Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel unveiled a replica of the 30-foot-tall ‘Statue of Unity’ in the State capital to mark the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Saturday.
The Chief Minister unveiled the miniature replica of the ‘Statue of Unity’ of Sardar Patel, modeled after the proposed tallest statue which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed to erect in the Narmada River near Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia. The unveiling function of the replica was attended by her Cabinet colleagues and State BJP leaders.
Meanwhile, activists of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and the Sardar Patel Group (SPG) garlanded statues of Sardar Patel in all major towns of the state with a pledge to carry on with their agitation for reservation in jobs and education for the youth of Patel community undrr OBC categoty.
Pro-quota agitators organised motor-cycle rallies in Rajkot and Mehsana and after garlanding the statue of Sardar Patel converging into road-side public meetings.