An inquiry was immediately ordered into the fiasco.
Mehbooba, who was hoisting the national flag as chief minister for the first time, pulled the string attached to the post only to see the tricolour fall from the post and land on the ground.
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As Mehbooba left the stage for inspecting the contingents of the police and paramilitary forces, the security staff at the Bakshi Stadium hurriedly set the flag right and hoisted it atop the post.
Later, Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar said he has ordered an inquiry into the fiasco.
"An inquiry was ordered immediately into the incident so as to fix the responsibility," Kumar told Press Trust of India.
The DGP said it was a lapse on part of "someone and that person needs to answer.
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