In what could be yet another historical move, Union HomeMinister Amit Shah might air dash to Srinagar to unfurl the tricolour at LalChowk on Independence Day, August 15.In a closely guarded secret, high securitymeasures are being ensured for Amit Shah's Srinagar visit on Thursday.

However, officials at Jammu and Kashmir police headquartershave not yet confirmed Shah's much-awaited first visit after the bifurcation ofJammu and Kashmir into two separate Union Territories. National SecurityAdvisor Ajit Doval, currently monitoring the situation in the Valley, mightalso be present at Lal Chowk on Independence Day, sources said.In New Delhi,sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs said Amit Shah's visit to the Valley isexpected, but exact dates cannot be shared with the media at the moment.

"It's a security concern. Amid escalating tensionbetween the two countries (India-Pakistan), the Home Minister's visit cannot berevealed in advance," an officer told IANS.The Home Minister usuallytravels by a Border Security Force aircraft and his itinerary is shared withcoordinating government agencies at the last moment, including CentralIndustrial Security Force (CISF) which guards airports in the country. Shah,who also heads BJP as its national President, has a very high threatperception, according to latest intelligence inputs. For Home Minister AmitShah and his mentor Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unfurling the nationaltricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar has been a nostalgic event in theirpolitical career. In 1992, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, accompaniedby Modi, had unfurled the Tricolour at Lal Chowk, despite grave threat fromvarious Pakistan-based terror organisations. Lal Chowk,the main commercialcentre in downtown Srinagar, came into significance when India's first PrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled the national flag here in 1948.