New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Jugal Thakor Lokhandwala on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for his swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad over Padma award announced by the Centre and said the party should not do politics over their own leader.
Kolkata Jan 25 PTI Veteran CPIM leader and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday rejected the Padma Bhushan award I know nothing about this award No one has told me anything about it If they have decided to offer Padma Bhushan to me I refuse to accept it he said in a statementAccording to CPIM sources it was a decision of Bhattacharjee and also the partyFormer Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh and Indias first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who died in a helicopter crash recently were awarded Padma Vibhushan on Tuesday while veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and CPIM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee were conferred with Padma Bhushan PTI PNT NN NN
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Soon after the former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has refused the Padma Bhushan and said that he had no idea about the award, the Government sources on Tuesday clarified that his family was well-informed about it in the morning and at that time no intent of rejection was expressed.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 25 (ANI): Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has refused the Padma Bhushan award which was announced by the central government on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will be conferred with India's third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan on Republic Day.