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Rajnath Singh flags off “Run for unity” rally in Hyderabad

Delhi News Agency — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:27:00 +0000

Hyderabad:- Rajnath Singh on Friday recalled a bit of history when he spoke of how 562 sovereign States across the length and breadth of the country were brought together, under the flag of the Indian Republic, in a span of 70 days between June 4 and August 15, 1947.An endeavour of this magnitude could have been possible only by someone like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s first Home Minister.Addressing the gathering, Mr. Raj nath Singh said that had someone like Sardar Patel not been there, “we probably would not have been ‘Bharat-waasi’, as in citizens of India,” to applause. He also administered a pledge for the gathering and surprised people by reading it out in Telugu. He said that it was in the best interests of the country to continue remaining together and strengthen the bond of unity in the endeavour to take India to its rightful place in the comity of nations. Member of Parliament Bandaru Dattatreya, party’s Telangana State unit president G. Kishan Reddy, N.V.S.S. Prabhakar, Chintala Ramachandra Reddy and Raja Singh were present, apart from the party’s national general secretary Muralidhar Rao.

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Celebrations Run for Unity

Devender Panwar(DNA) — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:10:52 +0000

New Delhi :-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

‘Run for Unity’ to be highlight of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations on 31st October

Delhi News Agency — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 03:40:52 +0000

New Delhi :- On 31st October a large number of people, particularly the youth and school children, are expected to participate in the ‘Run for Unity’ to be organised across major cities spread all over the country by the Government as part of scores of programmes to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The event to be held in all major cities, district towns and other places in rural areas is expected to draw all sections of society, particularly youth from colleges, National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), etc. In the National capital, the ‘Run for Unity’ will be organized from Vijay Chowk to India Gate on Rajpath at 0830 hrs.

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh said the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel will provide all of us an opportunity to reaffirm the inherent strength and resilience of our nation to withstand the actual and potential threats to the unity, integrity and security of our country. He appealed the people to participate enthusiastically in the programmes in large numbers to pay rich tribute to our real national hero.

Shri Rajnath Singh said the ‘Run for Unity’ is part of the elaborate celebrations planned by the Government to observe the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ (National Unity Day) on 31st October every year, to pay tributes to the efforts made by Patel to unite India. In this regard, a function to pay floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be held at Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, New Delhi at 0800 hrs.

The Government has also decided to hold other programmes to mark the occasion. Pledge taking ceremony will be organized in all the Government offices, Public Sector Undertakings and other Public institutions to observe the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. The pledge timings will be decided by the concerned organization.

In the evening a ‘March-Past’ by the Police, the Central Armed Police Forces and other organizations like the NCC, NSS, Scouts and Guides, Home Guards, etc will be held on the streets of major cities and district towns. The personnel will also take pledge. March past will be at 1600 hrs.