Atal Bihari Vajpayee presentation and feats

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1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1957. Accomplished poet and statesman. Founder president of Jan Sangh and Bhartiya Janata Party

2. Education He completed his schooling from Saraswati Shishu Mandir Gorkhi, Bara, Gwalior He attended Victoria College (now Laxmibai College), Gwalior and DAV College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, He holds an M.A (Political Science) degree He has edited Rashtradharma (a Hindi monthly), Panchjanya (a Hindi weekly).

3. Early political carrer His first exposure to politics was in August 1942, when he was arrested for 23 days during the Quit India movement. 1951 - Founder-Member, Jana Sangh (B.J.S) He as elected to the parliament for the first time in1957

4. He was the leader of the Jana Sangh parliamentary party (1955- 1977) and a founder- member of the Janata Party (1977-1980) Shri Vajpayee was President, BJP (1980- 1986) and the leader of BJP parliamentary party during 1980-1984, 1986 and 1993- 1996. He was Leader of the Opposition throughout the term of the 11th Lok Sabha.

5. In 1980, following a split in the Janata Party, Vajpayee helped the BJS to reorganize itself as the BJP. In 1992 he was one of the few Hindu leaders to speak out against the destruction of the historic mosque at Ayodhya by anti- Muslim extremists.

6. Vajpayee was sworn in as prime minister in May 1996 but was in office only 13 days, after failing to attract support from other parties. In early 1998 he again became prime minister ,though with a unstable alliance. In 1999 the BJP increased its seats in parliament and consolidated its hold on government.

7. Major Accomplishments Vajpayee assumed a defiant posture in the face of Western criticism of India’s testing of several nuclear weapons in 1998(Pokhran)

8. The bus journey to Pakistan in February 1999 was widely acclaimed for starting a new era of negotiations to resolve the outstanding problems of the sub-continent.

9. It was during Shri Vajpayee's 1998- 99 tenure that despite a global recession, India achieved 5.8 per cent GDP growth, which was higher than the previous year. Higher agricultural production and increase in foreign exchange reserves during this period were indicative of a forward- looking economy responding to the needs of the people.

10. Giving rise to private business in India, it reduced the government's involvement in the industry. Many companies like Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) and Hindustan Zinc, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited were disinvested. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd was separately created to head over the services and policies

11. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: It was for the first time in India that elementary education became free for children aged 6- 14 years

12. Under his reign, India improved its trade and reduced territorial disputes with the People's Republic of China In 2000, he invited former US President Bill Clinton, improving the bilateral ties after the Cold War

13. He invited the then President Pervez Musharraf to India for a two- day Agra summit meeting from July 14- 16, 2001, in order to discuss cross- border terrorism and Kashmir

14. India’s first Lunar probe-Chandrayaan- 1 was passed during his tenure.

15. The most ambitious road projects in India were launched by him, including the Golden Quadrilateral and the Pradhanmantri Gramin Sadak Yojna The Golden Q uadrilateral connected metropolitan ci ties -- Chennai, Delhi and Mum bai -- through of highways

16. The poet within "Meri Ikkyavan Kavitayen", "Sankalp Kaal", "Shakti-se-Shanti", "Lok Sabha Mein Atalji" (a collection of speeches); Mrityu Ya Hatya", "Amar Balidan", "Kaidi Kaviraj Ki Kundalian“ - a collection of poems written in jail during Emergency; "Amar Aag Hai" (a collection of poems, 1994).

17. Shri Vajpayee was conferred Padma Vibhushan in 1992 in recognition of his services to the nation. He was also conferred the Lokmanya Tilak Puruskar and the Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant Award for the Best Parliamentarian, both in 1994. Earlier, the Kanpur University honoured him with an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in 1993. He was given the Bharat Ratna in the year 2015

18. He was the first to give a speech in hindi at United Nations General Assembly. He was also the only leader of opposition who was a part of India’s delegation to the UN.

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