Nation pays homage to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on birth anniversary today

New Delhi: The Nation pays homage to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 97th birth anniversary today. Dignitaries will pay floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at his memorial Sadaiv Atal in Delhi.

The day is also celebrated as Good Governance Day.

 

Vajpayee was elected ten times to the Lok Sabha and twice to



the Rajya Sabha. He was a parliamentarian par excellence, who had the trust, affection and belief of the people in his leadership.

As a parliamentarian and particularly as Prime Minister, he made innumerable important contributions which paved the way for a stronger economy through bold reforms and rapid development of infrastructure.