Updated On: 26 January, 2026 06:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad accused the BJP of having a history of insulting Maharashtra’s great leaders and constitutional icons

Bhagat Singh Koshyari served as Maharashtra’s governor from September 2019 to February 2023. File Pic
Maharashtra Congress and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) leaders have criticised the decision to confer the Padma Bhushan on former state governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, reported the PTI.
The announcement sparked sharp reactions, with leaders describing the award as an insult to Maharashtra and its cultural icons.