PM Modi to attend Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary in Gujarat

Modi will also participate in the "Ekta Diwas Parade" and administer the oath of national integration before heading to Vadodara in the evening.

Preparations on in Gujarat near Statue of Unity ahead of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary. (Express photo by Bhupender Rana)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the “Statue of Unity” in Kevadiya, Gujarat on Thursday to mark his 144th birth anniversary. The prime minister will also participate in the “Ekta Diwas Parade” and administer the oath of national integration before heading to Vadodara in the evening.

The parade will see participation from jawans of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), National Security Guards (NSG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Gujarat police and Jammu and Kashmir police. Modi will later visit a technology demonstration site and interact with civil service probationers at Kevadiya.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Kevadiya. (Express photo by Bhupender Rana)

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will also flag off Run for Unity in Ahmedabad city at Shahibaug Police Stadium in the morning. Since 2014, October 31 is observed as the National Unity Day and people from all walks of life participate in the “Run For Unity”.

The Statue of Unity was inaugurated by Modi on October 31, 2018.

Meanwhile, Hardik Patel will also hold two public programmes in Patan district of North Gujarat to celebrate Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary. The programme is jointly organised by Hardik-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti and four other organisations.

Patel will carry out a public rally – Sardar Ekta Yatra – from Lanava village of Patan district that will pass through villages like Pindharpur, Palasar, Shelavi and Manud. Patel will also address a public gathering at Manud.

First uploaded on: 30-10-2019 at 19:25 IST

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