A BJP supporter shouts as he is detained by police during a protest near Jammu Airport
Senior officials of the BJP - the party of the Hindu nationalist opposition - said it was a patriotic duty to hoist the national flag in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, to mark the Republic Day of India on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir state and central government fears the symbolic show of control could rekindle separatist Muslim militants and pro-Pakistan that killed over 100 people last year.
Was ordered to stop any attempt by the BJP supporters to hoist the national flag in Srinagar.
Police closed roads in Kashmir and forced to 7,000 flag-waving supporters BJP on buses and taken away.
About 2,500 protetsers attempting to cross the border from the region of Jammu in Kashmir face threats of arrest and detention.
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