Our Correspondent
Hamirpur, August 17
Most shops remained closed as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here on Friday. The Byopar Mandal observed a two-minute silence at Gandhi Chowk. A number of traders gathers to pay tributes to the great leader. A trader said the loss was irrepairable and that the void could never be filled.
MLA Narender Thakur said Vajpayee had taken the country to greater heights as he was a leader with a vision.