As the list of Padma awardees came out on Tuesday, one of the surprise names among the list of Padma Bhushan winners was former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.At the time of writing this copy, there was no reaction from Bhattacharjee, who is very ill and bedridden. His party’s Rajya Sabha MP and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Bikash Bhattacharya, however, said, “This is bogus. As far as I know, this award will not be accepted by him.”There has been major stir in political circles of Bengal as Bhattacharjee has been a hardliner and has vehemently opposed the Modi Government on several instances.He has been in the highest body of politburo in his party, which has always spoke against the saffron camp.Party sources said Bhattacharjee has not been informed about this award. The party had not allowed their senior leader Jyoti Basu to be the Prime Minister.Trinamool Congress leaders too did not comment.Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here.
Padma Bhushan for Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Surprises CPI(M)
