New Delhi: Former Deputy Prime Minister of India and senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the prestigious Bharat Ratna by President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday. It is reported that the President will visit LK Advani’s residence to confer the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. This decision was made considering the ailing health of LK Advani.
Sources report that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP National President JP Nadda will also be present on the occasion at his residence.
On February 3, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that LK Advani would be honoured with the highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, for his contributions to national development.
The Prime Minister also highlighted that LK Advani is one of the most respected statesmen India has ever seen. Modi shared his happiness on LK Advani being conferred the Bharat Ratna through the social media platform X(formerly called Twitter).
I am very happy to share that Shri LK Advani Ji will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. I also spoke to him and congratulated him on being conferred this honour. One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the development of India is monumental. His is a… pic.twitter.com/Ya78qjJbPK
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2024
Lal Krishna Advani was born on November 8, 1927, in Karachi, British India (now part of Pakistan). Advani served as the President of the BJP for a long term.
In his political career spanning nearly three decades, Advani served first as Home Minister and then as Deputy Prime Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet (1999–2004).
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