Published By : Prameya News Bureau | November 08, 2021 IST
Share
New Delhi, Nov 8: Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has congratulated the Padma awardees. He said that this is a truly unique effort by the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Padma Awards the awards of the common man. In a series of tweets, Amit Shah said that “Late George Fernandes ji's life is an exceptional example of selfless service to the nation, from opposing the Emergency to the progress of the country while holding various positions, it is a matter pf extreme happiness that he has been honored by the Modi government with Padma Vibhushan”. Amit Shah said that “Late Arun Jaitley ji made a memorable contribution to the development of the country with his wisdom and experience in law, finance and other fields and today it is a very commendable step by the Modi government to honor him with Padma Vibhushan. His dedication towards development of India will keep on inspiring us”. Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation said that “Late Sushma Swaraj ji's life was dedicated to public welfare and service to the nation, as External Affairs Minister she will always be remembered for connecting the Ministry of External Affairs with the general public, it is a true tribute to her to be given Padma Vibhushan award by the Modi government for her contribution to the development of the country”. The Union Home Minister also said that “Today is a very happy day for Gujarat, Gafurbhai M. Bilkhia, Sarita Joshi, Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain, Shahabuddin Rathod, Dr. HM Desai, Yajdi Naushirwan Karanjia, Narayan J. Joshi 'Karyal' and Dr Gurdeep Singh have been honored with Padma Shri by the Modi government for their distinguished contribution”.
News7 Is Now On WhatsApp Join And Get Latest News Updates Delivered To You Via WhatsApp
You Might Also Like
More From Related News
Bridge connecting to Manipur damaged by IED blasts
BRS chief KCR starts 17-day bus yatra to boost party campaign ahead of polls
All three units of EVMs have their own microcontroller: SC informed
India to become one of biggest semiconductor hubs in next 5 years: Vaishnaw
PM Modi advocates for resilient infrastructure at 39-nation meet on natural disasters
Supreme Court to issue directions on mandatory VVPAT verification
PM Modi to address public meetings in Chhattisgarh, MP today
DRDO develops India's lightest bulletproof jacket
Lok Sabha polls: NDA will sweep all 28 seats in K'taka, says Amit Shah
India carries out successful launch of medium-range ballistic missile's new version
Fire at Bandhwari landfill site raises concerns
EcoR to run 10 Summer Special trains in Odisha, Know details.....
Surat Congress leader Nilesh Kumbhani 'vanishes' amid election controversy
BJP dividing people in name of religion: Sharmila
More than 5 grams of artificial sweetener saccharin a day can be fatal: Doctors
PayU gets RBI's in-principle nod to operate as payments aggregator
Nagpur school management faces action in poll code violation complaint against Union Minister Gadkari
Time for Global South to assume greater role: EAM Jaishankar at ASEAN meet
Delhi HC restrains Lokpal from acting upon CBI probe into JMM properties linked to party chief Shibu Soren
Don’t get provoked, think twice and vote for country, your development: Priyanka’s appeal to K'taka voters