Jammu and Kashmir state flag taken down from Secretariat 

Just two weeks after Article 370 was abrogated from Jammu and Kashmir, the state flag was removed from the Civil Secretariat building in Srinagar on Sunday, August 25 and only a tricolour was seen at the top of the building.

As Jammu and Kashmir no longer enjoys special status that it has been since independence, J&K also lost its right to have a separate flag.

Earlier, the state had the freedom to fly two flags, its own state flag and the Indian national flag. Red coloured flag with three stripes was used to reflect the three regions of the state – Kashmir valley, Jammu and Ladakh.

The plough in the state flag represented farmers of the state. The flag had been representing the special identity of the state.

In 1952, J&K constituent assembly had made the flag its official flag.

On August 5, Modi government revoked J&K's special status under Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two Union territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

The Valley has been under security clampdown since the Centre's decision to withdraw special rights.