Rudy seeks Padma honour for Bhikhari Thakur
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
, on Tuesday demanded
Padma Bhushan
to Bhojpuri folk dramatist and social activist, Bhikhari Thakur.
Rudy in this regard wrote separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.
He also submitted his demand online on the govt of India portal.
Rudy said he would raise this demand in the upcoming session of Parliament.
To further step up the demand, he would meet all the MPs of Bihar and take their signatures so that it can be placed before the govt.
He said Thakur's plays like 'Bideshiya', 'Beti-Bechwa', 'Gabar Ghichor' and 'Vidhwa Vilap' have left a mark in the society while attacking the dowry system, oppression of women and pain of migrant workers.
He further said Thakur gave Bhojpuri the status of literature.
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