Birthday celebration of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji by BJP workers at party Headquarter, Srinagar
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As former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 90 years of age on Thursday, the BJP workers celebrated the birthday of the Bharat Ratna as Good Governance Day.
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This year’s birthday is very special for the ex-PM as the Centre on Wednesday announced the Bharat Ratna to be conferred on him.
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Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended his name to the President along with late Indian educationist-politician and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya.
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As former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 90 years of age on Thursday, the BJP workers celebrates the birthday of the Bharat Ratna as Good Governance Day.
Vajpayee will be the first leader from the country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to be given the highest civilian award.