 bill  no  194 of  2018 the  prevention  of  insults  to  national  honour (amendment)  bill,  2018 by shri parvesh sahib singh, mp a billfurther to amend the prevention of insults to national honour act, 1971be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the prevention of insults to national honour (amendment)act, 20185(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint69 of 19712 in the prevention of insults to national honour act, 1971, for section 3, the followingsection shall be substituted, namely:—10substitution of new section for  section 3 prevention of singing of national anthem"3 whoever intentionally prevents the singing of the indian national anthem or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing or intentionally causes disrespect to the national anthem, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with bothexplanation—for the purposes of this section, the word "disrespect" shall include any person refusing to stand for or recite the national anthem except when such person is suffering from any physical disability in that regard" statement of objects and reasonsnational honour is embodied in various symbolic elements like national flag, national anthem and national symbols respecting them is a fundamental duty of every citizennational anthem of any nation has a unique significance of its own in the case of india, our national anthem is not only the symbol of our national honour but it is also a memory and a tribute for our freedom struggle written by shri rabindranath tagore, it contains flavor of unity and integrity of our nation it keeps up reminding of our rich cultural, natural and political diversity thus any kind of disrespect or insult to our national anthem is an insult to the integrity and unity of our countrythe prevention of insults to national honour (amendment) bill, 2018 is an effort to ensure full respect and honour for our national anthem the bill seeks from all persons to stand and recite the national anthem whenever it is played or sung in an assembly of people the aim is not only to provide respect and honour for our national anthem but also to inculcate among our citizens a feeling of belongingness for our national anthemhence this billnew delhi;parvesh  sahib singh27 november, 2018 annexure extracts from the prevention of  insults to national honour act, 1971 (69 of 1971)    3 whoever intentionally prevents the singing of  the indian national anthem or causes disturbances to any assembly engaged in such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with bothprevention of singing of national anthem    ———— a billfurther to amend the prevention of insults to national honour act, 1971————(shri parvesh sahib singh, mp)mgipmrnd—2268ls(s3)—14-12-2018