Bihar CM and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar in Patna says, “Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur has been conferred with ‘Bharat Ratna’. We had been demanding ‘Bharat Ratna’ for him since 2007 till 2023 from every government including the previous Congress govt and the present govt. But they had not done so. Now, they gave him a … Read more
Last Updated: January 24, 2024, 07:49 IST Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thanked PM Modi for conferring his mentor Karpoori Thakur with Bharat Ratna, posthumously. (Image: PTI/File) The Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday announced that former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur will be awarded India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, posthumously Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on … Read more
Former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna posthumously, President Draupadi Murmu announced on January 23, a day before the 100th birth anniversary of the socialist icon. Born in the Nai Samaj in Pitonjhiya village of Samastipur, Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was popularly known as … Read more
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders on Tuesday applauded the Centre’s decision to bestow Bharat Ratna on former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur as an acknowledgement of his role in ensuring equality and empowerment for the marginalised. “Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur ji, the brave son of the land of Bihar, fought a long struggle to create an … Read more
Last Updated: January 23, 2024, 22:15 IST Karpoori Thakur served as the Chief Minister of Bihar and was a key figure in the struggle against social discrimination and inequality. (Photo: X/AkhileshYadav) PM Modi took to the microblogging site X and said he was “delighted that the Government of India has decided to confer the Bharat … Read more
