{"id":499700,"date":"2024-01-24T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T06:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=499700"},"modified":"2024-01-24T12:39:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T07:09:47","slug":"nitish-lalu-karpoori-thakur-bharat-ratna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/nitish-lalu-karpoori-thakur-bharat-ratna\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitish Kumar welcomes Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur, Lalu\u2019s party calls it BJP poll gimmick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Janata Dal-United (JDU) head and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar welcomed the Centre\u2019s decision to announce the nation\u2019s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to former Chief Minister and socialist Karpoori Thakur, its ally Rashtriya Janata Dal Party (RJD) called it a BJP gimmick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking to X, Bihar CM Kumar expressed his happiness over socialist Thakur\u2019s Bharat Ratna award announcement, he said this is a good decision by the Central government. Kumar added that we have always demanded Bharat Ratna for the late Karpoori Thakur. That long-pending demand is fulfilled today, the JDU chief said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0970 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0941\u0930 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u094b\u091a\u094d\u091a \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u2018\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0930\u0924\u094d\u0928\u2019 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0937\u092f \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u0923\u092f \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0970 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0941\u0930 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 100\u0935\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u092f\u0902\u0924\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u094b\u091a\u094d\u091a \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0926\u0932\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902, \u0935\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0914\u0930\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NitishKumar\/status\/1749844546895400970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Lalu Prasad Yadav expressed his views on Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, taking to X, he said my political and ideological guru, Late Karpoori Thakur ji, should have received Bharat Ratna long ago. We raised this voice from the House to the streets. Still, the Central government woke up when the present Bihar government of social concern conducted the caste census and increased the scope of reservation for the benefit of Bahujans, RJD chief said. The fear is true, politics will have to focus on the concerns of Dalit Bahujan, the former Bihar CM added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u0948\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0970 \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0941\u0930 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0930\u0924\u094d\u0928 \u0905\u092c \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0925\u093e\u0964 \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0926\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0921\u093c\u0915 \u0924\u0915 \u092f\u0947 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0909\u0920\u093e\u092f\u0940 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0924\u092c \u091c\u093e\u0917\u0940 \u091c\u092c \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u0930\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u094c\u091c\u0942\u0926\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/a> \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093f\u0917\u0924 \u091c\u0928\u0917\u0923\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0908 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u093e\u092f\u0930\u093e \u092c\u0939\u0941\u091c\u0928 \u0939\u093f\u0924\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0921\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u0939\u0940\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aWLctAMKuX\">pic.twitter.com\/aWLctAMKuX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laluprasadrjd\/status\/1749847098332156306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari while speaking on Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, said the BJP was verbally abusing Karpoori Thakur when he was alive and did not remember him for 9 years, adding that our party and chief Lalu Yadav were demanding Bharat Ratna for him continuously. Now that elections are near, they are remembering Karpoori Thakur and awarded him the Bharat Ratna, he said. They are remembering him for votes, Tiwari further added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | On Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari says, &quot;Central Government decided to award Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur. The BJP was verbally abusing him while he was alive and did not remember him for 9 years. Our party and leader Lalu\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4UNrLYBRX\">pic.twitter.com\/M4UNrLYBRX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1749818499915239922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke about the Bharat Ratna award being awarded to socialist Thakur and called him an honest leader who is discussed even today. He connected the poor, the deprived and the backward to the mainstream, Prasad said. I express gratitude to the Prime Minister for conferring the Bharat Ratna on him, BHP MP added. This is an honour of the poor and their voice, of the backwards. He further said that several of the previous governments used to think about only the people around them and some of them thought only about their own families. but now the Narendra Modi government thinks about the entire country, BJP MP Prasad further added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | On Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, &quot;&#8230;He was such an honest leader that it is discussed even today&#8230;He connected the poor, the deprived and the backward to the mainstream&#8230;I express gratitude to the Prime Minister for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEhwdlb6cW\">pic.twitter.com\/MEhwdlb6cW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1749825381795070220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, Congress leader Tariq Anwar also welcomed this move by the Centre. Anwar said Thakur deserved the Bharat Ratna and there is no doubt about it. He did a lot for social justice, the Congress leader said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, he questioned the Centre over timing, he said one thing is clear from this the BJP has done this keeping the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in mind. \u00a0The contribution given by Karpoori Thakur for social justice cannot be forgotten, Congress\u2019s Anwar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: On Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, Congress leader Tariq Anwar says, &quot;I welcome this move. He deserves the Bharat Ratna and there is no doubt about it. He did a lot for social justice. But the BJP is giving him the Bharat Ratna. 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