Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage at the Statue of Unity as Ekta Nagar hosted the National Unity Day ceremony on Patel’s 150th birth anniversary.
- The Home Minister announced that the Unity Parade will now be organized every year as a national event.
- The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade showcased women-led contingents, Central Armed Police Forces and state police units, state tableaux and an Indian Air Force Surya Kiran aerobatic display.
- Prime Minister Modi unveiled a Rs 150 commemorative coin and a special postal stamp to mark the milestone.
- A day earlier, Modi dedicated Rs 1,220 crore of projects in Ekta Nagar, while Run for Unity events and unity pledges were organized across the country.