Nitish scores over Modi, installs Sardar Patel's statue in Bihar

Biharsharif (Bihar) Sept 8: In the backdrop of

's recent announcement of installing a huge statue of Sardar

in Gujarat, Bihar Chief Minister

today unveiled a big statue of Patel here and paid homage to the great national leader.

"Patel had a great personality. He was a self-made man who had written his own story," Kumar told a public rally after unveiling the statue at Sardar Patel Memorial University here, the headquarters of Nalanda district.

"Patel had a great personality, he was self-made man," Nitish Kumar said.

Stating that Patel had organised farmers, Kumar said "he had outstanding organisational quality which impressed even Mahatama Gandhi."

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had announced to collect iron from farmers across the country to build a giant statue of Patel as 'Statue of Unity' in Gandhinagar.

Following it up senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi during a recent party function in Nalanda had said that collection of iron from farmers would begin from the home district (Nalanda) of the Chief Minister.

PTI