Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death anniversary: PM Modi pays tribute; calls his service a guiding force for a self-reliant India | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary. In a publish on X, PM Modi wrote, “Remembering Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. His dedication and spirit of service towards the all-round progress of India continue to inspire everyone in building a developed and self-reliant India.” The prime minister additionally paid floral tributes to the previous PM at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ Vajpayee’s memorial in Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu, Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha, and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta had been additionally current.Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one of many tallest leaders of Indian politics and a founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), handed away on 16 August 2018 at AIIMS, Delhi, after a lengthy sickness. He was 93. Vajpayee served because the nation’s Prime Minister thrice — first for a quick time period in 1996, and later for two full phrases between 1998 and 2004. His birthday, 25 December, is noticed as Good Governance Day. In 2015, he was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.