Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: A grand 108-feet tall national flag was recently hoisted with pride in the Sunjwan area of Jammu and this is not the first time that such an event has taken place. Since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, reports of the national tricolour being hoisted across Jammu and Kashmir have become common. Balbir Ram Rattan, spokesperson for the Jammu & Kashmir BJP and former Vice Chairman, stated that the growing recognition and respect for national symbols in the region post-Article 370 is a true sign of national honour.
Balbir remarked that just a few years ago, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was such that people couldn't even imagine hoisting the national flag. There was a separate flag that was considered superior to the tricolour. But today, with Article 370 now part of history, the national flag is receiving the place and respect it had always deserved but deprived of. In the Kashmir region especially, where earlier no one could even think of waving the national flag, it can now be proudly seen waving in full glory at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar. Similarly, the national flag can now be seen hoisted at major government institutions across Kashmir.
He further stated that the widespread hoisting of the national flag in Jammu & Kashmir reflects a new mindset and a transformed environment. This is the same land where once the tricolour was opposed — and today, on this very land, tricolours standing hundreds of feet tall are proudly symbolizing national honour.
Balbir Ram Rattan expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central leadership, saying that it is due to their strong resolve and patriotism that Jammu and Kashmir has now truly become an integral and respected part of India. He said that all of this clearly indicates that Jammu and Kashmir is now genuinely moving forward with the spirit of "One Nation, One Constitution, One Flag."
