- On February 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna will be given to veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani.
- He said Advani ji's decades-long service in public life has been marked by an unwavering commitment to transparency and integrity, which has set an exemplary standard in political ethics.
- Shri Advani will be honored with Bharat Ratna within a year of the consecration of Ram temple.
- It marks a victorious conclusion for the BJP on an issue that the veteran leader had established in the popular consciousness through his 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990.
- Advani has served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, apart from heading several ministries.
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