Chandigarh Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha on Sunday organised a programme “Atulya Atal” to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at law Bhawan here and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour him with Bharat Ratna as he deserves this honour.
Former Chief Minister Himachal Prem Kumar Dhumal and Balram Ji DasTondon, former minister and former CM lucknow were present as chief guests on the occasion. Dhumal speaking on the occasion said that Vajpayee was admired by his supporters for his oratory. Even Jawaharlal Nehru had a very high opinion of him. The Sangh Parivaar saw him as a saffron answer to Nehru. like Nehru, he was idealist to the core, open- minded, accommodating and a democrat in the true sense. It was because of his charisma that he could lead a coalition of more than two dozens of political parties in 1998.
It was not a mean achievement for a man whose party had always been treated by others as untouchable, he added.Balram Ji Das Tondon said that Vajpayee transcended the BJP and its ideology and through him, the party and the Sangh Parivaar became acceptable. Atal ji , as called by many is a tall figure in Indian politics and mesmerised one and all with his oratory skills.He is a clean person in our dirty Indian politics. It would have been so difficult for him to stick to his identity inspite of being in a party of hardliners. It’s a well known perception in India that he is a right man ,stuck in wrong party, said Tandon.