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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat reviewed a meeting with Haridwar district authorities and saints regarding the ashes immersion ritual of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The ritual is slated to take place at the Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Sunday and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah and other VVIPs are expected to attend.
The meeting took place at the Shanti Kunj, in which Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat, cabinet minister Madan Kausik, Uttarakhand BJP president Ajay Bhatt, Haridwar District Magistrate Deepak Rawat and other attended.
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According to the official programme, the pitcher containing the ashes and family members of ex-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will arrive by air at Jolly Grant airport on Sunday morning. The pitcher will be kept for public viewing at Shanti Kunj for a brief period and after that it will be taken by road on an open vehicle to Har Ki Pauri.
The ashes immersion ritual will start at about 1.30 pm. The security of Har Ki Pauri has been beefed up due to the VVIP movement.
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