Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) attended an event to celebrate Har Ghar Tiranga on 78^th Independence Day organised by the Tourism and Culture Department at the Main Market in Leh on August 14.

 LG paid tribute to the freedom fighters who made supreme sacrifices for India’s independence and encouraged the participants, particularly the youth, to take part in the Tiranga rally. He emphasised the importance of patriotism and commended the Tourism and Culture Department for organising the event on a grand scale. LG also praised the cultural troupes that participated in the event and highlighted the national flag as a symbol of the nation's identity. He urged everyone to actively participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi for initiating this campaign.

L-G felicitated freedom fighters and war heroes for their contributions towards the nation’s safety and security.

Deputy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk also paid tribute to the freedom fighters and encouraged public participation in the campaign.

A Tiranga Rally/Yatra was organised from King Singge Namgyal Chowk to the Leh Main Market.

The participants also took the Har Ghar Tiranga pledge and Har Ghar Tiranga Anthem was also performed on the occasion.Har Ghar Tiranga is a campaign that started under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark India’s independence. It stemmed from the thought that our relationship with the national flag has always been more formal and institutional than personal. Bringing the flag home collectively as a nation thus became symbolic of not only an act of personal connection to the Tiranga but also an embodiment of our collective commitment to nation-building. The idea behind the initiative was to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag.