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Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity Day-31st October)

Flagging off the “Run For Unity” on the occasion of Sardar Patel Jayanti, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today recalled the mantra of “Ek Bharat: Shresth Bharat” and said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel gave us “Ek Bharat” (United India), and we should all work towards creating “Shresth Bharat” (Foremost India). And aptly so, birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is being celebrated as “RASHTRIYA EKTA DIVAS”.

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    - Flagging off the “Run For Unity” on the occasion of Sardar Patel Jayanti, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today recalled the mantra of “Ek Bharat: Shresth Bharat” and said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel gave us “Ek Bharat” (United India), and we should all work towards creating “Shresth Bharat” (Foremost India). And aptly so, birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is being celebrated as “RASHTRIYA EKTA DIVAS”.
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    - The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.
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    - The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagging off Run for Unity, at the Rajpath on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Celebrations, in New Delhi on October 31, 2014. The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Minister for External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, the Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and other dignitaries are also seen.
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    - The Prime Minister also administered the pledge of unity to the assembled people on the occasion of ‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas.’
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    - The Foreign Secretary Ms. Sujatha Singh administering the pledge of unity at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan, Ministry of External Affairs.
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    - The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Run for Unity, at the Rajpath for Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Celebrations. Even as he exhorted people to begin the run, the assembled youth enthusiastically waited for the Prime Minister to lead the run. Eventually, the Prime Minister led the Run For Unity.
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    - The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan and other dignitaries paid tributes at the portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on his Birth Anniversary, at Parliament House, in New Delhi on October 31, 2014.
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    - The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee paying floral tributes at the portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on his Birth Anniversary, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in Delhi on October 31, 2014.
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    - The Prime Minister referred to Sardar Patel Jayanti as an inspirational moment, and said a country that forgets history, cannot create history. He said India`s glorious heritage will always be an inspiration for its aspirational youth. He reminded the people that India`s rich heritage can never be divided on ideological lines.
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    - The young Officer Trainees of IFS 2013 Batch also participated in the RUN FOR UNITY at Rajpath, New Delhi.