50Photo© hindustantimes.comRLD MLAs demand Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh
LUCKNOW: Amid speculation that the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), a key constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, may join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the RLD has raised the demand for conferring the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh at the ongoing Budget session in the legislative assembly on Thursday.
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RLD MLAs also mounted pressure on the BJP government to address farmers’ issues, including payment of arrears to sugarcane farmers, an increase in the kisan samman nidhi, supply of fertilisers, subsidies in electricity for agriculture, and checking the stray cattle menace.
RLD MLA from Shamli, Persann Kumar Chaudhary, said, “We are followers of Chaudhary Charan Singh, a prominent farmer leader in the country. Cutting across party lines, members of the BJP and other parties hold Charan Singh in high regard. He should be conferred the Bharat Ratna.”