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NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh visited the residence of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here on Saturday to pay homage to the departed leader.

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh writes in the condolence book at the residence of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 18

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh visited the residence of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here on Saturday to pay homage to the departed leader.

The CM met Vajpayee’s foster daughter Namita, son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharyya and other family members, an official spokesperson said. He also wrote in the condolence book.

The CM recalled that Vajpayee had visited Punjab in 1970 for campaigning. Capt Amarinder was then contesting his first election (Dakala bypoll) after sitting MLA Basant Singh was killed by Naxalites.

The CM remembered the former Prime Minister as a great leader, an excellent statesman, a dignified politician and a fine human being. His death had left a vacuum that would be hard to fill, Capt Amarinder said.

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