Buddhadeb's family new about Padma award: Govt
January 25, 2022 23:04
Soon after the former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has refused the Padma Bhushan and said that he had no idea about the award, the government sources on Tuesday clarified that his family was well-informed about it in the morning and at that time no intent of rejection was expressed.
Bhattacharjee is among 17 Padma Bhushan awardees, the government announced on the eve of 73rd Republic Day.
Within a short time of the announcement a statement was released by Communist Party of India-Marxist, 'I don't know anything about Padman Bhusan award, none has said anything about it. If I have been given Padma Bhushan I refuse to accept it.'
Top government sources have told ANI, "It is factually incorrect that the family was not informed about the government's decision to bestow him with this honour."
As per the sources, a very senior official from the Ministry of Home Affairs had called up the Bhattacharjee household and spoken to his wife.
"At that time no intent of rejection was expressed by the wife or anybody else from the family. The government release the list of awards is only late in the night therefore it is being assumed that this could have been a political afterthought," sources said. -- ANI
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