Shimla, May 14 -- In a major event during the Bharatiya Janata Party's nationwide Tiranga Yatra, Himachal Pradesh Assembly Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur led the flag march in Shimla on Wednesday to honour the bravery of the Indian Armed Forces and express solidarity with them.

Speaking to ANI during the rally, Jairam Thakur said, "This Tiranga Yatra gives a huge message that the people of Himachal and the entire nation stand firmly with our forces and PM Modi..."

Thakur praised the people of Devbhoomi Himachal Pradesh, saying they stood "like rocks with the soldiers of the country and with the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

He congratulated both the armed forces and the Prime Minister for the decisive action taken ...