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\nRight till 5.05 pm when he breathed his last and beyond, senior BJP leaders kept a continuous and close vigil around Atal Bihari Vajpayee India\u2019s most popular and loved prime minister of the contemporary times at AIIMS and later personally supervising arrangements for his last journey.<\/p>\n
The party, meanwhile, cancelled all its programmes, including the national executive scheduled for later this week, as the Union Cabinet declared state mourning for seven days till August 22.<\/p>\n
After the last rest at his 6 Krishna Menon Marg residence Vajpayee\u2019s home for more than a decade now the man credited for the blooming of lotus in India will be taken to the BJP\u2019s headquarters to allow the people to pay their respects.<\/p>\n
The last rites will be conducted at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal on the banks of Yamuna the designated spot for the cremation of presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers. BJP president Amit Shah said last rites will be take place at 4 pm.<\/p>\n
The government has announced 7-day state mourning following the demise of Vajpayee. The national flag will be flown at half mast for seven days across India, it said, adding that a state funeral to be accorded to Vajpayee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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