Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah to reach Haridwar with Vajpayee's ashes

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, along with BJP Chief Amit Shah, will visit Haridwar on Sunday to take former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes to Prem Ashram, news agency ANI reported.

According to reports, Singh and Shah will also be accompanied by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra S Rawat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The ministers, along with Vajpayee's ashes, will then head to Har ki Pauriby road, Krishna Kumar VK, SSP Haridwar told media.

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The Central government on Friday announced that the ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be immersed in the holy rivers of Uttar Pradesh ranging from Ganga, Yamuna to Tapti.

According to the official statement, the gesture is to pay respect and tribute to the grand stature of the magnanimous leader and Bharat Ratna.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee breathed his last on Thursday at Delhi's All India Institute Of Medical Science. He was 93.

According to the official statement released by AIIMS, Vajpayee passed away at 5.05pm on Thursday.

The entire nation mourned the loss as former PM Vajpayee was cremated on Friday at Smriti Sthal in Delhi with full state honours. PM Modi, President Kovind along with other leaders paid their last respects to the former prime minister.