NEW DELHI: former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s a life-size portrait of will be installed in the Central Hall of Parliament on February 12.

As per the reports, Portarit will be unveiled by  President Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others. Renowned artist Krishn Kanhai of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh has prepared the portrait of Vajpayee.

The decision in this regard was taken unanimously on December 18, last year at a meeting of the Parliament's portrait committee chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Deputy Speaker and AIADMK leader M Thambi Durai, BJD`s Bhratruhari Mahtab, TMC`s Sudip Bondopadhyay, TRS` Jithendra Reddy, Shiv Sena`s Ananth Geete and BJP`s Satyanarayan Jatia were present in the meeting.

Vajpayee, served as Prime Minister three times between 1996 and 2004. He was also a recipient of India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

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