Srinagar, Aug. 12 -- During his address at the Tiranga Yatra, CM Omar reflected on the nation's journey towards embracing the tricolour as a symbol of unity and pride. "Often, we either say this ourselves or hear someone else say, 'I am alone, what can I do by myself?' But remember that time when we were not allowed to hoist our national flag at our own homes," Omar Abdullah recalled.

He said the law was such that only government offices or buildings would display the national flag. He shared the story of one determined citizen who, inspired by the sight of American friends freely displaying their national flag, initiated a legal battle upon returning to India.

"He knocked at the doors of the courts and forced the rulers of the country ...