{"id":155307,"date":"2023-08-16T12:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T06:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=155307"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T06:49:54","slug":"atal-bihari-vajpayees-death-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/atal-bihari-vajpayees-death-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Atal Bihari Vajpayee\u2019s Death Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Death Anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2023<\/strong>: On the melancholy occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death anniversary on August 16, politicians from all political backgrounds and connections converged in Delhi at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Praful Patel, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister, Anupriya Patel and HAM\u2019s Jitan Ram also paid tribute to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 5th death anniversary. Namita Kaur Bhattacharya, foster daughter of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari, offers floral homage at ‘Saidav Atal’ on the anniversary of his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Modi\u2019s Tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong>, accompanied by President Droupadi Murmu,<\/strong> paid his respects at the memorial. PM Modi’s devotion went beyond the physical deed; on X, he wrote, “I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi.” India benefitted greatly from his leadership. He played a pivotal role in boosting our nation\u2019s progress and in taking it to the 21st<\/sup> century in a wide range of sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This heartfelt tribute from the current Prime Minister echoed the feelings of countless Indians, underscoring Vajpayee\u2019s contributions in steering India towards growth and prosperity across various sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Atal Bihari Vajpayee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atal Bihari Vajpayee\u2019s journey in Indian politics spanned decades during which he became an important figure representing the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). His presidency was an age of great growth and progress in a variety of fields, ranging from economics to international relations. Vajpayee\u2019s tenure as Prime Minister was characterized by his commitment to good governance, economic reforms and foreign policy initiatives that elevated India\u2019s global stature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born on 25th<\/sup> December 1924, Vajpayee\u2019s legacy extended beyond his time as the Prime Minister. He served two non-consecutive terms as PM, leaving a lasting impact on the nation\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Lasting Tribute: Good Governance Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced December 25th, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthdate, as Good Governance Day in acknowledgment of his efforts. This annual observance seeks to commemorate Vajpayee\u2019s commitment to effective governance, nation-building and progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Death Anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2023: On the melancholy occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death anniversary on August 16, politicians from all political backgrounds and connections converged in Delhi at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":155311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5142],"tags":[4919],"class_list":["post-155307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-august-2023","tag-persons-in-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155312,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155307\/revisions\/155312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}