lokmat, Maharashtra and Goa's No 1 newspaper on Wednesday took a step towards honouring best lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members for their achievements by introducing the lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2017.
In the presence of Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari the lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on lK Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister of India and lok Sabha MP and Sharad Yadav, Janata Dal (U) MP in the Rajya Sabha.
Former Prime Ministers Deve Gowda, Dr Manmohan Singh, Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari were present on the occassion.
The award categories included lifetime Achievement, Best Parliamentarian of the Year, Best Woman Parliamentarian and Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian of the Year for both lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members.
While the lifetime Achievement Award went to lK Advani, the Best Parliamentarian Award 2016 was given to NK Premachandran, MP and leader, RSP, lok Sabha.
The Best Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 was conferred upon lok Sabha MP Sushmita Dev and Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian Award was given to lok Sabha MP and National spokesperson of the BJP Meenakshi lekhi.