AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday flagged off the ‘Sardar@150 Unity March’, organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s Iron Man and architect of national integration.
At the event, the Chief Minister paid floral tributes to Sardar Patel’s statue at Sardar Patel Colony, Narangpura, before leading the march, which began at 7.30 a.m. and concluded at the Mahatma Gandhi statue on Ashram Road, passing through Sardar Patel Stadium Road and C.G. Road.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Patel said Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a true tribute to Sardar Patel through the creation of the Statue of Unity, now a global symbol of India’s pride and strength. “Run for Unity has become a means to bind the nation together through the spirit of oneness, ” he said, urging citizens to make swadeshi (indigenous) products a part of daily life to build a Viksit Bharat (developed India) through Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).