On the second day of his visit to Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the great freedom fighter and Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary in Kevadiya and visited the Statue of Unity. At the same time, in Major Dhyanchand Stadium, Delhi, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’. During this, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena were also present.
राष्ट्रीय एकता दिवस के अवसर पर नई दिल्ली में 'एकता दौड़' के कार्यक्रम से लाइव…
https://t.co/DYzd68bhq6— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 31, 2023
Apart from Delhi, Run for Unity has been organized in many parts of the country including Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Goa, Srinagar, Gurugram and Cuttack in which many dignitaries were present. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lucknow, State Home Minister Harsh Singhvi in Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Cuttack flagged off the Run for Unity.
On Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Unity and prosperity of India was the sole aim of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s life. With his rock-solid willpower, political wisdom and hard work, he worked to make India, divided into more than 550 princely states, a united nation. Sardar Saheb’s dedicated life to the nation and nation-building work as the country’s first Home Minister will always inspire us. Tributes to Iron Man Sardar Patel ji on his birth anniversary and best wishes to all the countrymen on ‘National Unity Day’.”
भारत की एकता और समृद्धता सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल जी के जीवन का एकमात्र ध्येय था। उन्होंने अपनी चट्टान जैसी दृढ़ इच्छाशक्ति, राजनीतिक विद्वता व कठोर परिश्रम से 550 से अधिक रियासतों में बँटे भारत को एक संगठित राष्ट्र बनाने का काम किया। सरदार साहब का राष्ट्र को समर्पित जीवन व देश के… pic.twitter.com/LBL1T2hJWL
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 31, 2023
“A befitting tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ji will be to tread on the path of unity, integrity and inclusivity, the ideals that were so valued by Sardar Sahab. Flagged off #Run4Unity at Major Dhyanchand Stadium,” wrote Shah on X.
