The ashes of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were immersed in Ganga river in Haridwar on Sunday. Vajpayee's daughter Namita Bhattacharya earlier collected the ashes from Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. The ashes were taken by road to Prem Ashram before it arrived in Har-ki-Pauri for immersion. Earlier, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took part in immersing the remains of the former prime minister.
