Will be a great honor to receive 'Bharat Ratna' from my father: Bhupen Hazarika's son

Tej Hazarika, son of the famous singer-songwriter Bhupen Hazarika, said that he had been invited by the Indian government to accept Bharat Ratna on behalf of his late father and that this would be his "great honor" to receive the country. Highest civil price.

"The Government of India has graciously invited me to accept the Bharat Ratna for my father. He has sacrificed a lot and has devoted himself selflessly to the cause of a united and progressive India and he is now recognized for that with this well-deserved award, "said Tej Hazarika in a statement issued to the Address PTI in New York.

He said that the Indian government was "an immense honor for me and my family to be invited" to accept the Bharat Ratna on behalf of his deceased father.

"It will be my dreamlike privilege to receive it for my father and his fans and disciples everywhere. As always, I will strive to follow in my father's footsteps and work to bring light where it's dark, "said Tez Hazarika, quoted in the statement.

Tej Hazarika said about the controversy that he had made on February 11 on Facebook in a message posted on Facebook: "It is unfortunate that some people misconstrue my public statement of February 11 on Bharat Ratna, unfortunately misrepresenting my point of view.

In his Facebook article, he stated that his father's name and words were invoked and publicly celebrated as he was about to pbad a "painfully unpopular" citizenship bill that " mine actually its documented position. It would in fact be a direct opposition to what Bupenda believed deeply in his heart. "

The BJP-led NDA government introduced the bill granting Indian citizenship to religious minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and triggered mbad protests in the north-east of the country. many organizations and parties claiming that this would have a negative impact on the demographics of the region.

Tej Hazarika said: "Although I have lived abroad for most of my life, my Indian roots have always been strong, not only were I born in India (just like my mother, father and their parents), but I have family in India. "

" By my education and by an enlightened reflection, I have always had the greatest respect for the Indian Republic, its great diversity and its noble institution of recognizing its outstanding individuals from all walks of life with civil rewards – the largest of them being the Bharat Ratna, r recently announced to my father, the late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, for his father. "