Grand celebrations planned for Atal’s birth anniversary

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Grand celebrations planned for Atal’s birth anniversary

Saturday, 15 December 2018 | PNS | Lucknow

The state government has planned a grand celebration on the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with functions to be held across the state and the launch of a ‘Paint my city’ scheme.

Though Vajpayee’s birth anniversary falls on December 25, the celebrations will start on December 24 and will continue till December 26.

A senior official told this reporter on Friday that debates, poetry recital and rangoli competitions will be held in educational institutions across the state from December 24 to 26. 

“The high point of the celebrations will be ‘Paint my city campaign’ under which artists will be invited to draw paintings depicting life and struggle of Vajpayee. This contest will be held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Centre,” he said.

As Vajpayee was a four-time Member of Parliament from Lucknow, the focus of the celebration would be the state capital. 

On December 25, a drama, ‘Ratter Purush Atal’, will be staged in Lucknow. The next day, a Kavi Sammelan will be organised in which noted poets like Kumar Vishwas, Hariom Pawar, Kunwar Bechain and Abdul Gaffar would recite their poems.

“On December 25, a CD containing speeches and poems of Vajpayee will be released. An exhibition depicting the struggle of the former Prime Minister will also be organised,” the official said.

Incidentally, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah will be in Lucknow on December 25 and he will participate in various programmes organised by his party.

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