New Delhi: The family members of former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur expressed their happiness and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for honouring the former with the Bharat Ratna (posthumously), the country's highest civilian award.
President Droupadi Murmu will present the Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur on Saturday. The former Bihar CM's family arrived in Delhi to receive the award to be conferred upon him by President Murmu. Bihar Minister Maheshwar Hazari is also present with Karpoori Thakur's family.
Karpoori Thakur's son and JD (U) leader Ram Nath Thakur said, "The people of Bihar and the country are as happy as I am today. Nitish Kumar ji had continuously appealed to the government of India to confer Bharat Ratna on Karpoori Thakur ji. " former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur's granddaughter, said that it is a "historic moment" not just for the family but for the entire family.
"It's difficult to express in words how happy I feel today. It is a historic moment, not just for the family but for the entire state of Bihar. I would like to thank PM Modi," she said.
PM Modi announced that former PMs Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Along with them, MS Swaminathan, also known as the father of the green revolution, will also be awarded the country's highest civilian award.
