New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was admitted to AIIMS with a kidney tract infection and chest congestion on June 11, died on Thursday evening. The 93-year-old veteran leader breathed his last at 5.05 PM at AIIMS where he was admitted for treatment.
He became the Prime Minister of India for three times– first time on 16 May 1996 for 13 days only, the second time on 19 March 1998 for 13 months and third time on 13 October 1999 for a full 5-year term.
A seven-day national mourning had been announced by the central government as a mark of respect to the former prime minister. During this period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India. Mr Vajpayee will be accorded a state funeral, which will be held in Delhi on today.
Details of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral and last rites:
When, what time and where will the funeral be held?
# The last rites of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will take place at 4 pm today at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in Delhi.
What time and where to pay homage to Atal Bihari Vajpayee before his funeral?
# Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s body has been kept at his official residence – 6A Krishna Menon Marg. People can pay homage to the departed leader at his residence between 7:30 am and 8:30 am today. His body would then be taken to the BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg at around 9 am.
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What time will the funeral procession leave the BJP headquarters?
# The funeral procession would leave the BJP headquarters at 1 pm and the last rites would be performed at 4 pm.
Where is Smriti Sthal located and what is it?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s last rites would be performed on an elevated platform. Smriti Sthal is located between Jawaharlal Nehru’s memorial ‘Shanti Van’ and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s ‘Vijay Ghat’. Former prime minister IK Gujral was also cremated at Smriti Sthal on the banks of river Yamuna in December 2012.
Smriti Sthal is a common memorial site that was proposed after concerns over shrinking land resources in Delhi.
Route (map) to be taken from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s residence (6A Krishna Menon Marg) to the BJP Headquarters
Route from the BJP Headquarters to the site of the funeral – Smriti Sthal (near Shanti Van) in Delhi.
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