Kashmir valley witnessed major events to hoist the Tricolour on Sunday on the eve of Independence Day, even in those areas that were a hub of militants and prone to frequent street protests in the past. Meanwhile, multi-layered security was put in place ahead of the main functions on Monday in the Union Territory (UT).
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in a walkathon to celebrate the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. “Raising Pakistani flags is history. Now only the Indian flag will fly here. Earlier, there were less efforts to get people to raise the tiranga. Now there are efforts and people want to raise the flag,” L-G Sinha said, in an interview to a TV channel during the walkathon.
In south Kashmir’s Pulwama, over 1000 school children arranged themselves in the colours of the National Flag. They also made a special pattern, by seating themselves in a way that depicted “75 years: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” on synthetic turf of the school, a government spokesman said.
