New Delhi.Today is the death anniversary of the country’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. It is worth mentioning that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was such a great personality of the country, who achieved that position, which is not easy for anyone to touch. It was his extraordinary ability that, by integrating 562 princely states together, he gave India the shape of a huge country. All these states as if he ‘united like pearls’ in ‘India’s necklace’.
birth and life
By the way, Sardar Patel was born on 31 October 1875 in Kheda district of Gujarat. But he took his last breath on 15 December 1950 in Mumbai. It is worth mentioning that Patel, born in a farmer family, is always remembered for his excellent diplomatic abilities.
political life
It is worth noting that in the year 1946, as many hopes of India getting independence were increasing, similarly the exercise of forming its government through Congress had also started. In such a situation, all eyes were fixed on the post of Congress President because it was almost decided that whoever becomes the President of Congress will be the Prime Minister of India.
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However, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad remained the President till April 1946 due to various reasons such as Quit India Movement and the imprisonment of most of the Congress leaders. At the same time, when the Congress announced the election for the post of President, Azad had expressed his desire to contest again. But he had to leave this idea at the behest of Gandhiji. By the way, Gandhiji had openly supported Pandit Nehru too.
Here, despite open advocacy of Gandhiji, 12 out of 15 Pradesh Congress committees had elected Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the party president. Due to which Gandhi then met Sardar Patel and requested him to step down from the post of Congress President. After all, Sardar Patel accepted this request due to the respect of Gandhiji and sacrificed this big post of Congress President. By the way, it is also said that Jawaharlal Nehru was elected the first Prime Minister of the country by chance. Whereas Sardar was the favorite of the whole country. In a way, the Sardar remained the unnamed emperor for the country.
united India
Well it was the result of the brilliant policies and diplomacy of Sardar Patel that, most of the independent princely states of the country merged themselves into the Indian Union. But the princely states of Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir and Kathiawar were piercing the body of Mother India like a thorn. But finally the Nizam of Hyderabad and the ruler of Kathiawar, who were dreaming of independence before the policy of Sardar Patel, had to bow down. Today, the present map of India made by his tireless hard work and efforts is in front of all of us and our tricolor is flying proudly on it.
In this way everyone was convinced of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s skillful strategy and steely intentions. With this, women started lovingly calling him Sardar. For his great contribution in the smooth integration of India, today he is respected as the Iron Man of India.