Bhupen Hazarika's son agrees to accept Bharat Ratna on behalf of his father and declares "it will be a huge honor"

New York: Tej Hazarika, son of the famous singer and songwriter Bhupen Hazarika, was invited by the Indian government to accept the Bharat Ratna on behalf of his father to be his "great honor" "to receive the highest civilian award of the country.

"The Indian Government has graciously invited me to accept Bharat Ratna for my father He has sacrificed a great deal and devoted himself selflessly to the cause of an India progressive and is now recognized for this with this well-deserved award, "said Tej Hazarika in a statement published at PTI in New York.

He stated that it was "a huge honor for me and my family to be" invited by the Indian government to accept the Bharat Ratna on behalf of his deceased father.

"It will be my dreamlike privilege to receive it for my father, his supporters, and his followers, and as always, I will strive to follow in my father's footsteps to bring light where there is darkness, "said Tez Hazarika as said.

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

In his article on Facebook, he stated that his father's name and words were invoked and publicly celebrated while he was preparing to pbad a "painfully unpopular" bill on citizenship. (amending), which "actually undermines his documented position, in fact it would be a direct opposition to what Bupenda believed deeply in his heart".

The NDA government led by the BJP introduced the bill granting Indian citizenship to religious minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. triggered mbadive demonstrations across the north-east and many organizations and parties claimed 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 been solid since I was born in India (just like my mother, my father and their parents), I have family in India.

"Through my education and through enlightened reflection, I have always had the greatest respect for the Indian Republic, its great diversity and its noble institution to recognize its outstanding personalities from all walks of life through civilian awards – the largest of them being the recently announced Bharat Ratna for my father, the late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.