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Opposition leaders give lessons in governance at Vajpayee's condolence meet

Opposition leaders said Vajpayee was a unifier, a democrat and believed in secular values

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani addresses an all party condolence meeting organised for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in New Delhi on Monday, Aug 20, 2018. PTI Photo

Archis Mohan New Delhi
At a condolence meeting hosted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi on Monday evening, Opposition leaders spoke about the values of secularism, humanism and inclusive nationalism that the former prime minister stood for with appeals to walk on the path of 'rajdharma' shown by Vajpayee during his lifetime.  

Speaking at the condolence meeting for Vajpayee, who passed away on August 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BJP founder lived his life true to his name 'atal', and neither buckled under pressure nor lost hope despite the odds. The Pokhran

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