Karpoori Thakur, a outstanding socialist chief and former Bihar chief minister to be conferred with Bharat Ratna posthumously, the Rashtrapati Bhavan introduced on Monday. Quickly after the announcement, celebrations erupted in Bihar’s Samastipur, the native residence of former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur. After receiving the information, relations of Karpoori Thakur exchanged sweets and celebrated the second.
#WATCH | Samastipur, Bihar: Relations of former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur change sweets after he’s going to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously. pic.twitter.com/B58suFKHkF
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Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary and different employees of the social gathering burst crackers and celebrated in Patna because the Union Authorities introduced Bharat Ratna (posthumously) for Karpoori Thakur, reported information company PTI.
#WATCH | Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary and different employees of the social gathering burst crackers and have a good time in Patna as Central Authorities pronounces Bharat Ratna (posthumously) for Karpoori Thakur. pic.twitter.com/xGEjvoH0ZD
— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2024
Talking to information company ANI, Karpoori Thakur’s son and JD (U) MP Ram Nath Thakur thanked the Union Govt for the choice and stated, “I wish to thank central govt from my facet in addition to on behalf of my social gathering and other people of Bihar…I do not see it from the facet of politics. His (Karpoori Thakur) a hundredth birthday is tomorrow so possibly in view of that Central govt took this choice”.
#WATCH | Samastipur, Bihar: On Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna, his son and JD (U) MP Ram Nath Thakur says, ” I wish to thank central govt from my facet in addition to on behalf of my social gathering and other people of Bihar…I do not see it from the facet of politics. His (Karpoori… pic.twitter.com/I1j7zHZtR3
— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2024
Ram Nath additional informed information company PTI, “All the things occurs in its personal time. Earlier governments didn’t take this choice (to confer former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur with Bharat Ratna) and at this time, 36 years after his demise, the Central Authorities has taken this choice on his start centenary; I thank the federal government on behalf of the individuals of Bihar and categorical my gratitude.”
VIDEO | “All the things occurs in its personal time. Earlier governments didn’t take this choice (to confer former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur with Bharat Ratna) and at this time, 36 years after his demise, the Central Authorities has taken this choice on his start centenary; I thank the… pic.twitter.com/Oo21EnmTQq
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) January 23, 2024
BJP’s Outreach To Extraordinarily Backward Courses In Bihar
In line with PTI, the choice may assist the BJP to deepen its help amongst backward castes, particularly the Extraordinarily Backward Courses, in Bihar following the announcement of Bharat Ratna for former chief minister, the late, Karpoori Thakur.
Notably, the presence of entrenched Different Backward Courses (OBC) leaders corresponding to RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has meant that the BJP has up to now been unable to copy in Bihar the type of sway it has over the group in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
In an obvious try and applicable the legacy of Thakur, who got here from a numerically small ‘Nai’ (barber) group, the BJP is hopeful that it may win over the help of numerous backward castes which individually are low in numbers however collectively outnumber extra dominant backward castes just like the Yadavs, reported PTI.
Karpoori Thakur, additionally revered by his followers as ‘Jannayak’, was identified for his efforts to strengthen the backward castes. Karpoori Thakur was born on January 24, 1924. He was even imprisoned through the Stop India Motion in opposition to the British regime. He received his election for the primary time in 1952, and since then by no means misplaced a single election in his profession.
Karpoori Thakur paved the best way for reservations for backward castes in authorities companies in Bihar in 1978, a transfer that will set the tone for the implementation of the Mandal Fee report in 1990.