Overview
- KC Tyagi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urging the Bharat Ratna for Nitish Kumar, praising his record on social justice, governance and women’s empowerment.
- Tyagi cited the March 30, 2024 conferrals on Chaudhary Charan Singh and Karpoori Thakur as precedent for honoring the Bihar chief minister.
- On Saturday, JD(U) spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said Tyagi’s remarks were not the party’s official position and should be treated as made in a personal capacity.
- JD(U) leaders said they are unsure whether Tyagi currently holds any post in the party, noting his reduced role and indicating no disciplinary action has been announced.
- Nitish Kumar has not commented and there is no response reported from the Centre, though Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi publicly backed awarding him the honour.