GOVERNMENT TO HONOUR SARDAR PATELS BDAY AS RASHTRIYA EKTA DIVAS
Government of India has decided to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31, as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas’ or the National Integration Day. Briefing media persons, after attending an official meeting called by the Governor of Maharashtra in Mumbai today, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said government wants to create awareness about the contribution of Sardar Patel during India’s Independence Movement and towards ensuring national integration in India.