Soldiers enforce the tri-color flag on commuting vehicles in Kashmir

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http://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=14_8_2007&ItemID=26&cat=1

OMG, how laaaaaaaaaame!

Handwara, Aug 13: Cloth merchants and tailors are doing brisk business as the demand for tri-colour is increasing with August 15 nearing and each flag is sold between Rs 10-Rs 20.
The spurt in demand is due to overt diktat of Army to public to hoist tri-colour on their vehicles.
“I have sold 200 tricolours during past two days and the demand seems to be increasing as 15th August is approaching,” said Nisar Ahmad, a tailor.
According to commuters moving on Handwara-Varmul route, soldiers at different villages of Handwara and Varmul are leaving no stone un-turned for making sure that commuters hoist a tri colour atop their vehicles ahead of 15th August.
The entire Handwara town wears a tri-colour look as flags are placed atop shops, buses, tippers, cars, tongas, scooters, cycles and even on hand carts.
Commuters alleged that they are being ordered to hoist tri-colours by 30 RR Langate camp, 21 RR posted at Handwara and 33 RR Magam camp.
“I was stopped at three places from Varmul to Handwara by troops for not hoisting tri colour. I was first stopped at Ladoora, Chotipora and then at Langate by troops for not hoisting tri colour on my scooter,” said Ghulam Muhammad, a resident of Varmul.
“Our bus was stopped by Army at Ladoora for half an hour for not hoisting tri-colour,” said Irshad Ahmad, a commuter.
Meanwhile, police, paramilitary troops and army has intensified search operations in the north Kashmir townships of Handwara, Sopur, Bandipore ,Kupwara and Varmul.
Army has laid cordon in forest area of Kupwara, Lolab, Rajwar and Handwara. People living near forest areas are ordered not to step out from their homes in the late hours particularly from 7 PM.
Army and police has set up new barricades at different intersections of Handwara, Kupwara and Sopur and are ordering passengers, men women and even school children to get down from vehicles and stand in queues for identification parade. Traffic on busy roads is coming to halt leading to massive traffic chaos.

Wow, crackpots! Making someone force to love you.

 

[A.Rahman]

let me guess this is a "remote" incident.

 

[Awesome]

And all perpetrators have been punished

 

[Bull]

Lol..keep on having fun.

 

[waz]

Surprise, surprise…

 

[Awesome]

If some psychiatrist saw this he'd have a field day with these soldiers.

Why do they want someone to forcibly love their country?

 

[Bull]

If some psychiatrist saw this he'd have a field day with these soldiers.

Why do they want someone to forcibly love their country?

Hositing the flag is to send the message across clear and loud. Most of the civilians would be busy with their daily life that they might not see it essential to have a flag hoisted to show their luv for their country.

I didnt hoist a flag and none of my friends did.

 

[Awesome]

SO they forcibly make u hoist it?

 

[Awesome]

Hositing the flag is to send the message across clear and loud. Most of the civilians would be busy with their daily life that they might not see it essential to have a flag hoisted to show their luv for their country.

I didnt hoist a flag and none of my friends did.

Dude you're in Dubai, only Pakistani students take out rallies and hoist flags here.

I used to do it, till one time the CID busted us, swarmed from left n right...

 

[Bull]

SO they forcibly make u hoist it?

If it was cochin and you were stopped and asked to have a flag hoisted, is that forcing? If yes, then thats it, bcoz its Kashmir its easy to paint it differently.

 

[Bull]

Dude you're in Dubai, only Pakistani students take out rallies and hoist flags here.

I used to do it, till one time the CID busted us, swarmed from left n right...

Very true, i have seen more show from the Pakistanis than Indians. I myself dont take time out to celebrate it, i luv republic day instead bcoz its got a good parade in ND.