Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna on August 8, 2019 i.e. on Thursday. Along with Pranab Mukherjee, social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika will be getting the award posthumously.
Former president and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee has been conferred with the Bharat Ratna award at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. Besides, late Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and late singer Bhupen Hazarika were also honoured with the country s highest civilian award posthumously.