Sharad Pawar and Murli manohar Joshi felicitated with lifetime Parlamentarian achievement award

NewsBharati    14-Dec-2018
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New Delhi, December 13: “It is time now to act like a mature democracy as entire world is looking towards India. India also has become aspirational with younger generation. So I appeal to all the political parties to be concerned about effective functioning of the parliament.”, said Indian Vice President M Venkhaiah Naidu at the Lokmat parliamentary yeaterday at the national capotal. Naidu presented awards to the distinguished members of the parliament. Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Murli Manohar Joshi and NCP chief and former Union Minister Sharad Pawar were awarded with lifetime achievement award.
 
Leader of the Opposition in Rajyasabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey were selected for the Best Parliamentarians award. Four women MPs from both Houses were also be awarded for their contribution. While actor-turned-politician HemaMalini was awarded for her outstanding work inside and outside Parliament as a first-time MP, LokSabha MP Rama Devi was selected as the Best Woman Parliamentarian. DMK leader Kanimozhi was presented the award for the Best Woman Parliamentarian in the RajyaSabha.
 
 
 
Kani Mouri, chaya Verma, Rama Devi and Hema Malini were also felicitated. Praising the parliamentarians, president Naidu said they have ushered in new work culture through commitment and dedication and have been an inspiration to their counterparts. The vice president also used the opportunity to ask political parties to develop a code of conduct for their members to ensure that people’s trust in the institution is not affected.
 
He suggested that the government in the opposition must see each other as a rivals and must maintain decorum of the parliament. He also appealed to the media to play an objective role instead of being sensational. “13th December, nine, security personal including one media personnel laid down their lives to protect the temper of the democracy and parliament. We could not even run the house today after paying the tributes”, he said disgracing the act of adjourning the parliament on third consecutive day.
 
“India is the only democratic country having constitutional democracy, free press, suitable law and order, cult absoluteness, secularism. This is the reason India will have long established democracy.”, said Joshi. Whereas NCP chief Sharad Pawar asserted, "I have been a parliamentarian for over five decades and not even once I have been in well nor obstructed the business. That does not mean I have not made a point and my point has not been acknowledged”.
 
The Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian award was be presented to ChhayaVerma.The Lokmat Parliamentary Awards is the brainchild of Lokmat Media group chairman Vijay Darda. "The parliamentarians exercise their Constitutional duty of safeguarding the citizen's interest by critically assessing public policies, debating government initiatives, enacting laws in addition to discharging other roles and responsibilities for development of the country," Darda said.