India

Parkash Singh Badal: national honours

Patriarch of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).²

Honours

• Padma Awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri) ReturnedPadma Vibhushan ·

  Returned on 3 December 2020 in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, in protest against the central farm laws. He wrote: 'I am returning my award in protest against the betrayal of farmers by the GoI.'

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Sources

1. The Week (PTI), Akali Dal's Parkash Badal returns Padma Vibhushan in protest against farm laws (3 December 2020)
2. The Tribune (India), Badal, Dhindsa return their Padma awards (4 December 2020)