With Apna Dal (S) claiming its "lineage" with that of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the party chief Anupriya Patel is taking a train load of her party's core constituents to witness the unveiling of the Iron Man's statue, the world's tallest, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat on Wednesday.
Party chief Patel has booked an entire train, nicknamed 'Unity Train', to take people to Gujarat to witness the unveiling of the 182-metre high "Statute of Unity," party spokesperson Arvind Sharma Monday.
Patel would be flagging off the train from Varanasi Tuesday and travel in it with the people till Mirzapur, he said.
The people from all districts of Uttar Pradesh would take the train to reach Gujarat and participate in the historic event of unveiling of the statue near Sardar Sarvor dam in Narmada district by Prime Minister Modi, he added.
Explaining the significance of the event for his party, Sharma said, "The Apna Dal (S) core constituents belong to Kurmi community and share their lineage with that of Sardar Patel. Our leader Anupriya Patel, who works for the progress of the backward communities, herself belongs to the Kurmi caste."