Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cremation took place with military honours at Smriti Sthal in New Delhi today (August 17). Sea mourners accompanied Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in Vajpayee’s last journey. His adopted daughter Namita Bhattacharya performed the last rites where he was given a 21-gun salute.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cremated With Military Honours
BJP stalwart passed away on August 16 at the age of 93. AIIMS has issued a statement about the demise of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of the former prime minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 5.05 pm on 16.08.2018. Shri Vajpayee was admitted in AIIMS on 11.06.2018 and was stable in the last 9 weeks under the care of a team of AIIMS doctors. Unfortunately, his condition deteriorated over the last 36 hours and he was put on life support systems. Despite the best of efforts, we have lost him today. We join the Nation in deeply mourning this great loss,” AIIMS statement reads.
The BJP stalwart was admitted to AIIMS in the month of June and has been battling with the critical ailment for a long time. The veteran politico has quit from active politics over a decade due to his deteriorating health and restricted himself at his residence.
