Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, Swaminathan will always be ‘Bharat ke Ratna’: Cong

The Congress on Friday said former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and Green Revolution pioneer M S Swaminathan were, are and will always be ‘Bharat ke Ratna’ as their contribution was unprecedented and respected by all Indians.

However, the opposition party also attacked the Modi government, saying it is “silent” on giving legal status of minimum support price to farmers based on the Swaminathan formula.

The Congress’ reaction came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Rao, Singh and Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna.