Parliamentary Group to confer Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards to five MPs

The Parliamentary Group has decided to confer Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards to five Members of Parliament. They are

• Dr Najma Heptulla: She is former Rajya Sabha MP and was selected for this award for the year 2013.
• Hukumdev Narayan Yadav: He is Lok Sabha MP and was selected for this award for the year for 2014.
• Ghulam Nabi Azad: He is Rajya Sabha and was selected for this award for the year for 2015.
• Dinesh Trivedi: He is Lok Sabha MP and was selected for 2016.
• Bhartruhari Mahatab: He is Lok Sabha MP and was selected for 2017.

Outstanding Parliamentarian Award

The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award was established in 1992 by Shivraj Patil who was then the Speaker of Lok Sabha. The Indian Parliamentary Group selects an outstanding sitting Member of Parliament after considering his/her overall contribution in Parliament.