Varanasi: Events like Run for Unity and motorcycle rally were held on the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on Tuesday.District magistrate S Rajalingam and other heads of the departments administered the Unity Pledge to the officers and staff in government offices on the occasion.UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal flagged-off the Run for Unity event at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Universityground in morning.Apart from the DM, chief development officer Himanshu Nagpal, ADM city Alok Kumar Verma, regional cultural office Subhash Chandra Yadav and officials of different departments along with hundreds of citizens took part in the event, which concluded after offering floral tributes to Sardar Patel at Maldahiya crossing. The DM also held a meeting at Rifle Club where he administered Unity Pledge to the officials and employees of the administration and government offices. The Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated Sardar Patels birth anniversary in a grand style by carrying out a Ekta bike rally. The rally commenced from Maldahiya after BJP Kashi regional unit president Dilip Singh Patel, UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal and MLA Neelkanth Tiwari garlanded the statue of Sardar Patel there. After passing through Sigra, Rathyatra, Kamaksha, Bhelupur, Lanka, Sunderpur, Bhikharipur and Manduadih, the rally culminated at the party regional unit office in Rohaniya. Party leaders including mayor Ashok Tiwari, MLC and district chief Hansraj Vishwakarma and city chief Vidyasagar Rai highlighted the contributions of Sardar Patel.Meanwhile, the 95 battalion of CRPF also held a Run for Unity. The run, flagged off by commandant Anil Kumar Briksha at Pahadiya, culminated at CRPF camp office at Pahadiya after passing through Sarnath and Ashapur crossing. Deputy commandant Umakant Ojha, assistant commandant Abhishek Kumar Singh and CRPF jawans participated in the event.NER DRM, Varanasi Vineet Kumar Srivastava also flagged off a Run for Unity and administered unity pledge. We also published the following articles recentlyLG Sinha flags off Run for Unity to mark Sardar Patels birth anniversaryThe Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, flagged off the Run for Unity event in Srinagar to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The event saw the participation of hundreds of people, including students and sportspersons. Sinha paid tribute to Patel, highlighting his role in unifying the country and defending its integrity. He urged the citizens of J&K to work towards making the nation a developed country by 2047, following the values and vision of Patel.Run for Unity held at MLIRCOn the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patels birth anniversary, the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment Centre organized a Run for Unity in Belagavi to pay homage to the visionary. The event showcased Indias unity in diversity and highlighted the significance of Patels vision for a united India. In another news, a BJP team led by BC Patil visited drought-hit areas in Haveri district and inspected the crop loss due to severe drought. Patil criticized the state government for not releasing compensation to farmers, leading to farmer suicides. Forest officials seized tiger claw pattern pendants from two businessmens residences in Hubballi, and an awards and prize distribution ceremony was held in Belagavi for the winners of a poetry competition in honor of social worker and journalist Kalyan Rao Muchalambi.PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on birth anniversaryPrime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, praising his visionary statesmanship and dedication to shaping the destiny of the nation. He emphasized Patels commitment to national integration and expressed gratitude for his service. Born in Gujarat in 1875, Patel was a lawyer and played a key role in the independence struggle, becoming a prominent Congress leader and associate of Mahatma Gandhi. As the first home minister of independent India, he successfully united numerous princely states into the Union through a combination of persuasion and firmness.

Stay updated with all the Varanasi Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.