Atal Bihari Vajpayee's daughter Namita collects ashes from Smriti Sthal to immerse them in Haridwar today

Three urns carrying ashes of Vajpayee collected from Smriti Sthal will be taken to Prem Ashram, then to Har-ki-Pauri in Uttarakhand's Haridwar for immersion.

Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee's daughter Namita and granddaughter Niharika arrived at Smriti Sthal in Delhi on Sunday to collect ashes of the former prime minister. (ANI)

New Delhi: Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee's daughter Namita and granddaughter Niharika arrived at Smriti Sthal in Delhi on Sunday to collect ashes of the former prime minister. Three urns carrying ashes of Vajpayee collected from Smriti Sthal will be taken to Prem Ashram, then to Har-ki-Pauri in Uttarakhand's Haridwar for immersion. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be present during immersion of ashes.

Late #AtalBihariVajpayee's daughter Namita and granddaughter Niharika arrive at Smriti Sthal in Delhi to collect ashes of the former prime minister pic.twitter.com/l9WOZCx6U7

— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2018

Besides the Home Minister, the immersion ceremony at the holy city today will be attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Uttarakhand counterpart Trivendra Singh Rawat, chief ministers of other states and BJP president Amit Shah among others, party leader Bhupender Yadav told reporters in Delhi.

Three urns carrying ashes of former prime minister #AtalBihariVajpayee collected from Delhi's Smriti Sthal; the ashes will be taken to Prem Ashram, then to Har-ki-Pauri in Uttarakhand's Haridwar for immersion. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be present during immersion of ashes pic.twitter.com/MTT8Jai4wX

— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2018

One of the most charismatic leaders in independent India, Vajpayee passed away in Delhi on August 16 at the age of 93. He was cremated with full State honours at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in the national capital on Friday. Yadav said an all-party prayer meeting for the BJP stalwart will be held in Delhi on August 20 and another such meeting will be organised in Lucknow on August 23 since Vajpayee's appeal cut across the political divide. The prayer meeting in Delhi will be attended by leaders from different political parties and noted citizens. (With inputs from PTI)