LOK SABHA SPEAKER CALLS UPON YOUTH TO UPHOLD NATIONAL UNITY AND INTEGRITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A DEVELOPED INDIA

Exam-ready takeaways

1. Recalling Sardar Patel's remarkable contribution to national integration, he observed that despite numerous challenges and adverse circumstances following Independence, his unwavering commitment to the nation enabled him to integrate around 560 princely states into the Indian Union.
2. As the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of independent India, he successfully addressed one of the most formidable challenges confronting the newly independent nation by playing a decisive role in the integration of more than 562 princely states.
3. देश के प्रथम उप-प्रधानमंत्री एवं गृह मंत्री के रूप में उन्होंने स्वतंत्र भारत के समक्ष खड़ी कठिन चुनौती का समाधान करते हुए 562 से अधिक रियासतों के एकीकरण में निर्णायक भूमिका निभाई।