An all party prayer meet held at Maa Smriti Bhavan Garhwa on Saturday on the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In his condolence message, Garhwa MlA Satyendra Nath Tiwari said that Vajpayee was popular not only in India but also world over and was respected by even Opposition leaders.
The MlA Tiwari said, “Vajpayee had taken brave initiative like the Pokhran tests and the Kargil victory, which boosted the morale of the armed forces.” Founder president of Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha and Bhawnathpur MlA Bhanu Pratap Shahi said that he was known as a successful creator of coalition politics, never used disrespectful language and dedicated his life for the upliftment and welfare of the country.
RJD leader Yasin Ansari said he was a great political leader of the age, poet, journalist and orator. Vinoy Kumar Chaubey also expressed his condolence and said Vajpayee had given a new direction to Indian politics.
BJP working committee member Alakh Pandey said the demise of Vajpayee had ended an era. The country lost a great man and skillful leader. Congress leader Surendra Tiwari, BJP president Om Prakash Keshari, Umakant Tiwari, Binod Kamalapuri, Brajesh Upadhyay and others leaders expressed grief.