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PM Modi Releases Rs 100 Commemorative Coin On Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Dec, 2018 08:04 AM

    On the eve of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 94th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released a Rs 100 commemorative coin in the memory of the former premier.


    Vajpayee’s long-time associate and BJP veteran LK Advani, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP president Amit Shah were also present at the event here.


    The former prime minister died at the AIIMS in the national capital in August at the age of 93 following prolonged illness.
    Addressing the gathering, Modi said he would go to Vajpayee’s memorial on Tuesday to reiterate his commitment to the ideology and path shown by the statesman.


    “Atal Ji wanted democracy to be supreme. He built the Jana Sangh. But, when the time came to rescue our democracy he and others went to the Janata Party. Likewise, when the choice was between remaining in power or comprising on ideology, he left the Janata Party and formed the BJP,” the prime minister said.


    He said while for some, power is oxygen and they could not live without it, Vajpayee spent a long part of his career in the opposition benches raising issues of national interest.


    The late prime minister never compromised on the ideology of the party, Modi said.


    He said the party which “Atalji built brick by brick” had become among the largest political parties.


    Modi said Vajpayee as a speaker was unparalleled. “When he spoke, the nation spoke...when he spoke the nation listened,” he said.


    The mind is not ready to believe that Vajpayee is no longer alive; though he was away from public glare for nearly a decade due to ill health, the way people gave him a farewell on his demise showed the mark he had created in people’s minds, Modi said.

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