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CRPF personnel, school students take out Tiranga rally in Srinagar

CRPF personnel, school students take out Tiranga rally in Srinagar
CRPF personnel, school students take out Tiranga rally in Srinagar · theprint.in

Every year in India, people celebrate Independence Day, the day the country became free.

Before that big day, people do proud activities to get ready.

Policemen from a group called the CRPF took a walk with school children in a city called Srinagar.

This walk is called a Tiranga Rally, named after the Indian flag.

Everyone carried the flag and sang patriotic songs as they walked.

The walk started at Palladium Chowk and went through Lal Chowk and Regal Chowk.

It ended at a tall clock tower called Ghanta Ghar.

A CRPF officer named Prahlad Singh said the walk helps young people feel proud of their country.

He said kids should remember that many brave people made sacrifices to win freedom.

The rally is a way to show love and respect for the country.

Key facts

Event
Tiranga Rally
Location
Srinagar
Date
Tuesday, Aug 11, ahead of the 80th Independence Day
Campaign
Har Ghar Tiranga
Start Point
Palladium Chowk
End Point
Ghanta Ghar, via Lal Chowk and Regal Chowk
Participants
CRPF personnel and school children
Purpose
Inculcating patriotism among youth

Quotes

CRPF Assistant Commandant Prahlad Singh

Officer in the Central Reserve Police Force, leading the rally

“We always carry this feeling that we have to do something for the country, and safeguard it. Through this rally, we want to inculcate the feelings of patriotism in the youth. Youth should also understand that people have made sacrifices to achieve their freedom and this flag, and respect those.”
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