The glimpse of next year’s general elections will also be seen during the traditional kite flying on the occasion of Independence Day. This time on August 15, the skies of Delhi and its neighboring areas will be ablaze with kites with the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and printed slogans like ‘Dumble Engine Ki Sarkar’, ‘World’s Biggest Political Party’ and ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. .
It has been a long time tradition to celebrate Independence Day by flying kites in Delhi and surrounding areas. In view of this, Lal Kuan in Old Delhi and Jaffrabad area of North-East Delhi is decorated with kite market where kites with pictures of political personalities and film personalities as well as different cartoon characters are available. Apart from this, traditional paper kites are also available in the markets.