Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, honored with the country’s highest civilian honor ‘Bharat Ratna’, has died at AIIMS in Delhi on 5:05 pm Thursday evening. He was 94 years old and was admitted to AIIMS from last nine weeks. They were placed on Life Support System on Wednesday. BJP’s founder Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also a great poet and many poems became famous. He became Prime Minister for 13 days in 1996. After this, in 1998-99, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the PM for 13 months. After that, he remained Prime Minister for five full years till 1999-2004. Born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior, Vajpayee joined the RSS in 1939.
After this came the Jan Sangh in 1951 During this time, the height of the Vajpayee was steadily increasing and in 1968 the Jan Sangh was made the national president. Then when an emergency took place in the country, he was also arrested. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a Member of Parliament for 40 years and in the year 2015 he was awarded to Bharat Ratna.
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It was due to the perseverance and struggles of Atal Ji that the BJP was built brick by brick. He travelled across the length and breadth of India to spread the BJP's message, which led to the BJP becoming a strong force in our national polity and in several states.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018
Earlier, PM Modi had reached AIIMS. At the same time, besides BJP President Amit Shah, many Union ministers and leaders were also present in AIIMS. Health Minister JP Nadda while talking to the media said that the condition of Atal ji is serious and doctors are working with full force to cure their health. Atalji is being cared for in every way. Right now, the route from AIIMS to Krishna Menon Marg has been evacuated.
Atal Ji's passing away is a personal and irreplaceable loss for me. I have countless fond memories with him. He was an inspiration to Karyakartas like me. I will particularly remember his sharp intellect and outstanding wit.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018
At first the information of Atalji’s health was given to the Prime Minister’s Office. On the other hand, BJP has canceled all its programs today. At the same time, his family and relatives are present at the residence of Vajpayee, located at Krishna Menon Marg. The top police officers of Delhi Police have reached their house. Here also the security link has been kept.
India grieves the demise of our beloved Atal Ji.
His passing away marks the end of an era. He lived for the nation and served it assiduously for decades. My thoughts are with his family, BJP Karyakartas and millions of admirers in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s health became worse on Wednesday. In the medical bulletin issued on Wednesday night from AIIMS, it was reported that in the past 24 hours, the former prime minister’s health had worsened and he was kept on the life support system. The problem of urine infection and breathing difficulties had increased. Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Prakash Javadekar, Vijay Goyal and many other prominent leaders were present at AIIMS since morning due to the poor health of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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