Chandivali Legislative Assembly felicitates Adv. Ujjwal Nikam for being appointed as President’s nominated Rajya Sabha MP
MUMBAI, 17 JULY, 2025 (TGN)- Renowned Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) jurist Padma Shri Adv. Ujjwal Nikam has been showered with congratulations for being appointed as President’s nominated Rajya Sabha MP.
Congratulating the SPP for his journey “from the courts to the Parliament,” CM Fadnavis thanked President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “nominating a personality like Ujjwal Nikam to the Rajya Sabha.”
“We all know that he has extensively worked as a public prosecutor against terrorism and in national security cases,” CM Fadnavis said.
On behalf of the Chandivali Legislative Assembly, Chandivali Legislative Assembly Convenor, former corporator Prakash Devji More presented Adv. Ujjwal Nikam with a shawl and a bouquet of flowers and extended his heartfelt congratulations to him.
Spokesperson Adv. Aniket Nikam was present on the occasion. District Vice President Shubhranshu Dixit, Powai Mandal President Mahesh Chougule, Asalfa Mandal President Prajakta Maurya, Former Assembly General Secretary Reshma Chougule, Asalfa Mandal Vice President Sarvesh Singh, Asalfa Mandal General Secretary Parashuram Shinde, Ward President 159 Tanaji Kavar, Former Ward President Prashant Maurya, Gujarati Cell Ward President 159 Rakesh Upadhyay, Yuva Morcha Assembly President Abhishek Singh and activists were present.
Earlier today, Nikam expressed gratitude to President Droupadi Murmu after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha. He said that PM Modi personally informed him about the nomination via a phone call.
“I thank President Droupadi Murmu for nominating me. When I met PM Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha election campaign, he expressed his faith in me. Yesterday, PM Modi called to inform me about the nomination. He asked whether he should speak in Hindi or Marathi–both of us laughed. Then he spoke to me in Marathi and told me that the President wanted to assign me a responsibility, and he informed me of her decision,” Nikam told TGN.
