Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in UP's all holy rivers
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in rivers in all the districts in Uttar Pradesh, the state government said today. The UP government put out a list of 75 districts and the small and big rivers picked for the immersion of the ashes of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader who was cremated in New Delhi today. Here's more on it.
Uttar Pradesh was the 'Karmabhoomi' of Atal ji: Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced this was being done because Uttar Pradesh was Vajpayee's 'Karmabhoomi' (the land of action) and its people will get an opportunity to be part of his final journey. Vajpayee represented the state's national capital in the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms. He was elected from the Lucknow constituency in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004.
BJP's Lucknow unit will organize condolence meeting on August 21
Bharatiya Janata Party's Lucknow unit will organize a condolence meeting on August 21, when Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the current MP from Lucknow, and other leaders will pay homage to Vajpayee. On a visit to the city on August 5, Rajnath Singh had hailed Vajpayee for setting in the flow a "Vikaas ki Ganga" (a river of development) in Lucknow.
