CHANDIGARH: Lobbyists of Punjab chief minister Beant Singh have been trying to persuade aides of prime minister Narasimha Rao to bestow on Beant Singh India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ranta, in recognition of his efforts to eliminate thousands of supporters of the Khalistan movement The reaction in Delhi is said to be negative. Bharat Rama for Bean is considered by officers in the Indian prime minister’s “house as out of proportion for him.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 12, 1993
