Overview
- At Ekta Nagar’s Statue of Unity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes, took the salute at a large parade and unveiled a Rs 150 commemorative coin and a special postal stamp.
- Home Minister Amit Shah announced the Unity Parade will be organised annually and said the abrogation of Article 370 completed Patel’s unfinished integration of Kashmir.
- Women officers led several marching contingents drawn from Central Armed Police Forces and state police, with NCC units, camel and canine squads, and an Indian Air Force Surya Kiran aerobatic display.
- President Droupadi Murmu led national tributes as Run for Unity events and city marches, including Ahmedabad’s Sardar@150 Unity March, were held across the country.
- Sardar Patel’s descendants attended the Ekta Nagar ceremony, and participants nationwide took a unity pledge focused on preserving national integrity and internal security.