The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her claim that President Droupadi Murmu was made to stand while Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained seated during the presentation of the Bharat Ratna to veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, accusing the Trinamool Congress of spreading misinformation and manufacturing outrage.
In a post on X, the BJP said the photograph circulated by the Trinamool Congress was being misrepresented and insisted that the ceremony had followed official protocol. According to the party, during the conferment of the Bharat Ratna, those present remain seated while the President presents the award, and there was no breach of decorum.
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“TMC’s fake news factory is at it again,” the BJP said, adding that the party was attempting to twist “a dignified moment involving
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