Shiv Sena pitches for Bharat Ratna to Savarkar

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New Delhi : Amid speculations that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for Bharat Ratna, Shiv Sena today made a strong pitch for bestowing the country's highest civilian award on Swatantryaveer Savarkar too. (Why cannot Union Government of BJP, having clear majority, take a firm stand like Shiv Sena ? – Editor)

Like Netaji, Savarkar had made an immense contribution to the freedom struggle. He was the leader of the armed rebellion against the British rule for which he was sentenced to two life imprisonment and was sent to Andaman, party leader Sanjay Raut said.

Noting that Savarkar is also a "hero" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he told PTI that the PM realises that Netaji and Savarkar have been "consistently ignored" by the Congress.

He said that his party was not against giving the honour to leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya and Kanshi Ram, but would also like it for Savarkar.

Shiv Sena is the second largest constituent of the BJP-led NDA and is the oldest ideological ally of the saffron party.

Meanwhile, in a letter to Prime Minister, a former Congress MP JK Jain has suggested Netaji to be named as "Rashtraneta" (Leader of the Nation) and an apt memorial built for him in the Rajghat area in the national capital..

PTI

Source  : First Post
 

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Politics in naming for Bharat Ratna

Congress is playing politics in the naming for Bharat Ratna. Apart from 5 names as suggested by NDA, Congress has put forward more names like Martyr Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Lala Lajpat Rai, Rash Behari Bose, Lokmanya Tilak, General Mohan Singh, Gopal Krushna Gokhale, Annie Besant, Alan Hume, Kanshiram, Sir Syed Ahmed. (It is clear that Congress has neglected the revolutionaries from the above list. To suggest these names after losing power is nothing but a political game played by the Congress. Therefore, it is imperative to displace the Congress from this nation for its politics and communal policies. – Editor)

Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat