During his long political life, Charan Singh came to be acknowledged as the principal spokesperson of the small and middle peasantry of India, and went on to become closely identified with the aspirations of the backward peasant castes of intermediate social status. He is still considered to be the voice of rural India and it was once again apparent by the celebrations by farmers following the announcement of Bharat Ratna being awarded to Singh. RLD workers celebrated by distributing sweets and paying tributes to Singh by garlanding his statue at the party headquarters in Lucknow. Farmers across north India welcomed the award and celebrated the acknowledging of the famers’ ‘messiah’ as a national icon.

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These videos and news coverage are related to the recognition of Charan Singh as a Bharat Ratna on 9 February 2024 by The President of India Draupadi Murmu at a grand ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

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