Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- By Syed Sammar Mehdi

Mohammad Muqsit Wani walked at the head of the procession on Friday, the National Flag rising above the crowd as students, residents and government officials moved through Khonmoh ahead of Independence Day.

Wani, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service officer and Block Development Officer of Khonmoh, led the Tiranga rally with Farooq Khan, an inspector at Police Post Khonmoh.

Officials from several government departments followed as the procession brought together people who rarely appear in the same public gathering: students, social workers, former panchayati raj representatives, government employees and local residents.

The purpose was straightforward. The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign seek...