Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut alleged on Sunday that the Bharat Ratna awards announced by the Centre are being conferred for "political benefits" ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
"I welcome the act of honouring farmer leader Chaudhury Charan Singh, former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and eminent scientist MS Swaminathan with the Bharat Ratna though the Bharatiya Janata Party honoured them due to electoral compulsion," Maurya said, speaking to ANI on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the former Prime Minister of the country, Chaudhary Charan Singh, will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour.
Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) veteran Deve Gowda on Saturday welcomed the central government's decision on awarding Bharat Ratna and asked those questioning the move not to differ with the Centre on this issue.
Speculations are on the rise about Jayant Chaudhary, son of the late Chaudhary Charan Singh, considering an alliance with the BJP-led coalition. This comes shortly after the posthumous conferment of Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh. Responding to the speculations, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Pr
Rahul Gandhi has a policy, lie publicly and lie again and again. As far as PM Narendra Modi's caste goes, I doubt the Congress knows the difference between bloc and caste.
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday accused Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and other Congress leaders of creating an environment in the House that disrespects the memory of Chaudhary Charan Singh, thereby causing distress to farmers across the
Coming down heavily on Congress, Leader of the House and Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that it is a "moment of pride" that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna on former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh.
"I have observed that the current government's style of work over the past 10 years also reflects Chaudhary Charan Singh. When the Prime Minister sheds light on the sanitation issues in rural areas...I see Chaudhary Charan Singh's speech in it," Chaudhary said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, for giving Bharat Ratna for Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao and M S Swaminathan, the ones who left a lasting impact on the nation through their dedicated work fo
When I was informed of this award I immediately informed the Rajya Sabha of this and all the members welcomed this announcement. There was no bigger honour for me, a person who never dreamt of being on this post, to have made this announcement.
"His work has contributed to the green revolution in our country. In the last part of his life, his MS Swaminathan research foundation has been doing extremely good work promoting sustainable agriculture in Tamil Nadu. The whole of Tamil Nadu is happy and celebrating. The farmer brothers and