Former prime minister of India and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee was conferred the Bharat Ratna — the country's highest civilian honour— on Friday March 27,2015
In a departure from protocol,President Pranab Mukherjee drove to Vajpayee’s residence at Krishna Memon marg in Lutyens’ Delhi and presented to the ailing BJP leader the prestigious award, the country’s highest civilian honour
The event, which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with some close family members, was kept away from the media glare
About Atal Bihari Vajpayee (DOB Dec 25,1924)
a parliamentarian for over 4 decades,elected to the Lok Sabha 9 times and twice to Rajya Sabha
one of India's most charismatic leaders, Vajpayee is lauded as a statesman and has been often described as the moderate face of BJP.
has been credited with taking bold initiatives, notable among them being the historic bus journey to Lahore in 1999 when he signed the landmark Lahore Declaration with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with both sides pledging to push for peace and security
India's longest serving prime minister outside of Congress party, Vajpayee's detractors called him "mask" of the RSS.
was the Prime Minister for three terms -
has been ailing for sometime, has been credited for taking bold initiatives, notable being the attempt to bridge Indo-Pak differences
In a departure from protocol,President Pranab Mukherjee drove to Vajpayee’s residence at Krishna Memon marg in Lutyens’ Delhi and presented to the ailing BJP leader the prestigious award, the country’s highest civilian honour
The event, which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with some close family members, was kept away from the media glare
About Atal Bihari Vajpayee (DOB Dec 25,1924)
one of India's most charismatic leaders, Vajpayee is lauded as a statesman and has been often described as the moderate face of BJP.
has been credited with taking bold initiatives, notable among them being the historic bus journey to Lahore in 1999 when he signed the landmark Lahore Declaration with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with both sides pledging to push for peace and security
India's longest serving prime minister outside of Congress party, Vajpayee's detractors called him "mask" of the RSS.
was the Prime Minister for three terms -
- for 13 Days in 1996 (May 16,1996 to June 01,1996)
- from March 19,1998 and the Govt lasted 13 months until mid-1999.The Govt lost the ensuing vote of confidence motion in the Lok Sabha by a single vote on April 17,1999
- from Oct 13,1999 to May 19,2004
has been ailing for sometime, has been credited for taking bold initiatives, notable being the attempt to bridge Indo-Pak differences
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