election symbol of the BJP, it is another step towards 'saffronisation' (propagation of Hinduism).

विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता रवीश कुमार का कहना है कि नए भारतीय पासपोर्टों पर कमल छापने का फ़ैसला सुरक्षा वजहों से लिया गया है। उन्होंने कहा कि कमल भारत का राष्ट्रीय पुष्प है और इसीलिए विदेश मंत्रालय ने फ़र्जी पासपोर्टों से निबटने के लिए इसे छापना शुरू किया है। रवीश कुमार का यह स्पष्टीकरण बुधवार को लोकसभा में विपक्षी दलों के कुछ सदस्यों द्वारा इस बारे में सवाल पूछने के बाद आया था। कांग्रेस नेता एमके राघवन ने बुधवार को लोकसभा में शून्य काल में भारतीय पासपोर्ट पर कमल छापे जाने का मुद्दा उठाया था और कहा था कि यह बीजेपी का चुनाव चिह्न भी है, इसलिए ये 'भगवाकरण' (हिंदू धर्म का प्रचार) की ओर एक और कदम है।

Key Learnings

  • Noun : fake //फेक// [फ़र्जी]

    Definition: an object that is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people
    Synonyms: counterfeit, false, bogus, pretend
    Antonym: real, genuine, original, realistic

  • Noun : opposition //आपज़िशन// [विपक्षी]

    Definition: in some political systems, the elected politicians who belong to the largest party that does not form the government.
    Synonyms: objection, resistance, opponent, opposite
    Antonym: agreement, accord, support, harmony

  • Noun : propagation //प्रापगेशन// [प्रचार]

    Definition: the act or process of spreading something, especially a harmful message or opinion, among a lot of people
    Synonyms: extension, growth, spread, expansion
    Antonym: compress, extermination, abate, brevity

  • Noun : spokesman //स्पोक्स्मन// [प्रवक्ता]

    Definition: someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public for them
    Synonyms: speaker, spokesperson, mouthpiece, delegate
    Antonym: detractor, figurehead, audience

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