Mayawati calls for Bharat Ratna to BSP founder Kanshi Ram

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday demanded that party founder Kanshi Ram should get the Bharat Ratna even as she welcomed the central government’s decision to confer the award on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur.

Mayawati lauded Thakur for his commitment to social justice and equality and his work for the extremely backward classes.

“Today, on his 100th birth anniversary, I pay immense tribute to the great leader Shri Karpoori Thakur ji, who fought to ensure constitutional right, social justice and equality to the extremely backward classes in the country throughout his life,” the BSP chief posted on ‘X’.