NEW DELHI, Aug 14: A massive ‘Tiranga’ rally was taken out in Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday with thousands of people participating in it on the eve of the 77th Independence Day.
A video showed several people including army and police personnel walking and riding through the streets. People were also shouting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’.
The ‘Tiranga’ rally was a part of the government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign to encourage people to bring the flag at home and to hoist it to celebrate India’s independence.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had on Sunday had led the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally holding the Indian flag from Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) to the Botanical Garden on the bank of Dal Lake in Kashmir’s Srinagar. “Today entire J&K is participating in Tiranga Yatras. The Tricolour is flying high and streets are filled with enthusiasm,” Sinha said during the rally.
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the people to participate in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rallies from August 13 to 15. Stating that the Indian flag symbolises the “spirit of freedom”, he urged people to upload their photographs with the Tiranga on the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ website and also to change their display picture on social media platforms to that of the Indian tri-colour.
“In the spirit of the #HarGharTiranga movement, let us change the DP of our social media accounts and extend support to this unique effort which will deepen the bond between our beloved country and us,” PM Modi wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
(Manas Dasgupta)
