Through ANI
KOLKATA: : Former West Bengal Leader Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has refused the Padma Bhushan award which was once introduced through the central govt on Tuesday.
Bhattacharjee is a former member of CPI-M politburo.
“I have no idea the rest about Padman Bhusan award, none has stated the rest about it. If I’ve been given Padma Bhushan I refuse to simply accept it,” Buddhadeb Bhattacharya stated at the Padma Bhushan announcement, in line with a tweet through CPI-M chief Sitaram Yechury.
Bhattacharjee is amongst 17 Padma Bhushan awardees introduced at the eve of 73rd Republic Day.
The federal government introduced 128 Padma awards together with 4 Padma Vibushan and 107 Padma Shri. India’s first Leader of Defence Personnel (CDS) Common Bipin Rawat and previous Uttar Pradesh Leader Minister Kalyan Singh have been posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan. (ANI)