Overview
- At the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes, administered the National Unity Day pledge and reviewed a Republic Day‑style parade.
- Parade contingents from central forces and state police were led by women officers, with tableaux and a cultural program featuring about 900 artists on the theme of unity in diversity.
- On the eve of the anniversary, Modi released a ₹150 coin and a postage stamp for Sardar Patel, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development works in Kevadia, and flagged off electric buses.
- The Youth Affairs Ministry, via the My Bharat platform, rolled out the Sardar@150 Unity March and the nationwide Run for Unity, with district marches from Oct 31–Nov 25 and a National March from Nov 26–Dec 6 between Karamsad and the Statue of Unity.
- In his address, Modi invoked Operation Sindoor to underscore a hard line on national security and criticized past Congress-era decisions on Kashmir, linking the stance to Patel’s legacy.