National ‘Unity Day’ programme officially held in AD Nagar police ground , CM and senior police officials attend

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, October 31, 2026

The national ‘Unity Day’ programme, introduced by the prime minister Narendra Mod and the second NDA government since the year 2014, was held officially with solemn dignity in the AD Nagar police ground this morning. The day of October 31 is the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, a stalwart of the freedom movement and India’s first home minister who had unified the country by ensuring the merger of more than 550 princely states with the Indian union before his death in 1950 December.

In the official programme the chief minister Dr Manik Saha was the chief guest in the AD Nagar police ground and a host of senior police officers including the officiating DGP G.S.Rao were present. At the beginning of the programme the chief guest was ceremonially received and welcomed and this was followed by the parade of police personnel to convey the message of national unity and solidarity , discipline and patriotism.

The chief minister in his address called upon all present to work hard to achieve complete national unity and solidarity in the face of multiple challenges. He also laid stress on the historic role played by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in bringing about national unity in the turbulent days after independence of the country in 1947. Dr Saha also emphasized the importance of adhering to the ideals and examples set by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

Meanwhile, the Pradesh Congress observed the death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi who had been shot dead by her Sikh body guards within her official residence in Delhi on October 31 1984. The PCC president Asish Kumar Saha, veteran leaders and MLAs Sudip Roybarman and Gopal Chandra Roy garlanded a picture of Indira Gandhi and observed a minute’s silence to pay homage to her memory.

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