New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said that Inspiring the youth, and instilling in them the feeling of gratitude towards Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the best tribute to the great leader.
Nadda said that Patel had built an independent and integrated nation, strengthening the country’s administrative framework by laying the foundation of the civil services structure.
Nadda who was present at the departure ceremony of the “Ganga Pravah Yatra,” part of the second phase of the Sardar @ 150 Unity March, said that it was Patel, who within two years of country’s independence integrated 562 princely states into a unified entity, playing a decisive role in establishing a strong and united India.
Nadda said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who, since serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, gave the due perspective to Sardar Patel’s contribution with determination and strong willpower, establishing him in his true historical form on the national platform.
BJP national president alleged that the previous Congress governments, did not give much importance to Patel, and took too long to confer the Bharat Ratna on him.
Nadda said that the country emerged as a nation because of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and if he was allowed to carry on with his work, the issues pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir would not have existed.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, speaking on the occasion said that no matter how much the grand old party tried to ignore Sardar Patel, he still resides in the hearts of Indians because they believe that he created India by uniting the 565 princely states that existed at the time of independence.
Meanwhile, the ceremony to commemorate the Sardar @ 150 Unity March was also attended by BJP National General Secretary Sunil Bansal, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, and Sardar @ 150 central team member and MLA Satish Upadhyay.
