Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on March 30 conferred Bharat Ratna on four eminent personalities, including two former Prime Ministers, Charan Singh and Narasimha Rao. Former Bihar Chief MinisterKarpoori Thakur and agronomist MS Swaminathan were also conferred with the country’s highest civilian award.
The Central Government announced five names for the Bharat Ratna this year, which also included BJP leader LK Advani.
Sources said that President Murmu will pay a visit to senior BJP leader LK Advani’s residence and confer him with the prestigious award. This was decided in view of the ailing health of the veteran BJP leader Advani, they added.
