indiaUpdated: Sep 29, 2019 18:56 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed people to come out in large numbers to participate in the ‘Run for Unity’ to be organised across the country to mark the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, on October 31. “As you know October 31 is the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat’ is our dream and to fulfil that we will organise ‘Run For Unity’ every year,” Modi said in his 57th edition of the monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. “However, we want to make Mahatma Gandhi 150 anniversary, a path to life and move ahead with devoting our life to the nation,” he said. “It is a moment of pride for us that as we celebrate Gandhi 150 anniversary, 130 crore Indians have resolved to get rid of single-use of plastic,” Modi said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 29, 2019 12:47 UTC