Hoists National Flag on 78th I-Day
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha hoisted the National Flag and addressed the people at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, on Thursday.
The Lt Governor posted on ‘X’, “Hoisted the National Flag at Bakshi Stadium, on the occasion of 78th Independence Day. As we celebrate the freedom and the spirit of unity, let us honor and remember the countless sacrifices made by our valiant freedom fighters and martyrs.
Roots of democracy have deepened in the past five years. Today I appeal to the citizens of J&K for collective resolve to ensure that the ideals of democracy should become an important part of our consciousness and our innate nature.
Today, J&K is marching ahead with confidence towards the goal of peace, progress and prosperity. Let us take a pledge today that together we will make J&K UT synonymous with achievements”.
At the UT-level Independence Day celebration event, the Lt Governor inspected the parade and took salute at an impressive march past of the contingents comprising of J&K Police, Security forces, Schools Students, besides Brass & Pipe bands of J&K Police and the BSF.
In his Independence Day address at Bakshi Stadium, the Lieutenant Governor said Pakistan was pushing foreign terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir as it was frustrated by dwindling local recruitment and increasing faith of people in democracy, reflected in record turnouts during the Lok Sabha polls. Sinha said that there has been a “remarkable decline in terrorism” in the past few years.
“No terror outfit has any top leadership left here. Strikes and pelting of stone pelting have been consigned to the pages of history. With dwindling local recruitment into terror ranks and strengthening of people’s belief in democracy, our neighbouring country is frustrated.
“A country which is unable to provide basic amenities like two square meals to its own citizens, is sending foreign terrorists here to create instability and disturb peace,” he said.
The L-G said there have been some terror attacks in the Jammu region over the past few months in which several security personnel and civilians lost their lives.