Patna, Oct. 30 -- Home Minister Amit Shah today launched a sharp attack on the Opposition, accusing it of systematically attempting to erase the legacy of India's Iron Man, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, after his demise.
Shah said it was "unfortunate" that a towering national figure like Sardar Patel was denied due recognition for decades and that even the Bharat Ratna was conferred upon him only after a delay of 41 years.
Addressing a press conference here regarding the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas- 2025, Shah emphasized that despite Patel's monumental role in uniting India, no memorial or monument had been built in his honour for decades. It was only when Narendra Modi be...