Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s life continues to inspire young people through his sacrifice and patriotism.
Shah made the remarks while participating in the ‘Ekta Run’ in New Delhi on Patel’s 151st birth anniversary, observed as National Unity Day.
Addressing the gathering, Shah highlighted Patel’s role in national integration. He said India achieved an undivided identity under Patel’s leadership in just 1,218 days.
“Even if several leaders worked together, work that could not be accomplished in an entire lifetime was achieved by Sardar Patel in just 1,218 days, creating an undivided India. Today, the India shaped by Sardar Patel’s vision stands with pride before the world,” he said.
सरदार साहब का जीवन हर युवा के लिए त्याग और राष्ट्रप्रेम की प्रेरणा है। ‘राष्ट्रीय एकता दिवस’ पर नई दिल्ली में आयोजित ‘एकता दौड़’ से लाइव… https://t.co/8rm9MNgE2Z
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 31, 2026
Shah urged citizens to help make India completely drug-free by December 31, 2029. He said the country had moved closer to eliminating Naxalism and tackling drug abuse by March 31 this year.
He described a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’ as the first step towards achieving the vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Shah cited the abrogation of Article 370 and efforts to eliminate Naxalism as key decisions under PM Modi. He added that Modi’s government began observing Patel’s birth anniversary as National Unity Day.
Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan, Shah, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta paid floral tributes to Patel.
The Centre began observing October 31 as National Unity Day in 2014. The occasion promotes national unity, integrity and security through events such as the annual ‘Run for Unity’.
This year, Ekta Nagar will host another ‘Run for Unity’ in the evening. Prime Minister Modi announced the event in Banaskantha on Friday and urged young people to participate.
आधुनिक भारत के शिल्पकार, राष्ट्रीय एकता और अखंडता के प्रतीक, लौह पुरुष सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल जी की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन एवं समस्त देशवासियों को ‘राष्ट्रीय एकता दिवस’ की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
सरदार साहब ने अपने अदम्य साहस और दूरदर्शिता से रियासतों में बँटे देश को एक सूत्र में पिरोकर मजबूत भारत की नींव रखी और अखिल भारतीय सेवाओं की आधारशिला रखकर देश की प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था को सुदृढ़ आधार दिया। खेड़ा और बारडोली सत्याग्रह के माध्यम से किसानों के अधिकारों के लिए उनका संघर्ष जनसेवा और नेतृत्व का अनुपम उदाहरण है।
राष्ट्रहित को सर्वोपरि रखने वाले सरदार साहब का त्याग, समर्पण और राष्ट्रप्रेम हर एक देशवासी को ‘एक भारत, श्रेष्ठ भारत’ के निर्माण की दिशा में प्रेरित करता रहेगा।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 31, 2026
Also Read: President Murmu, Vice-President Radhakrishnan Pay Tribute To Sardar Patel On 151st Birth Anniversary
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