Mehbooba Mufti, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, holds the National Flag as it fell on ground during the unfurling ceremony on the Independence Day in Srinagar. AP Srinagar: In an embarrassing moment for Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, the national tricolor fell off the post as she hoisted it at Bakshi stadium here where the main Independence Day function of the state was held. A police inquiry has been ordered into the incident, reports said.
Mehbooba, who was hoisting the national flag as chief minister for the first time, pulled the string attached to the post only to see the tricolor fall from the post and land on the ground. Amid the embarrassing situation, two personnel from the security detail of the chief minister held the flag in their hands till Mehbooba gave the ceremonial salute to the flag.
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As Mehbooba left the stage for inspecting the contingents of the police and paramilitary forces, the security staff at the Bakshi Stadium hurriedly set the flag right and hoisted it atop the post.
In her address, Mehbooba appealed to India and Pakistan to come together and work for peace in both parts of the divided Kashmir.
"So much blood has flown in the Jhelum river and it has no capacity to bear further bloodshed."
(With agency inputs)
