With massive security in place, the BJP held its first-ever Tiranga rally at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar, hugely symbolic in an area that has historically seen tension over the hoisting of the national flag. Lal Chowk was completely sealed off as BJP leaders flagged the motorcycle rally from Lal Chowk to the Kargil war memorial. Even a reputed missionary school at Lal Chowk was closed for the day and thousands of students could not attend their classes.