Hyderabad: Caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday announced construction of a memorial for former prime minister, the late Atal Behari Vajpayee in the city.
He said the state government will allot one acre for the memorial and a statue of Vajpayee.
Mr Rao moved a condolence motion in the Legislative Council.
Members cutting acro-ss party lines paid rich tributes to Vajpayee, former Tamil Nadu CM M. Karunanidhi, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and former MLC and mimic Nerella Venumadhav at a one-day session.
However, the MIM abstained from the discussion on condolence motions moved by the government. The House also recorded its deep sense of sorrow at the loss of lives in the recent Kondagattu bus accident and due to floods in Kerala.
After paying tributes, the Council was adjourned sine die by its chairman K. Swamy Goud.
Mr Rao recalled Mr Vajpayee’s services to the nation saying that his stature transcended politics. “He was part of India’s soul and will remain so. He never compromised on issues of national importance and it took a man of his stature to conduct the Pokhran nuclear tests in the face of stiff opposition from the United States.
