Arun Jaitley passed away in New Delhi at the AIIMS hospital on August 24. He was 66.
Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley passed away in quick succession in August 2019, in a span of 18 days, leaving a void in the party that may be difficult to fill for a long time to come.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paying homage to the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary, in Pokhran on Friday.
The nuclear test was conducted in May, 1998 in Pokhran during the Vajpayee government. After India acquired the nuclear power, it adopted a nuclear a doctrine which declared a 'no first use' (NFU) policy which means the country will not to use its nuclear weapon as a means of warfare unless attacked by an adversary using nuclear weapons.
Vajpayee, who led the National Democratic Alliance government from 1998-2004, was the first-ever leader from the BJP to have become the nation’s Prime Minister. Vajpayee served as Prime Minister thrice — briefly in 1996, and then for two terms between 1998 and 2004.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national working president JP Nadda and other leaders of the party paid tributes to Vajpayee at his memorial.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several BJP leaders paid their tributes to Vajpayee at his memorial.
Stating that providing a responsive administration to the people, especially to the most vulnerable sections of the society was central to Vajpayee Ji's administration, Naidu added, "He implemented the reform agenda and delivered good governance to the nation amidst great challenges".
Tute hue sapnon ki kaun sune siski, Antar ki cheer vyatha palakon par thhithhki, Haar nahi maanoonga, Raar nahi thhanoonga, Kaal ke kapal pe likhta mitaata hoon, Geet naya gaata hoon
A Shradhanjali and Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha was held on Friday morning at Vajpayee's memorial, Sadaiv Atal, in New Delhi.
