New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar visited the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial in New Delhi on Monday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bigwigs led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered floral tributes on the 99th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Leaders like former President Ram Nath Kovind, BJP President J P Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and others paid their respects by offering floral tributes on the occasion.
Apart from PM Modi and others, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes to Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said: “A rich tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary on behalf of the people of the country. He remained engaged in accelerating nation building throughout his life. His dedication and service towards India will remain a source of inspiration even in his immortal age.”
Amit Shah expressed on X: “I remember and pay homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji on his birth anniversary. Atal ji served the country and society selflessly and gave a new direction to nationalist politics in the country through the establishment of BJP.
“While on one hand he made the world realise the power of emerging India through nuclear testing and Kargil war, on the other hand, he implemented the vision of good governance in the country. The country will always remember his immense contribution,” Shah said in a post on X.
Nadda posted on X, Nadda: “I pay my deepest respects to the pinnacle of Indian politics, our pathfinder, former Prime Minister, ‘Bharat Ratna’ Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji on his birth anniversary.”
“His entire life dedicated to national upliftment and public service will always remain our inspiration,” Nadda said.
The BJP is organising several events across the country to mark the 99th birth anniversary of Vajpayee on Monday, celebrated as Good Governance Day.
Nadda has asked party officials and state presidents across the country to pay floral tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s portrait at all booths and discuss the wonderful personality and work of the former Prime Minister.
In every district, there would be a discussion on the schemes and achievements of the Central Government, and the BJP-ruled state governments, as well as good governance for the welfare of the poor.
