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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir<\/a> CM Omar Abdullah<\/a> on Wednesday refused to cut the ribbon at an event in Srinagar as it bore colours of the national flag. \u201cYeh nahin kaat sakte<\/span> (We cannot cut this),\u201d he said, turning to deputy CM Surinder Choudhary, who agreed.Omar was inaugurating the handicraft department\u2019s \u2018Know Your Artisans\u2019 event at Kashmir Haat. When he saw the Tricolour on the ribbon, he suggested it could be untied instead.The CM and the deputy CM handed the ribbon back to the organisers after untying it and asked them to keep it respectfully.The BJP<\/a> appreciated Omar\u2019s refusal to cut the ribbon. The party\u2019s J&K spokesperson Altaf Thakur has sought an inquiry into the incident and strict action against those responsible. He said, \u201cUsing the national flag as a ribbon to be cut during an inauguration reflects a serious lack of understanding and respect for its sanctity.\u201dHe added, \u201cThis is not a minor oversight but a grave lapse. The officers who allowed or designed such an act must be identified and suspended. Exemplary punishment is necessary to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n