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_31 October, Lucknow._ Those who consider Jinnah as their ideal can never be followers of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. True follower of Sardar Patel can only be one who has feeling of nationalism in mind and who keeps unity, security and sovereignty of India supreme. Divisive elements who try to divide society in name of caste, region and language weaken country’s resistance capacity and invite invaders.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed these spirited views while addressing tribute ceremony organized on occasion of 151st birth anniversary of ‘Iron Man’, ‘Bharat Ratna’ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Patel Park located at GPO in capital Lucknow on Thursday. During this, he paid tribute to him by garlanding his statue and administered oath of National Unity Day to gathering present.
Chief Minister said that inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, entire country has been celebrating 31st October as ‘National Unity Day’ since 2014. This year, 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is special, because on occasion of completion of 150 years, double engine government is going to form an ‘Employment and Industrial Zone’ in every district to keep his memory alive. Its launch is going to happen today itself, due to which no youth of Uttar Pradesh will remain unemployed and there will be systematic arrangement for his skilling and employment.
_Sardar Patel’s huge statue represents his huge personality
_Remembering contribution of Sardar Patel, Chief Minister said that he was born in a small village Karamsad, Nadiad in Gujarat. Today Prime Minister Modi is keeping his memories alive in form of world’s largest statue Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat on bank of Sardar Sarovar. This huge statue represents his huge personality, who made more than 563 princely states an integral part of Indian Republic.
_Nehru kept Kashmir with himself and there was massacre there_Chief Minister mentioning reluctance of Junagadh and Hyderabad princely states at time of independence, said that when Sardar Patel gave stern warning that ‘if you don’t agree with talks, we also know other way to deal’, Nawab of Junagadh fled to Pakistan leaving even his children. Similarly, Nizam of Hyderabad who used to massacre and convert Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains, also had to be forced to flee after warning of Iron Man.
Chief Minister directly attacked then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on Kashmir issue and said that Nehru kept Kashmir matter with himself, as a result of which in tribal attack, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is still under occupation of Pakistan and there was widespread massacre of Hindus and Sikhs there.
_Modi-Shah realized Patel’s dream by burying Article 370
_Chief Minister targeting Congress said that despite strong opposition from Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Pandit Nehru committed sin of implementing Article 370 in Kashmir. But under guidance of architect of ‘One India, Best India’ Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah buried Article 370 forever and made Kashmir a full part of India like Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh. Now two laws will not run in India, but in one country only one chief, one constitution and one symbol will run. This is India of dreams of Sardar Patel and Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
_Casteism and regionalism weaken resistance capacity of society
_Warning about challenges being faced to national unity, Chief Minister said that when we divide in name of caste, region or language, stamina and resistance capacity of society ends. Just like when body’s resistance capacity becomes weak, diseases surround it. These same weaknesses invite invaders to attack.
He called that fighting together against vile attempts to put India’s constitutional institutions in dock and challenge unity and integrity of country will be true tribute to Sardar Patel._Dignitaries remained present_On this occasion, Chief Minister Yogi appreciated efforts of MLA Shashank Verma and his late father Patel Ramkumar Verma. During program, MLA Shashank Verma presented to Chief Minister a wonderful picture of Sardar Patel made from wheat grain by famous painter Shailendra Uttam.
Chief Minister also released ‘Patel Smarika 2026’ along with other guests. On occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Minister Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh, Girish Yadav, Sardar Baldev Singh Aulakh, Kailash Rajput, Mayor of Lucknow Sushma Kharakwal and Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Pal among many dignitaries paid floral tribute to statue of Iron Man.
