On the fifth death anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, President Droupadi Murmu presented flowers at the Sadaiv Atal memorial in Delhi on Wednesday.The monument of the saffron hero, who was awarded the nations highest civilian distinction, the Bharat Ratna, posthumously, also received floral tributes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.#WATCH | Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu pays floral tribute at Sadaiv Atal memorial on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayees death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/bYUvCv9Idt— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2023#WATCH | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari pay floral tribute at Sadaiv Atal memorial on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayees death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/xTzvgIS90f— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2023Significantly, the BJP invited members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to the ceremony to pay respects to the late prime minister at the Sadaiv Atal Memorial for the first time.Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Sadaiv Atal memorial today and paid floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/S1ETY9KkVr— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2023NDA leaders including, NCPs Praful Patel, Union Minister and Apna Dal (Soneylal) leader Anupriya Patel & HAMs Jitan Ram Manjhi, also paid floral tribute at Sadaiv Atal, on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary.#WATCH | Delhi: NDA leaders including, NCPs Praful Patel, Union Minister and Apna Dal (Soneylal) leader Anupriya Patel & HAMs Jitan Ram Manjhi, pay floral tribute at Sadaiv Atal, on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/b3eJCPb0He— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2023Namita Kaul, Vajpeyees foster daughter also paid floral tribute.#WATCH | Delhi: Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayees foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya pays floral tribute at Sadaiv Atal, on his death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/YS49n7xyB9— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2023India benefitted greatly from his leadership: PM ModiWhile paying tribute to the late leader played a pivotal role in boosting the nations progress and in taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.PM Modi tweeted, “I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. India benefitted greatly from his leadership. He played a pivotal role in boosting our nations progress and in taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.”I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. India benefitted greatly from his leadership. He played a pivotal role in boosting our nations progress and in taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2023Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that December 25 will be observed as Good Governance Day every year in commemoration of the previous Prime Minister and recipient of the Bharat Ratna upon taking office in 2014.
