North 24 Parganas (India) correspondent: India is becoming fully capable of meeting any internal or external challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, and asserted that the country will be able to achieve its goals only if people stay united.
Addressing the nation on the birth anniversary of first deputy Prime Minister and home minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, he said that on every front, be it land, water, air, space, India’s capabilities and resolve are now unprecedented.
“Sardar Patel always wanted India to be capable, inclusive, sensitive, alert, humble and developed. He always prioritised national interest,” Mr Modi said.
Today, deriving inspiration from him, the country is becoming fully capable of meeting both external and internal challenges, he said.
In the last seven years, the country has been freed of many decades old unwanted laws, he noted.
‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’
Noting that the nation is paying tribute to Sardar Patel who gave his life for ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’, Mr Modi said Patel lives not only in history but also in the hearts of all Indians.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on October 31 said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will continue to inspire generations to come, and the ‘Statue of Unity’, dedicated to Patel, is a message to the world that India’s future is bright and nobody can break the country’s unity and integrity.
Addressing a gathering at the world’s tallest ‘Statue of Unity’ at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district on the occasion of Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, Mr. Shah also targeted the opposition, saying efforts were made to forget the ‘Iron Man of India’.
Recalling Sardar Patel’s contribution to unite India after independence, Mr. Shah said it was because of the former’s effort that Lakshadweep could become an integral part of India.
“It is unfortunate that efforts were made to forget Sardar Saheb. After independence, his contributions were never given proper respect and place. He was neither conferred the Bharat Ratna (the country’s highest civilian honour), nor proper respect. But it is said, how long can clouds keep the sun hidden,” the senior BJP leader said.
As the situation changed in the country, Sardar Patel received the Bharat Ratna, and the world’s tallest statue, dedicated to Sardar Saheb, was also constructed to pay homage to him, he said.
“The ‘Statue of Unity’ is a message to the entire world that nobody can break India’s unity and integrity and nobody can tamper with India’s universality,” he said.
“It was Sardar Saheb’s inspiration that has kept the country united, and it is his inspiration that will keep us united and take the country forward,” Mr. Shah said.
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