KARPOORI THAKUR
Bihar floods: Over 35 lakh hit by deluge in 14 districts as Ganga crosses its highest flood mark
Bihar floods worsened Tuesday, impacting over 35 lakh people in fourteen districts. The Ganga River at Sultanganj surpassed its highest flood level, causing concern downstream. A boat capsized in Vaishali, resulting in one death and one person missing. Authorities are operating community kitchens and relief camps for affected residents. Rescue operations are underway with the deployment of disaster response teams and boats.
PM Modi honours Karpoori Thakur on birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored Karpoori Thakur on his birth anniversary. Thakur, a former Bihar Chief Minister, dedicated his politics to uplifting the exploited and deprived. He is remembered for his simplicity and public service. Thakur was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024. His legacy continues to inspire.
Bihar election 2025: Jan Sangh brought down Karpoori Thakur's govt in Bihar after he introduced OBC reservation, Congress jabs PM Modi
Congress questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Karpoori Thakur's birthplace. The party highlights the Jan Sangh's alleged role in bringing down Thakur's government over OBC reservations. They also point to the current government's inaction on Bihar's 65% reservation law. These remarks precede Modi's rallies in Bihar.
Bharat Ratna recipient Karpoori Thakur's son Ram Nath becomes central minister
Ram Nath Thakur, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP from JD(U) and son of socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, continues the movement of empowering the underprivileged initiated by prominent leaders like Dr Ram Manohar Lohia and Jai Prakash Narayan.
PM Modi meets family members of former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur
The family members of the prominent socialist leader, led by his son Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) leader Ram Nath Thakur, met the prime minister at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. Ram Nath Thakur said he thanked the prime minister for the honour on behalf of his family, on behalf of Bihar and on behalf of the oppressed, Dalits, and backward communities.
Karpoori Thakur conferred with Bharat Ratna
President Droupadi Murmu made the announcement on Tuesday, a day before his birth centenary. Thakur was a two-time Bihar CM and served once as deputy CM also. By honouring Thakur, a leader from the EBC community and an influential figure in the political landscape of Bihar, the BJP has made a strong move in the state where EBC voters play a vital role in any election.
At JD(U) rally in Patna, Nitish Kumar projects himself as a leader with a difference
The JD(U) president made a comment to this effect at a party rally here, organised to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of his ideologue and mentor Karpoori Thakur, seen as a veritable show of strength ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
Modified BJP multiplies 'Karpoori Math' into a winning formula
With the Bharat Ratna awarded to former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur, the BJP reaffirms its dedication to the 'Karpoori math,' now steered by PM Narendra Modi. In an era of government job scarcity due to privatization, BJP's updated 'Karpoori math' involves 'labharthi politics,' primarily favoring the numerically significant Most Backward Castes (MBCs) in the Hindi heartland. This strategy aims at securing MBC votes, aligning with BJP's 'antyodaya' principle for the welfare of the underprivileged.
Nitish Kumar thanks PM Modi for 'Bharat Ratna' Karpoori Thakur
On the centenary of former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur's birth, politics intensified in the state following the central government's Bharat Ratna announcement. RJD, BJP, and JDU held separate events to lay claim to Thakur's legacy. JDU's major event in Patna, addressed by CM Nitish Kumar, saw him appreciate PM Modi for the honor,
Home minister Amit Shah says 'Modi did garibkaaj a day after Ramkaaj'
Addressing the birth centenary celebration of Karpoori Thakur, affectionately called as 'Jan Nayak', Amit Shah said the Modi government has revised the OBC list, given rights to the states to prepare their own OBC list, provided reservation to OBCs in IITs and IIMs, as well as in allotment of petrol pumps.
PM Modi could claim full credit for Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting that he may claim full credit for conferring the Bharat Ratna on Karpoori Thakur. Kumar, who has been demanding the award for his political mentor, thanked the PM for fulfilling his long-standing request. He also spoke about Thakur's influence on his commitment to the cause of Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes.
How Karpoori Thakur and Mohan Yadav can be BJP's two aces against Nitish & Co's caste politics
BJP's strategic elevation of Mohan Yadav as Madhya Pradesh CM and Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur can counter Nitish Kumar's caste politics masterstroke in Bihar, particularly with Thakur's historical influence over the CM and other leaders. Thakur's Bharat Ratna is viewed as a key strategy to align with Extremely Backward Classes, particularly at a time when the opposition advocates for a nationwide caste census.
"Country needs real justice, not symbolic politics": Rahul Gandhi on Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi welcomed the decision to posthumously confer Bharat Ratna on Karpoori Thakur, calling him an incomparable warrior of social justice. However, he criticized the BJP government for not releasing the results of the Social and Economic Caste Census, stating that real justice is needed, not symbolic politics.
Padma Awards 2024: Former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur to be conferred with Bharat Ratna
Padma Awards 2024: The Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced that the late Karpoori Thakur, former Chief Minister of Bihar, will be awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna. Thakur, affectionately known as 'jannayak', held the position of Chief Minister from December 1970 to June 1971 and again from December 1977 to April 1979.
Bharat Ratna award to Karpoori Thakur reflects Modi government's desperation, hypocrisy: Congress
Congress welcomes Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur, criticizes Modi govt. for hypocrisy. Thakur championed social justice, Congress calls for nationwide caste census as tribute. Rahul Gandhi advocates for caste census, Modi govt. refuses to release 2011 census. Thakur, non-Congress socialist leader, named for Bharat Ratna posthumously. Thakur enforced alcohol prohibition, village renamed after him.
Who was 'Jan Nayak' Karpoori Thakur? The two-time Bihar CM awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously
Karpoori Thakur, a key figure in Bihar's OBC politics and two-time chief minister, has been awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on the eve of his birth centenary. Known as 'Jan Nayak' (people's leader), Thakur served twice as chief minister, breaking the Congress stronghold. Thakur's legacy includes championing social justice through quotas and advocating for the marginalized.
Nitish's poll push centres on caste survey, quota, special category status
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is seeking to mobilise support in the state mainly around three issues - caste survey, reservation and special category status - to ensure electoral gains for the ruling Mahagathbandhan, the 'grand alliance' of his JDU, RJD, Congress and Left parties.
Nitish Kumar seeks Bharat Ratna for socialist leader Karpoori Thakur
Highlighting the works of the former Bihar chief minister, Kumar said his government was walking on the path shown by the socialist leader
Nitish Kumar demands Bharat ratna for Karpoori Thakur
Kumar said Thakur had died only at an age of 64. "Had he been alive he would have been Prime Minister of the country," the CM said.
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