Ekta Daud flagged off in New Delhi on Sardar Patel's 151st birth anniversary

31 October 2026

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah flagged off the Ekta Daud, or Unity Run, in New Delhi. It was held on National Unity Day, which is observed on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year the country marked his 151st birth anniversary. Shah also administered the unity pledge to citizens at the event. He said the government has set a target of making the country fully drug-free by 31 December 2029, and called it the first stage of a developed India. The Prime Minister was to take the salute at a parade of police forces from across the country at the Statue of Unity site in Gujarat. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai were among those present.