{"id":500659,"date":"2024-02-03T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T06:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=500659"},"modified":"2024-02-03T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T07:59:52","slug":"lk-advani-bharat-ratna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/lk-advani-bharat-ratna\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi says LK Advani to get Bharat Ratna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that BJP stalwart \u00a0Lal Krishna Advani Advani to get the Bharat Ratna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Modi spoke to Advani and congratulated him on being conferred with the country\u2019s highest civilian award. He said Advani is one of the most respected statesmen of our times, and his contribution to the development of India has been monumental. PM Modi added Advani\u2019s life which started from working at the grassroots to serving the nation as our Deputy Prime Minister, has been inspirational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He distinguished himself as our Home Minister and I&amp;B Minister as well, PM Modi added. Advani\u2019s &nbsp;Parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary, full of rich insights, PM Modi said in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BJP stalwart\u2019s decades-long service in public life has been marked by an unwavering commitment to transparency and integrity, setting an exemplary standard in political ethics, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister further added saying Advani has made unparalleled efforts towards furthering national unity and cultural resurgence. The conferring of the Bharat Ratna on him is a very emotional moment for him, PM Modi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Modi said that he has had enormous opportunities in his life to interact with Advani and learn from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed his joy over the abnnouncement of Bharat Ratna for BJP stalwart LK Advani.<\/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\">\u0939\u092e \u0938\u092c\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0924 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u0930\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0920 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e, \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0947\u092f \u0932\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u0906\u0921\u0935\u093e\u0923\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0930\u0924\u094d\u0928 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u0923\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0928\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092d\u0942\u0924\u093f \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0935\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0941\u091a\u093f\u0924\u093e, \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0923 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0943\u0922\u093c \u0938\u0902\u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0906\u0921\u0935\u093e\u0923\u0940\u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0902\u092c\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0935\u091c\u0928\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915 \u092d\u0942\u092e\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHfvkI354Q\">pic.twitter.com\/bHfvkI354Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rajnath Singh (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@rajnathsingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajnathsingh\/status\/1753668159985631285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Singh said the significant contribution that Advani ji has made to the country&#8217;s development and nation-building in various roles during his long public life is unforgettable and inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Union Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari said awarding Bharat Ratna to Advani is a proud moment for him and the entire country. He called Advani his source of inspiration. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Advani had played pivotal role in the expansion of the BJP, Gadkari added. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal also expressed his joy over the announcement of Bharat Ratna to Advani, \u00a0taking to X, Goyal said Advani has been a Statesman who is respected across party lines and his role as a flag-bearer of the Bharatiya identity will be remembered for generations to come.<\/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\">Bharat Ratna for Shri LK Advani ji is a living tribute to his lifelong commitment to public service and relentless grassroots work. <br><br>He has been a Statesman who is respected across party lines and his role as a flag-bearer of the Bharatiya identity will be remembered for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GqZpXT1p1a\">pic.twitter.com\/GqZpXT1p1a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Piyush Goyal (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@PiyushGoyal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyal\/status\/1753683078718136453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LK Advani to get Bharat Ratna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":500663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"PM Modi says LK Advani to get Bharat Ratna","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1497,125714],"tags":[28810,2406,165],"yst_prominent_words":[],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03114458\/NPIC-20231181231.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500659"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=500659"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=500659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->