Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday called upon citizens and public servants to draw on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy of national integration to help build a developed India by 2047.
Addressing the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) programme at the Haryana Civil Secretariat, the Chief Minister said Patel’s vision and determination had brought hundreds of princely states together after Independence. Carrying that legacy forward required a shared commitment to national unity, good governance and development, he said.
The Chief Minister paid floral tributes to Patel on his birth anniversary, extended greetings to the people of Haryana and administered the national unity pledge to officers and employees.
Turning to public administration, Saini said Patel’s vision for the All India Services remained relevant. In his address to officers on April 21, 1947, Patel had emphasised service, impartiality and integrity—the principles that must continue to guide governance.
Warning against attempts to divide society through regionalism, linguistic differences and rumours, he urged citizens to uphold the spirit of “Haryana Ek–Haryanvi Ek”. Haryana, he said, must play a leading role in realising the goal of a developed India by 2047.
