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Updated October 16th, 2019 at 16:28 IST

BSP leader Bhadoria: 'Kanshi Ram should be conferred Bharat Ratna'

BSP leader has accused BJP of politicising the Bharat Ratna by including it in the Maharashtra manifesto and said that Kanshi Ram should be conferred the Award

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Bahujan Samaj Party spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria said that the Bharat Ratna award should be conferred on the founder of the party Kanshi Ram and not Vinayak Savarkar, who is commonly known as Veer Savarkar. The statement comes at the back of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Maharashtra elections manifesto which states that if they return to power, they will be conferring the Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar.

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'Politicising Bharat Ratna'

Bhadoria said, "In its election manifesto for Maharashtra Assembly polls, the BJP has proposed Bharat Ratna for Savarkar. The announcement shows that the BJP is trying to politicise the institution of Bharat Ratna. Bharat Ratna should be first given to Kanshi Ram, it is the demand of the BSP and also the masses of the country." The BJP released their manifesto on Tuesday, where they promised the voters that if they are voted to power, they will be conferring the Bharat Ratna to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, and Veer Savarkar for the award.

BJP's Working President was present at the time of the launch and endorsing the State CM Devendra Fadnavis, he said, "Today I can say with confidence that Fadnavis has changed the political culture and fundamental politics of Maharashtra. He has changed the image of Maharashtra. Five years ago, the State was corruption-tainted. There was instability and the seat of Chief Minister was like in a musical chair. Today, Maharashtra is corruption free, it is a State with good governance, transparency, and stability".

Maharashtra, along with Haryana, will be going to polls on Monday, October 21, with the counting of the polls to take place on October 24.

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Highest civilian award

‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian Award of the country, was instituted in the year 1954. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President. No formal recommendations for this are necessary. The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year. The recipient receives a certificate signed by the President and a medallion. The award does not carry any monetary grant.

The honour is not necessarily conferred upon an Indian citizen. It can be given to individuals from other countries as well. Mother Teresa (1980) and to two non-Indians - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Nelson Mandela (1990) - have previously received the Award. 

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(With ANI inputs

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Published October 16th, 2019 at 14:40 IST

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