Sardar Patel statue of unity, Tallest statue in the world has tall multi-media to get 'lovers of the nation' on board - Grewal

Amritsar - 15 November 2013
BJP Kisan Morcha National Secretary and Parbhari Himachal Pardesh Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal said that Gujarat chief minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had laid the foundation of the Sardar Patel statue in Kevadiya. He said that it set to cost a whopping Rs 2,074 crore the statue is being touted as the tallest statue ever at 182 metres which is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Talking with the media persons here today, Grewal stated that India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was also known as the Iron Man of India and he helped unify the country after the British granted independence to India.
He said that with a view to providing  unique opportunity to the entire population of this vast country  to contribute iron liberally and whole-heartedly towards preparing the world’s largest Statue “STATUE OF UNITY” , the State level and District level Iron Collection Cooperation  and Coordination Committees in the Northern region of the country will be constituted as per the directions received from Om Parkash Dhankar, Statue of Unity  National Coordinator, Iron Collection Cooperation Committee.
He said that about 182 mts tall statue  of the Iron Man of India,  Sardar Vallabha Bhai Patel , the largest statue of the world , under the name STATUE OF UNITY will be prepared from the iron collected for this purpose from the whole country. Sardar Patel was an architect of united India who also took active part in the Freedom Movement of the country.
Grewal said that the State level Committees would be set up between 11 to 15 November. This Committees would have members up to 11,15 or 21 according to the size , population and requirement of the particular State. The District Coordinators would be appointed by 15th November.  All District Coordinators would be invited to attend the meeting of their respective State Committees. The first meeting of the State Committee would be convened between 16-22 November. State BJP President and organizing Secretary have been directed by the National Leadership to attend the meeting .
Grewal said that the State level Committees would be entrusted the task of monitoring the working of the District Committees. A coordination centre would also be set up by the State Committee to monitor and look after the activities of the Districts, Grewal said.
He further said that for this purpose Block level Committees would not be formed but the Block Mandal Presidents would be included in the District Committee in order to provide representation to the people of Blocks for this noble cause. However a coordination cell be set up at District level so as to keep detail of the iron collected and received . The first meeting of the District Committee would be held by the first week of December.
Grewal further said that all the National leaders of the Kisan Morcha, including himself,  are making strenuous efforts to form these committees in order to mobilize the public in this respect all over India.