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NEW DELHI: Denouncing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for “politicising” the Bharat Ratna award, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel Ram Vilas Paswan, who also heads the Lok Janshakti Party, on Monday demanded India’s highest civilian award for social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, former Union Minister and Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram and singer Mohammed Rafi. Suggesting that the Bharat Ratna awards should only be given posthumously to “avoid unnecessary controversies,” Mr. Paswan said by forwarding the names of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dalit leader Kanshiram, both BJP and BSP were indulging in “petty politics.” “Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India and of not any political party. One should not bring politics in its selection process,” he said.
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