End of an Era: Indian Politics’ Bhishma-Pitamah will be Paid Last Tribute

Last updated Aug 18, 2018

NP NEWS NETWORK

Delhi

Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s body, who had been prime minister for three times, had been kept at his house near Krishnan Menon Marg. Now it has been brought to the BJP headquarters for the final revelation. Prime Minister Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have also reached the BJP headquarter. Atal ji’s funeral rituals will be started from the BJP headquarter.

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Long queues were seen outside of Atal ji’s house to get his final glimpse. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat also came to pay tribute to Atal ji on Friday. Apart from this, many leaders including President Ramnath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and many other leaders came to pay last tribute tribute.

In the afternoon at 1pm, the funeral journey of Atal ji will begin, which will go to Rajghat. Atal ji’s funeral will be done at 4pm near Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial. Seven-day’s national mourning has been announced on his death.

Vajpayeeji’s funeral journey will reach the Gandhi Memorial situated near Rajghat from the BJP headquarters via Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg and ITO. The distance of destined place for his funeral from the BJP headquarters is about 5 km.

On Friday, mourn has been announced in 12 states of the country. These include Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

These states have holidays in government offices, schools and colleges. Traders in Delhi have also decided to shut down the market. Atal ji breathed his last at 5.05 pm on Thursday. He was unwell since last nine years and in AIIMS for 67 days.

On the one hand, the cenotaph of Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be made in one and a half acres of land at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal on Yamuna beach. The UPA government has banned the construction of a Samadhi place on the banks of the river, but the Modi government has decided to avoid this decision and build a Samadhi place here. Modi Government may soon bring a decision about this.

Pakistan’s political party Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and future Prime Minister of Imran Khan, said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a big personality in politics. His efforts will always be remembered for improving India-Pakistan relations.

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Chinese ambassador Luo Zhaohui tweeted that the news of the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee was very sad.

The India-based US ambassador said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had emphasized on solidarity with America in his regime.
The ambassador of Britain and Japan said that he was one of the global leaders.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee was very popular among the people of Bangladesh.

Narendra Modi paid tribute to Atal ji, saying that because of Atal ji’s death, it seems that he has lost his father figure. Before that he tweeted and said, “I’m speechless, I feel a great void. But the feelings of emotions are hidden. He has dedicated very moment of his life to the country. His sad demise is an end of an era.”