Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Delhi BJP pays tributes to Vajpayee, inaugurates Atal Canteens
People in Delhi remembered a very important leader named Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
He was a former Prime Minister of India.
It was the eighth year since he passed away.
Even the President and the Prime Minister of India paid their respects at his memorial.
The leader of the BJP in Delhi, Harsh Malhotra, put flowers at the memorial with other leaders and sports stars.
They also opened new places called Atal Canteens, which give meals to people who need them.
The meals cost just five rupees, and on this special day they were free.
The idea is that nobody in Delhi should go to bed hungry.
The government also wants to help women by giving them money every month and giving free cooking gas to some families during festivals.
Delhi BJP chief Harsh Malhotra led floral tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial on his eighth death anniversary.
Malhotra inaugurated an Atal Canteen at Anand Vihar in East Delhi, with 25 new canteens opened across Delhi under the guidance of former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Free meals were served at all Atal Canteens on the occasion of Vajpayee's death anniversary.
Atal Canteens provide wholesome meals to needy people for Rs 5, in line with PM Modi's resolve that no one in Delhi should go to bed hungry.
The Delhi government has initiated the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samriddhi Yojana (Rs 2,500 per month for eligible women) and a scheme providing free LPG cylinders on Holi and Diwali.
- Who
- Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other party leaders, workers, saints and sportspersons.
- What
- Paid floral tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his eighth death anniversary and inaugurated 25 new Atal Canteens across Delhi.
- When
- Sunday, on the eighth death anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- Where
- At Sadaiv Atal, Vajpayee's memorial in New Delhi, and at Anand Vihar in East Delhi, with canteens across the national capital.
- Why
- To honour Vajpayee's memory and fulfil PM Modi's resolve that no person in Delhi should go to bed hungry.
- Event
- Eighth death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Memorial
- Sadaiv Atal, New Delhi
- New Atal Canteens
- 25 inaugurated across Delhi
- Meal price
- Rs 5
- Free meals
- Served at all Atal Canteens on the anniversary
- Canteen guidance
- Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu
- Mukhyamantri Mahila Samriddhi Yojana
- Rs 2,500 per month for eligible women
- Free LPG cylinders
- For eligible families on Holi and Diwali
