Express News Service
PATNA: The demand to confer Bharat Ratna on former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan is gaining momentum in Bihar. Both factions of Lok Janshakti Party, headed by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras and Jamui MP Chirag Paswan, have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the late patriarch of SCs with the nation’s highest civilian award.
Though each Paras and Chirag are preventing one another as political rivals of the Paswan legacy, they’ve united of their demand for a Bharat Ratna for Ram Vilas. Senior Paswan, who labored with a number of prime ministers throughout his five-decade lengthy profession and sometimes referred to as the bellwether of Indian politics, was awarded Padma Bhushan (posthumously) final 12 months. His son and MP from Jamui, Chirag had acquired the award on behalf of the departed chief.
“He was a leader of national stature and the list of his contributions is long. He was so worried about the welfare of the poor that he worked day and night for them,” stated Paras, the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries.
“Bharat Ratna will be a real tribute to the departed leader,” stated Chirag, including his bit to the demand. He met the Union railway minister and urged him to rename Hajipur railway station after Ram Vilas. Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi has additionally demanded Bharat Ratna for Ram Vilas.
