Port Blair, Feb 23: The Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Members of Parliament who were selected for the SansadRatna Awards 2023.
In his message in Twitter, the Prime Minister said “Congratulations to the MP colleagues who will be conferred the SansadRatna Awards. May they keep enriching parliamentary proceedings with their rich insights.”
Meanwhile, Shri. Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi the current union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of India has also congratulated the Members of Parliament on being conferred upon SansadRatna Awards for 2023. 13 MPs, 2 Parliamentary Committees and 1 Lifetime Achievement honour will be awarded during the 13th edition of these awards.
Thirteen MPs, including Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Congress leader & Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Shri. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, RJD’s Shri. Manoj Jha and CPI-M’s Shri. John Brittas, have been nominated for the SansadRatna Awards 2023.
This is the second time Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been nominated for this award; earlier he was awarded the prestigious “SansadRatna Award 2022” in New Delhi on 26th of March 2022.
Among those selected for this award are Shri. Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP, Jharkhand), Dr Sukanta Majumdar (BJP, West Bengal), Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC, Andaman Nicobar Islands), Dr Heena Vijayakumar Gavit (BJP, Maharashtra), Shri. Gopal Chinayya Shetty (BJP, Maharashtra), Shri. Sudhir Gupta (BJP, Madhya Pradesh) and Dr Amol RamsingKolhe (NCP, Maharashtra) for their performance in the 17th Lok Sabha under various categories.