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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

BJP activists run to ‘unite’ people, pay tribute to Sardar Patel

"Run for Unity", organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to pay tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 63rd death anniversary, was held on the banks of the Dal Lake here today.
BJP activists take part in ‘Run for Unity’, organised to mark death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday.
BJP activists take part in ‘Run for Unity’, organised to mark death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday.Tribune photo: Amin War

The run, which was led by BJP state Vice-President Ramesh Arora, started at Nehru Park in the morning and ended near the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).

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Speaking on the occasion, Arora said the event aimed at uniting people from across the nation as it was held at 565 venues of the country simultaneously. He said the event was organised to pay tributes to Patel, who was the country's first Deputy Prime Minister.

Iron Collection Coordination Committee (ICCC), central Kashmir coordinator, Mohammad Altaf Thakur, who is also Media in charge of the BJP Kashmir unit, said the run was held at 565 venues across the country as Patel was credited with having united 565 princely states that existed before country's independence to give India its present identity.

Thakur termed "Run for Unity" successful and said people from all walks of life besides party leaders and workers took part in the event. Among others, ICCC Kashmir coordinator Sofi Yusuf also participated in the run.
Sources : http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131216/j&k.htm#3
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