The President Office on National Award Controversy did not stop for more than an hour in the cleanliness- Covent programs.

It has been said in the cleaning that the Rashtrapati Bhavan is surprised by raising such questions in the last time.

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New Delhi:  There has been controversy over the issue of National award given to Information Minister Smriti Irani. This ceremony is held this evening and in the meantime, about 62 artists have refused to take this award. Artists have said that they will not get the award or attend the ceremony.

Rashtrapati Bhawan has given a clean sweep to see the case rising. His clarification said that President Ramnath Kovind pauses for a maximum of one hour in all the award programs and the information and broadcasting ministry was informed earlier. President's Press Secretary Ashok Malik has released this statement. He said that this protocol has been running since its time of assuming office. The information and broadcasting ministry was told about it several weeks ago and the ministry knew this. He said that the Rashtrapati Bhavan is surprised by raising such questions in the last time.

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Let us know that the National Award was given to the President only till now. But this year it has been changed. This year, only 11 winners will be given the President Ramnath Kovind Award and the rest will be given the Information Minister Smriti Irani. As soon as Winners got information about this, they opposed it. Some winners have said their insult to receive the award from Smriti Irani.

Many big artists have expressed their displeasure by writing to the Directorate of Film Festival, President's Office of India and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It has been written by the artists that at the last moment, they are hurt by getting this information.

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Let's say that this year there are a total of 107 prizes to be given. According to what has been decided so far, the President will only give 11 awards nationally. It includes posthumous award to Vinod Khanna and Sridevi. A. R. Rahman and Riddhi Sen will also get the prize from the President but the rest will get the award from Smriti Irani.

The invitation letter for this year's award distribution ceremony was also written on that "Ramnath Kovind, Honorable President will award the award"