Nation pays homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary

The Nation pays homage to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary today. 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.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Sadaiv Atal memorial in New Delhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary today. Union Minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Hardeep Singh Puri, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla among others also paid floral tributes to the former prime minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary today. Mr. Modi said, under the visionary leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the country



witnessed unprecedented heights of development. He said, the efforts of Mr. Vajpayee to build a strong and prosperous India will always be remembered.

Home Minister Amit Shah paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. Mr Shah said, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee started the era of good governance, development and welfare of the downtrodden in the country through his ideology and principle based politics. He said that the national service and conscientious efforts of the former Prime Minister will always remain a source of inspiration for everyone.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar paid tributes to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. He said, Vajpayee's politics and life based on ideologies and principles will keep inspiring generations to come. 

Mr. Javadekar also shared a video message remembering an instance when he met Mr. Vajpayee while he was in Pune for a political function. He said, Atalji touched everyone's heart with his multi-faceted personality. Mr Javadekar also conveyed greetings of Good Governance day to everyone.