Padma Vibhushan To Mulayam Singh Yadav A Mockery Of His Stature: Party Leader
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Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party founder and three-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, died on October 10 last year.
By conferring the Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, the government has made a mockery of his stature and contributions to the country, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said today.
He and other party leaders demanded that the Samajwadi Party founder be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award.
Mr Yadav was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour, posthumously on Wednesday.
Reacting to the award, Samajwadi Party MLA SP Maurya tweeted in Hindi, "By giving Padma Vibhushan posthumously to Netaji Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Government of India has made a mockery of Netaji's stature, work and contributions to the nation. If Netaji had to be respected then he should have been honoured with Bharat Ratna."
