Modi hands over Liberation War honour to Vajpayee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to ailing BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, reports PTI.
Modi visited Vajpayee’s residence here and handed over the award to the former Prime Minister’s foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya and her husband Ranjan Bhattacharya.
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was present on the occasion. Bangladesh has conferred its prestigious liberation war honour on Vajpayee for his “active role” in its independence struggle and consolidating friendship with India.
Modi had received the honour on behalf of Vajpayee during his recent visit to Bangladesh.
“Visited Atal ji & was delighted to hand over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to his family,” the Prime Minister tweeted.

Vajpayee as the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister had given great emphasis on strong ties with Dhaka and visited Bangladesh in 1999.

Modi hands over Liberation War honour to Vajpayee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to ailing BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, reports PTI. Modi visited Vajpayees residence here and handed over the award to the former Prime Ministers foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya and her husband Ranjan Bhattacharya. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was present on the occasion. Bangladesh has conferred its prestigious liberation war honour on Vajpayee for his active role in its independence struggle and consolidating friendship with India. Modi had received the honour on behalf of Vajpayee during his recent visit to Bangladesh. Visited Atal ji was delighted to hand over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to his family, the Prime Minister tweeted. Vajpayee as the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister had given great emphasis on strong ties with Dhaka and visited Bangladesh in 1999.