UPA Should Have Awarded Vajpayee the Bharat Ratna: Nitish Kumar

FILE photo of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Associated Press)

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, the government announced today.

Here are some reactions

• Vajpayee jee should have been bestowed with Bharat Ratna during the UPA government itself. I strongly support Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee jee. His personality and good lessons I learnt under him in the NDA ministry will always have an imprint on me.

  Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal United Leader
• Country's highest honour to these illustrious stalwarts is a fitting recognition of their service to the Nation

  PM Narendra Modi
• His statesmanship transcended politics.

  Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate
• And it's Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji and Bharat Ratna Madan Mohan Malviyaji! Thanks to Hon President Mukherjee & Narendra Modi ji's government!

  Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister
• He has a blemish free record and deserves the Bharat Ratna.

  LK Advani, Senior BJP leader
• I welcome the decision of honoring former PM Atal ji and Madan Mohan Malaviya ji with Bharat Ratna

  KC Tyagi, Janata Dal United Leader
• We welcome this step, Atal ji has done commendable job as PM.

  Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, muslim cleric

  
  

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