“Neglect Of Dalit Personalities…” BSP Chief Mayawati Demands Bharat Ratna For Kanshi Ram (image-twitter/Mayawati)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Friday demanded the party founder Kanshi Ram be awarded with Bharat Ratna. Expressing her disagreement on X, she wrote, “We welcome the recent awarding of Bharat Ratna, but the neglect of Dalit personalities in this regard is not correct…”
Earlier today, former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh was awarded India’s highest civilian award- Bharat Ratna along with three others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the award on X hailing the former prime minister for his “incomparable contributions”.
Commenting on the exclusion of Dalit personalities, the BSP leader wrote on X that all the personalities who have been awarded with Bharat Ratna by the present BJP government are welcome. “But in this matter, it is not appropriate to disrespect and ignore especially the Dalit personalities. The government must pay attention to this also,” she further added.
1. वर्तमान भाजपा सरकार द्वारा जिन भी हस्तियों को भारतरत्न से सम्मानित किया गया हैै उसका स्वागत है, लेकिन इस मामले में ख़ासकर दलित हस्तियों का तिरस्कार एवं उपेक्षा करना कतई उचित नहीं। सरकार इस ओर भी ज़रूर ध्यान दे।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) February 9, 2024
In the follow-up post, she alleged that Kanshi Ram, the founder of BSP was neglected without honouring him with the prestigious award. She equating the contributions of B R Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram said that the father of the constitution was honoured with the title after a long wait by the government of Shri VP Singh. She then claimed that the struggle of Ambedkar which was carried out by Kanshi Ram who was referred to as the ‘messiah of Dalit’ was neglected without awarding him with Bharat Ratna.
2. बाबा साहेब डा. भीमराव अम्बेडकर को लम्बे इंतजार के बाद श्री वी पी सिंह जी की सरकार द्वारा भारतरत्न की उपाधि से सम्मानित किया गया। उसके बाद दलित व उपेक्षितों के मसीहा मान्यवर श्री कांशीराम जी का इनके हितों में किया गया संघर्ष कोई कम नहीं। उन्हें भी भारतरत्न से सम्मानित किया जाए।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) February 9, 2024
Former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan were awarded with the country’s highest civilian award today. Five of them were awarded within 2024. Till now the maximum number of Bharat Ratna was awarded in 1999 which was received by four recipients.
Former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao, whose liberalisation policies revolutionised the economy, and Charan Singh, a champion of farmers” cause, and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan will be conferred Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.
