President Draupadi Murmu today honored five personalities selected by the Government of India with Bharat Ratna at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and other leaders also participated in this program. President Murmu has honored freedom fighter and former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, former PM Narasimha Rao, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, former Bihar CM Karpuri Thakur, and agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan with the country's highest honor Bharat Ratna.
No one was given Bharat Ratna from 2020 to 2023, but for 2024, the central government chose these five personalities. In this ceremony organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan, except Vice President Lal Krishna Advani, the other four personalities were given the Bharat Ratna award posthumously. Former PM Narasimha Rao's grandson NV Subhash praised the central government for its decision to honor him with Bharat Ratna.
Speaking to the media, he took a jibe at the Congress and said, "Narasimha Rao was a man of versatile talent. Be it for Andhra Pradesh or the Centre, he took bold steps many times. When he became the Prime Minister, the situation was very bad. When the Congress Party was in power from 2004 to 2014, neither the party nor the Gandhi family ever remembered his contributions. PM Modi remembered his contributions and honored him with the Bharat Ratna."
Know who was Narasimha Rao
Narasimha Rao won the elections eight times. He was called the Chanakya of politics. After spending 50 years in the Congress Party, he became the Prime Minister of the country. Rao could speak in about 10 different languages. He was also considered a master in translation. In this ceremony organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan, PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM Narasimha Rao, arrived to receive the Bharat Ratna.
Who was Chaudhary Charan Singh?
Chaudhary Charan Singh, born in a middle-class farmer family in Noorpur in Meerut district, was the fifth Prime Minister of India. He graduated in science in 1923 and obtained a master's degree from Agra University in 1925. After returning to Meerut in 1929, he joined Congress. Let us tell you that on behalf of Chaudhary Charan Singh, his grandson Jayant Singh reached Rashtrapati Bhavan to receive the Bharat Ratna.
Chaudhary Charan Singh's grandson spoke to the media. He said, "I can't tell how happy I am. Sitting there, I slowly realize the importance of this moment. The Government of India has taken this decision (decision to give Bharat Ratna to Charan Singh). It is in the interest of the farmers. The matter has reached the farmers."
Lal Krishna Advani also gets Bharat Ratna
Lal Krishna Advani has been a senior BJP leader and the seventh Deputy Prime Minister of the country. He was born in 1927 in a Hindu Sindhi family in Karachi, Pakistan. Advani has held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of India in the government of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Before this, he had also been the Home Minister in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) between 1998 and 2004. Lal Krishna Advani is among those who laid the foundation of the Bharatiya Janata Party. During the 10th and 14th Lok Sabha, he played the role of leader of the opposition very well. In 2015, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor.
Know who was Karpuri Thakur
Karpuri Thakur is considered to be the leader who ignited the flame of social justice in the politics of Bihar. Karpoori Thakur was born in an ordinary barber family. It is said that he pursued anti-Congress politics throughout his life and achieved his political position. Even during the Emergency, despite all efforts, Indira Gandhi could not get him arrested. Let us tell you that in this ceremony organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Karpuri Thakur's son Ramnath Thakur arrived to receive the Bharat Ratna.
Namita Kumari, granddaughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, said, "I feel very good. It is difficult to express this feeling in words. This is a historic moment not only for the family but for the entire Bihar. "I want to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has done a lot of work for the people of Bihar."
Noted agricultural scientist MS Swaminath also gets Bharat Ratna
Renowned agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan was born in Madras Presidency in the year 1925. Swaminathan was only 11 years old when his father died. His elder brother educated him and brought him up. During the Second World War, there was a severe famine in Bengal in 1943, which shook him. Given this, he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science from Madras Agricultural College in 1944. Received a master's degree in cytogenetics in 1949. He did his research on potatoes. Let us tell you that on September 28 last year, MS Swaminathan died in Chennai. For this reason, his daughter Nitya Rao reached Rashtrapati Bhavan to receive the Bharat Ratna.
Swaminathan has been honored with several national and international awards for his work, notable among which are the Padmashree (1967), Padmabhushan (1972), Padmavibhushan (1989), Magsaysay Award (1971) and World Food Prize (1987). Let us tell you that on September 28 last year, MS Swaminathan died in Chennai.
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