Rahul urges PM Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Kanshi Ram

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award the Bharat Ratna to BSP founder Kanshi Ram. Gandhi made this demand on Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary. This move is seen as an effort to connect with Dalit voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections. Gandhi stated the award would honor Kanshi Ram and the Bahujan movement.