Updated On: 11 December, 2023 04:50 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
A Thane contractor was booked for displaying the tricolour upside down during an event with PM Modi.

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A contractor in Thane district was booked on Monday for allegedly displaying the tricolour upside down on banners used as a backdrop during an event arranged to witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s interaction with Viksit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra beneficiaries.
Reportedly, the contractor, who was tasked with printing banners for the Thane Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti event, allegedly ignored the authorities` provided background sample and printed the tricolour upside down. Union Minister of State Kapil Patil, Thane Guardian Minister Shamburaj Desai, Collector Ashok Shingare, and other dignitaries were in attendance at the event.