BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Thursday became the first woman lawmaker to receive the outstanding parliamentarian award. The citation present...
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Thursday became the first woman lawmaker to receive the outstanding parliamentarian award. The citation presented to her read: “Sushma Swaraj has performed her role as a Member of Parliament alternating between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and also between the treasury and the opposition benches with commendable versatility.”
She received the award from President Pratibha Patil, the first woman to hold the country’s highest constitutional office.
Among others who received the award were Union ministers P Chidambaram, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sharad Pawar.
The citations read: “Chidambaram is a brilliant debater who has the great ability to marshall his arguments”; “Sharad Pawar is a shining example of the finest traditions of our parliamentary life”; and “Aiyar has carved a niche for himself within a short span of 16 years of his entry into the political arena.”
She received the award from President Pratibha Patil, the first woman to hold the country’s highest constitutional office.
Among others who received the award were Union ministers P Chidambaram, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sharad Pawar.
The citations read: “Chidambaram is a brilliant debater who has the great ability to marshall his arguments”; “Sharad Pawar is a shining example of the finest traditions of our parliamentary life”; and “Aiyar has carved a niche for himself within a short span of 16 years of his entry into the political arena.”
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