Confer Bharat Ratna on Ram Vilas Paswan: Pashupati Kumar Paras to PM Modi

PATNA: LJP MP from Hajipur and newly elected chief of the party, Pashupati Kumar Paras, has reiterated his demand to confer Bharat Ratna on ex-Union minister and his brother, late Ram Vilas Paswan.
Speaking on the occasion of Paswan’s birth anniversary at the LJP office on Monday, Paras said the former always focused on uplifting the downtrodden. “Senior Paswan served as the Union minister under the leadership of six Prime Ministers. He was elected with record margins twice, which shows his popularity,” he added.
Paras further said, “Keeping the departed leader’s contributions in mind, I urge PM Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on him.”
While responding to a query, the newly elected national president of the LJP claimed that he had received a call from Union home minister Amit Shah on the occasion of Paswan’s birth anniversary. Asked about the reason, he replied, “Raz ko raz rahne dijiye (keep it a secret).”
The LJP office near the Patna airport was decked up with colourful lights on the occasion. Big posters and banners were put up on the roads leading to the party headquarters. “We had also made arrangements for a feast for the partymen,” Paras said and added that he would not stop his nephew Chirag Paswan from coming to the LJP office if he wished to.