JDU Leader KC Tyagi Demands Bharat Ratna for CM Nitish Kumar, Writes to PM Modi

• JDU leader KC Tyagi has formally requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award the 'Bharat Ratna' to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
• Tyagi's letter highlights Nitish Kumar as a 'precious surviving gem of the socialist movement' deserving of India's highest civilian honor.
• The demand follows the recent posthumous 'Bharat Ratna' awards to figures like Chaudhary Charan Singh and Karpoori Thakur.
• This is not the first time such a demand has been made; Union Minister Giriraj Singh previously advocated for Nitish Kumar and Naveen Patnaik.
• Nitish Kumar is currently serving his tenth term as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

Why It Matters: JDU leader KC Tyagi urges PM Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.