Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid floral tributes by offering flowers on statue of former Prime Minister Late Atal Behari Vajpayee on latter’s birth anniversary on Sunday and recalled his contributions. Many people’s representatives were also present to pay their respects to the late leader.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that Atalji was a nationalist thinker, successful administrator, writer, patriot and a sensitive social worker. Atalji’s birth anniversary is being celebrated as Good Governance Day in the state. Gaurav Diwas is being celebrated on his birthday in Gwalior.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the memorial to be built in Gwalior will serve as an inspiration. A glorious India is being developed according to the ideals of Atalji and under the able leadership of Prime Minister Modi. Chief Minister Chouhan remembered Atalji while mentioning the poem-Geet Naya Gata Hoon..... Member of Parliament V D Sharma, Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang, MLA Krishna Gaur, Bhopal Mayor Malti Rai, former minister Umashankar Gupta, Sumit Pachauri, Lily Agarwal etc. were present in the programme.