Mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpayee are being taken to BJP Headquarters
Mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpayee are being taken to BJP Headquarters Mortal remains of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are being taken to BJP Headquarters, here on Friday. The last rites of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will take place at 4 pm on Friday at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. Lakhs of mourners are expected to reach central Delhi to pay homage to the leader. The body of the BJP veteran was kept overnight at his official residence — 6 A Krishna Menon Marg. The funeral procession would leave the BJP headquarters at 1pm and the last rites would be performed at 4pm, he said. Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan writes an emotional note for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Over 5,000 policemen and paramilitary personnel will form a multi-layer security cordon for a smooth passage of the funeral procession to the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the Delhi Police said. Sniffer dogs, bomb detection and disposal squads, in coordination with the officials from the Special Protection Group (SPG) began sanitising the funeral route and the venue began Thursday evening, senior police officials said while ruling out inconvenience to the public.
“We will ensure maximum security with minimum inconvenience to the public,” said Madhur Verma, Delhi Police spokesperson. -PTC News
