Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday said that 'Run For Unity' marathon is a symbol of integrity, adding that this run binds everyone together.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday flagged off the 'Run For Unity' marathon in Ahmedabad on the occasion of 'National Unity Day' and remembered the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The event was organised by the Tripura Police Department at A.D. Nagar police ground in Agartala on Tuesday. CM Saha paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue as a part of respect to the 'Iron Man of India'.
The National Unity Day (Rastriya Ekta Diwas) has been observed by Assam Police by organising Rastriya Ekta Diwas Parade on Tuesday where the troops of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Assam Police, National Cadet Corps (NCC) and Assam Police Band platoon participated.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday paid homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, which is celebrated as National Unity Day.
"They refrain from tightening the screws against the anti-national elements. The thoughts of appeasement are so dangerous that they even knock on the doors of courts to save the terrorists. People have to be aware of such thoughts," the Prime Minister said at the event to mark the birth a
India's hockey player, Olympic medalist and Arjuna awardee Vivek Sagar Prasad flagged off the Run of Unity race from Bada Talab in the city at around 7 am on Tuesday. The race ended at the Shaurya Smarak in the city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his statue-- Statue of Unity-- in Ekta Nagar here on the latter's birth anniversary on Tuesday.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday participated in the 'Run for Unity' on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) in Odisha's Cuttack district.