Why did the Suvendu Adhikari-led administration revoke the award given to the BJP MP by Mamata Didi?
The ‘Banga Bibhushan’ award conferred upon Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj (alias Nagendra Roy) by the Mamata Banerjee government has now been revoked by the BJP administration in West Bengal. What makes this significant is that Ananta Maharaj is himself a BJP MP, and the BJP is currently in power in the state. Consequently, the revocation of the award has become a topic of discussion. The Suvendu Adhikari-led administration took this decision following alleged disrespectful remarks made by Ananta Maharaj regarding Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Political reactions are now emerging in the wake of this decision by the state government.