Srinagar, Aug 13
Full dress rehearsals for the Independence Day parade were held across the Kashmir and Jammu divisions on Wednesday as a multi-tier security network is in place to secure the parades and celebrations on August 15.
V.K.Birdi, IGP (Kashmir Zone), told reporters in Srinagar on Wednesday that full dress rehearsals for the Independence Day parades were successfully held across the Valley.
The IGP said that spotters have been deployed at many places to secure the venue of the Independence Day parade. "People are requested to attend the main parade in Srinagar in large numbers as all arrangements for safety and security have been put in place,” he said.
Kashmir Divisional Commissioner V.K. Bidhuri took the salute at the main Independence Day parade in Srinagar, while the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, took the salute at the rehearsal parade in the M.A.Stadium in Jammu city.
Ahead of the country’s Independence Day, a mega ‘Tiranga Rally’ attended by hundreds of people, including senior officers of the administration, police, and the common citizens, was organised in Srinagar on Tuesday. The rally was led by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Later, the CM said, "We should uphold the prestige of the national flag; it is our identity, and we should respect it.”