Sharif effigy, Pak flag burnt

Speakers at the rally flayed Pakistan for sponsoring the intrusion in Kargil and other sectors of Jammu and Kashmir. Those who addressed the gathering included Prabhakar, city Shiv Sena president Inderjit Karwal and Bharatiya Janata Party Press Secretary Arun Khosla.

Homage was paid to the officers and soldiers of the Indian Army and Air Force who were killed while repulsing the intruders. A brief silence was observed as a mark of respect.

The city unit of All India Rajiv Gandhi Brigade led by Gurjit Singh Walia also held a protest demonstration and burnt Sharif8217;s effigy and the Pakistani flag at Gandhi Chowk here Monday night.