National flag was hoisted atop the historic Clock tower in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Wednesday, 30 years after veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi did it for the first time.
Social activists Sajid Yousuf Shah and Sahil Bashir Bhat, along with dozens of supporters, had organised the flag unfurling ceremony at Clock Tower, locally known as Ghanta Ghar, to mark the Republic Day.
The activist used a hydraulic crane elevator to install the national flag on top of the clock tower amid rendition of the national anthem.
Young players from Kashmir Martial Arts Academy also participated in the function. The participants danced to patriotic songs as hundreds of Police and paramilitary personnel stood guard around the clock tower.
Senior BJP leader had unfurled the national flag at Lal Chowk in 1992 at the peak of militancy in the valley.