Mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee drapped in a Tri-colour being taken from his Krishna Menon Marg residence to BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg for the last rites in New Delhi on Friday August 17 2018. | PTI 
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Elaborate security arrangements in Delhi for former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's funeral

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the founding member of the ruling BJP will be laid to rest at the Smriti Sthal on the banks of the Yamuna.

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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday said they have made elaborate security arrangements in the city in view of the final journey and funeral ceremony of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The founding member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who breathed his last at the All India Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Thursday, will be laid to rest at the Smriti Sthal on the banks of the Yamuna.

"We have made elaborate security arrangements for the last rites and the procession ahead of it.

"We will ensure that people who come to pay their last respect and the commuters face minimum inconvenience," Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma said.

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