Arunachal Governor participates in Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebration in Itanagar

ITANAGAR: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) led the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebration, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on Sunday. Along with the First Lady of the State Smt Neelam Misra, officials of Raj Bhavan and the ITBP troops, the Governor paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Sardar Patel.

Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the greatest freedom fighters and the main uniting force of ‘Independent India’.

Recalling the separatist tendencies of the Princely States of Hyderabad, Junagrah and Kashmir in the country after Independence in 1947, the Governor said that Sardar Patel with his courageous, resolute and well-timed decisions, successfully united different parts of the country into the Indian Union.

The Governor said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on Sardar Patel’s birthday in 2014 to remind the people of India about our great nationalist, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

This Ekta Diwas is a reminder of Sardar Patel’s strong patriotism, ideals, values and beliefs, he said.

The Governor called upon the people to emulate the dedication and sacrifices of Sardar Patel and be inspired by his virtues and visions.

The Governor said that for development and progress of the Nation, the people have to be disciplined, united, follow the Constitution and the law and equally importantly, we have to perform the Fundamental Duties as enshrined in the Constitution of India. Sardar Patel always stood for the rule of law throughout his life, he said.

On the occasion of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the Governor administered pledge to the officers and staff of Raj Bhavan and appealed to the people to live upto the Rashtriya Ekta pledge and asked them to act as a patriotic force for ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.

Earlier in the morning, the Governor flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ event to spread and promote spirit of unity and oneness amongst the people. Large number of people, including ITBP personnel participated in the Run. Havaldar Lamb Dutta, Constable Walter Lakra, Constable Govind Das and Constable Md Muftar from ITBP received token prizes for coming first, second, third and fourth respectively in the ‘Run for Unity’ event.

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