#AtalRatnaRow: Did Congress think Atal was 'understanding'?

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna by the UPA government if PM Manmohan Singh had his way. Former media adviser to PM Singh, Sanjaya Baru that he had suggested that both Vajpayee and former PM Narasimha Rao be given the Bharat Ratna together and Singh had agreed. However the proposal never saw light of day, Baru said, indicating there could have been reluctance on the part of the Congress party to bestow the nation's highest civilian honour on the two former PMs.

Recollecting the days when Singh was in office, Baru said, "Every year for four years from 2004 onwards when the subject of the Bharat Ratna was discussed, I would suggest that both former PMs be given the Bharat Ratna. The PM would agree but it would end at that. I don't know if he broached the subject with Congress president Sonia Gandhi or if it was shot down."


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