Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday hosted a farewell dinner for outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari. <br/><br/>The dinner was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar. <br/><br/>Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Gulam Nabi Azad were also present on the ocassion, Ms. Mahajan presented a painting to Ansari and also gifted a memento to his wife Salma Ansari.<br/><br/>Ansari has served as the 12th Vice-President of India and also as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. He will demit his office on 10th of this month.
News On AIR | August 3, 2017 7:51 AM
Sumitra Mahajan hosts dinner for Vice-President Hamid Ansari