Former BJP MLA Raj Purohit stated that Congress-led governments never gave any awards to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, while his party evaluates the actor solely on merit.

The Opposition party, on the other hand, claimed that the government thought of honouring the actor with a national award for the first time in the past 11 years only because of the assembly elections in Bihar.

Many people felt that the Congress overlooked Shah Rukh Khan all these years, news agency PTI quoted BJP leader Purohit as saying.

Khan got the national award for best actor for his role in “Jawan", sharing it with “12th Fail" star Vikrant Massey.

Purohit said that the BJP never judged the actor based on religion but recognised his talent and performances.

Shah Rukh winning the award counters the accusa

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