•Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking Bharat Ratna for Dalit icon and BSP founder late Kanshi Ram.
•Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema moved the resolution, highlighting Kanshi Ram's monumental role in championing Dr. B R Ambedkar's ideology and socioeconomic equality.
•Cheema noted Kanshi Ram's integrity, sacrifice of a gazetted officer career, and empowerment of youth through BAMCEF and politics.
•The House also condemned Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa's "offensive and casteist" remarks against Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh.
•Bajwa's comments, "He who used to be a band player will be taken to task by us," were denounced as reflecting a "feudal and anti-Dalit mindset," demanding a public apology.
