- Chief Minister offers flowers at the statue of Sardar Patel in Varanasi
By Our Correspondent
Varanasi: Uttar Pardesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid rich tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 74th death anniversary and recalled his contribution in shaping the new India. On the second day of his visit to Varanasi, the CM offered floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, situated in Maldahiya.
Remembering his contribution to the country, CM Yogi said that ‘Iron Man’ was a great freedom fighter, and his contribution to independent India has been as the architect of New India.
Yogi Adityanath recalled Patel’s role in bringing together and merging more than 563 princely states with India after independence. “The India we see today is the India of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s dreams. Therefore, the entire nation pays tribute to Iron Man, the architect of India’s integrity.”
The Chief Minister further said, “Keeping in mind the values and ideals of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the MP from Kashi and the Prime Minister of the country inaugurated the world’s largest statue on the banks of the Narmada River in Gujarat, near the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Presently, it has become a pilgrimage site. The values and ideals of Sardar Patel inspire us all with a new motivation.”
