BJP Mayor mistakenly declares Vajpayee dead
While delivering a speech on celebrations of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 92nd birthday, BJP's Aligarh mayor Shakuntala Bharti said, "Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji is no longer with us, but his memories remain." While the Mayor accepted her mistake and apologised for it later, former Aligarh Zila Panchayat member Narendra Pachauri termed Bharti as an 'ignorant'.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Aligarh mayor Shakuntala Bharti while delivering speech on the the eve of celebrations of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday, referred him as "deceased". Bharti left the audience in shock when while addressing students at Dharam Jyoti Mahavidyalya School at Iglas in Aligarh, she said, "Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji is no longer with us, but his memories remain."Also read: PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah sing Vajpayee's praises on his birthdayThe incident took place during an event organised to celebrate the 155th birth anniversary of Madan Mohan Malviya and Vajpayee's 92nd birthday. 