Rahul Gandhi hoisted the tricolor at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Srinagar :

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

on Sunday unfurled the national flag amid tight security at the historic clock tower at Lal Chowk in Srinagar as part of his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.

Rahul took a 30-minute break from the journey at Sonawar before leaving for Ghantaghar to unfurl the tricolor and reached the state Congress Committee's headquarters at Maulana Azad Road.

During the hoisting of the national flag at Lal Chowk, Rahul's sister and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the party were present there.

The security arrangements for this ten-minute program were very strong.

All the roads leading to Lal Chowk were sealed since Saturday night itself and the movement of vehicles was completely restricted.

Shops, business establishments and the weekly flea market were closed in view of the security arrangements for the flag hoisting by the former Congress president at Lal Chowk.

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