Yes. Awarding the second highest civilian honour to a serving cabinet minister, no matter how suitable he is, does give people the opportunity to point fingers.

Goutam Dutta
Dhanbad

Yes, Mamata Banerjee is justified in this particular case but because she keeps protesting, common people are not likely to take her seriously.

Aritra bagchi
Guwahati

No, the government is justified in awarding Pranab Mukherjee the award for his long political career and service to the nation.

Dipak Sarker
Tollygunge

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