SRINAGAR – In an embarrassment to Indian government administration inOccupied Kashmir, the tricolour fell off the flag post while being hoistedby the district magistrate during the main Republic Day function Saturday,prompting authorities to order a probe into the episode, officials said.
The flag fell on the ground as soon as Rajouri District Magistrate MohammadAijaz Asad pulled the string to unfurl it, they said.
The officials said the policemen reacted promptly and attached the flag tothe post. Taking serious note of the incident, the district magistrate setup a two-member panel to probe into the embarrassing episode, the officialssaid.
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Rajouri Additional Deputy Commissioner Sher Singh and AdditionalSuperintendent of Police Liaqat Kalas have been directed to inquire intothe matter and submit their report within a week, the officials said.