New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the country, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, has been united due to the unforgettable contribution and determination of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Addressing an event here to commemorate India’s first home minister Sardar Patel’s 148th birth anniversary, Shah asked all citizens to take a pledge to make the nation the very best in the world in all sectors by 2047 when it will celebrate the centenary of its Independence.
“It was because of Patel that we have today’s India. It was due to his unforgettable contribution that the whole country — from Kashmir to Kanyakumari – is united. Without Sardar Patel’s contribution and farsightedness, we would not have been here today,” he said.
The home minister said it is the result of Sardar Patel’s determination, devotion to duty towards the nation and intentions as solid as iron that today India stands with respect in front of the world after 75 years of independence.
He said that after independence, the British had left India fragmented. At that time, Sardar Patel carried out the huge task of creating the present-day map of “Mother India” by uniting more than 550 princely states in a matter of a few days, he said. Shah said PM Narendra Modi has given due respect to Sardar Patel by building the world’s tallest statue at Kevadiya in Gujarat.
Addressing an event here to commemorate India’s first home minister Sardar Patel’s 148th birth anniversary, Shah asked all citizens to take a pledge to make the nation the very best in the world in all sectors by 2047 when it will celebrate the centenary of its Independence.
“It was because of Patel that we have today’s India. It was due to his unforgettable contribution that the whole country — from Kashmir to Kanyakumari – is united. Without Sardar Patel’s contribution and farsightedness, we would not have been here today,” he said.
The home minister said it is the result of Sardar Patel’s determination, devotion to duty towards the nation and intentions as solid as iron that today India stands with respect in front of the world after 75 years of independence.
He said that after independence, the British had left India fragmented. At that time, Sardar Patel carried out the huge task of creating the present-day map of “Mother India” by uniting more than 550 princely states in a matter of a few days, he said. Shah said PM Narendra Modi has given due respect to Sardar Patel by building the world’s tallest statue at Kevadiya in Gujarat.
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