Vajpayee’s portrait to be installed in Parliament

Though an official date has not been announced, it could take place on December 25, the former Prime Minister’s birth anniversary that the Modi government celebrates as ‘Good Governance Day.’

The Central Hall of Parliament. File

A life-size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will be installed at the historic Central Hall of Parliament during the ongoing winter session of Parliament.

Though an official date has not been announced, it could take place on December 25, the former Prime Minister’s birth anniversary that the Modi government celebrates as ‘Good Governance Day.’

Unanimous decision

The proposal to honour Vajpayee’s legacy was moved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and senior BJP leader Satyanarayan Jatiya. The Portraits Committee of the Lok Sabha, at a meeting chaired by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, unanimously agreed to the proposal.

Leaders in the committee include Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress’s Sudeep Bandopadhya, Biju Janata Dal’s Bartuhari Mahtab, Jitender Reddy of the TRS and Anant Geete of the Shiv Sena.