Former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh and agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan to get Bharat Ratna
New Delhi (PTI): Former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.
The government had earlier announced the country's highest civilian honour for L K Advani and Karpoori Thakur.
"Narasimha Rao steered India through critical transformations and also enriched its cultural and intellectual heritage," Modi said on X.
Rao's visionary leadership, Modi said, was instrumental in making India economically advanced and laid a solid foundation for its prosperity, growth.
"Bharat Ratna to Charan Singh dedicated to his incomparable contribution to country," the prime minister said.
"Swaminathan made monumental contributions to country in agriculture and farmers' welfare," Modi said.
He played a pivotal role in helping India achieve self-reliance in agriculture and made outstanding efforts in modernising it, the prime minister said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Assam CM proposes job restrictions for graduates of Muslim-owned university
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday his intention to restrict students graduating from the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), from applying for state government jobs in Assam.
This move follows his earlier claims that the university, operated by an educational foundation owned by Mahbubul Hoque, a Bengali-origin Muslim from Assam's Karimganj district, was responsible for the flash floods in Guwahati on August 5.
Sarma alleged that the campus, located in Ri Bhoi district, was constructed by cutting trees and destroying hills, which he claims triggered the floods. He labeled the university’s actions as "flood jihad." The chief minister has requested the legal department to explore the possibility of requiring USTM graduates to take an additional exam if they seek government employment in Assam.
