He will always be remembered for strengthening democracy and ushering in a connectivity revolution in the country, Naidu said, adding people should resolve to empower every Indian by ensuring good governance at all levels. In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath began the campaign of distributing free tablets and smartphones to one crore students on the occasion.
Tablets and smartphones were distributed to 60, students at the Ekana Stadium. At the event, Adityanath said, "Thinking should never be small. If thinking is big it will give a new dimension to your personality. Youths should never allow hopelessness enter their lives. Atal Ji taught me valuable aspects about organisation and governance.
He took these parties to every part of India. The thoughts, ideals and words of Atal ji will always remain with us and inspire us. The home ministry has declared a half day holiday in all central government offices, central public sector undertakings across the country and the Delhi government offices of NCT of Delhi.
At 1 pm, the funeral procession will begin. The last rites cermony will be held at Smriti Sthal at 4 pm," he said while addressing reporters at the former prime minister's residence. With his passing, the country has lost a great leader, a poet, a writer. The constitution has lost a voice.
BJP has lost its first national president, and crores of youth lost their inspiration. It is impossible to fill that void. He brought a political stability to our country. His ashes will be spread in every river in Uttar Pradesh to respect his grand stature," Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. The Uttar Pradesh government has also declared a public holiday on Friday.
The Jharkhand government has declared a seven-day mourning in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, while the Punjab government has declared a three-day mourning. Vajpayee's contribution to India's democracy will be remembered, says Arun Jaitley. Taking to Facebook, Union minister Arun Jaitley wrote, "Saddened by the demise of Atalji, unquestionably one of the tallest leaders of India.
Rajya Sabha MP and Bharatiya Jana Sangh later Bharatiya Janata Party leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee said the aforementioned words in the Parliament in after the People's Republic of China detonated a kiloton bomb, its first nuclear test, on 16 October, , to become the fifth nation in the world to join the exclusive nuclear-armed State club. Twenty-four years later, Vajpayee's words took concrete shape and shook the world when India conducted nuclear tests and emerged as a nuclear power with Operation Shakti in Pokhran in Click here to read more.
Reacting to the passing of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said, "Atal ji was like a star in the sky of politics, which shone brighter than everyone else.
He had the unique ability to bring everyone together. Even if you ask the opposition they hold a sense of respect for him. Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced on Twitter that all Delhi government offices, schools, and other institutions will remain closed on Friday as "a mark of respect" for Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
This is an end of a political era, the void of his absence can never be filled," he said. Meanwhile, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "He may be not with us physically, but his vision will always be with us, losing a person whom we always looked up to is a personal loss for all of us and I am sure we will always take inspiration from his ideology.
The central government has announced a seven-day State mourning throughout India. During this period, the National Flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India where its regularly flown.
A State funeral will also be accorded. The mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will reach his residence shortly, where people will be able to pay their last respects. The body will be taken to BJP headquarters at 10 am on Friday, according to reports. Vajpayee will be remembered as pioneer of first stable non-Congress govt, says LK Advani. Referring to Atal Bihari Vajpayee as his "closest friend for over 65 years", senior BJP leader LK Advani said that he was at a loss of words to express his "deep grief and sadness".
An excellent orator, an impressive poet, an exceptional public servant, an outstanding Parliamentarian and a great prime minister" ANI quoted former prime minister Manmohan Singh as saying.
Condoling the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik said, "I am deeply grieved at the sad demise of Vajpayee ji. India has lost one of its tallest leaders. Mulayam Singh Yadav calls Vajpayee's demise 'big loss' for India. Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said, "He was a very simple man, in spite of being such a senior leader.
There was not even a shred of arrogance in him. Current leaders need to learn a lot from him. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that his mortal remains will be taken to his residence, where people can pay tribute to him. For five years, he provided a stable government. He was a true Indian. It was his remarkable humility to take everyone along with him. He was an honest leader of the country post-independence. It's a big loss," he said. Former prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, was loved and respected by millions.
My condolences to his family and all his admirers," Congress president Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. In another tweet, Naidu said that Vajpayee's speech inspired him to join politics. According to India Today , the Union Cabinet is like to meet at 6. In a tweet, former president Pranab Mukherjee said, "A reasoned critique in Opposition and a seeker of consensus as prime minister, Atal ji was a democrat to the core.
In his passing away, India has lost a great son and an era has come to an end. My deepest condolences. News agency Xinhua tweeted about former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise by using the image of former defence minister George Fernandes. He was In a medical bulletin, the hospital said his condition deteriorated over the last 36 hours and he was put on life support systems. The mortal remains will be taken to the BJP headquarters at 9am on Friday and the samadhi will be done at Vijay Ghat, near Rajghat, at 4pm.
The government also announced seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect for the former prime minister. In a circular, the home ministry also said national flag would be flown at half mast from today for seven days across India and a state funeral would be accorded to Vajpayee.
Several state governments have also announced a holiday in schools, colleges and government offices Friday. A large crowd of mediapersons and others has gathered outside AIIMS, affecting movement of traffic on the road.
Traffic Policemen have been deployed to manage the crowd and traffic outside the hospital. The roads leading to Krishna Menon Marg have been blocked. Senior RSS leader Madan Das Devi said Atal ji always wanted that people should not break rules or violate laws but the circumstances were such that it was not possible to implement his suggestions.
The final procession of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will take place on Friday. Before the journey, his mortal remains will be kept at the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP headquarters for people to pay their last respects. Keeping in mind the movement, the Delhi Police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory for the national capital.
Before the final journey, the BJP stalwart's mortal remains will be kept at the party headquarters for people to pay their last respects. During the period of state mourning, the national flag will fly at half-mast on all buildings throughout the country where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment.
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