Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 13 (HBTV): Ahead of the 78th Independence Day, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration, Police and state transport department on Tuesday organised a bike and car rally in Guwahati under 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign.  

Kamrup Metropolitan District Commissioner Sumit Sattawan stated that the main objective behind organising the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is to instil a nationalistic feeling. 

"We have organised this bike and car rally in line with the government's instructions. For the past two years, we have been organising Har Ghar Tiranga programmes every year. In line with those programmes, this rally has been organised today. In various parts of Assam, such kinds of rallies are being organised. The sole purpose is to instil that nationalistic feeling and to ensure that everybody flaunts their flag on 15th August..." said the Kamrup Metropolitan District Commissioner.

On Monday, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, was joined by hundreds of BJP Yuva Morcha members in a bike rally to celebrate the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in Assam's Tinsukia. 

Earlier, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced the third edition of the "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign that will be celebrated from August 9-15 as part of the Independence Day celebrations, according to a statement from the Ministry of Culture.

He stated that the initiative aims to instil a spirit of patriotism and national pride among citizens by encouraging every Indian to hoist the national flag. The Minister urged the citizens to hoist the Tiranga at their homes and click a selfie with the flag. 

On August 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also urged the citizens to make the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign a mass movement by hoisting the national flag at their homes. Changing his profile picture on social media to 'Tricolour', PM Modi further urged everyone to change their profile picture to the same. 

(ANI)