Vajpayee’s mortal remains to be immersed in rivers across 29 States and 7 UTs: Chugh

Chandigarh, August 19, 2018: The mortal remains of veteran BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be immersed in rivers across 29 States and 7 Union Territories covering 98 cities. This was disclosed here today by BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh. Elaborating further, Chugh said that on the directions of and programme given by BJP national president Amit Shah, the mortal remains of Bharat Ratna Sh. Vajpayee would be immersed in all sacred rivers across the nation. “The urns containing the immortal remains of the former Prime Minister would be taken across various states and union territories and placed there for people to pay their last respects to the great leader before immersing the remains in rivers,” he said. “In Punjab, the mortal remains of sh. Vajypayee would be immersed in Sutlej at Ferozepur and Ludhiana and in Beas in the district of Amritsar,” Chugh informed. The BJP leader revealed that the party would be organizing Prayer Meetings in the capitals of all the states where leaders of various parties would be invited to join in paying last respects to the departed leader. “A Union Minister and a national level leader of the party will be participating in these programmes. Prayer Meetings will also be organized at district and Mandal levels,” he said. “It would be an opportunity for people and leaders cutting across party lines to pay homage to Sh. Vajpayee who dedicatedly and with commitment served his motherland with his dynamic vision and to the best of his capabilities,” he added.