(From L-R) Devendra Fadnavis, Governor of Maharashtra C.P. Radhakrishnan, President Draupadi Murmu, Siddharth Shirole, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar.

Pune, September 3: President Draupadi Murmu presented MLA Siddharth Shirole with the ‘Outstanding Speech’ award today. The award ceremony was held in the Central Hall of Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai. Shirole was selected for the Outstanding Speech Award for the year 2021-22 on behalf of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Board.

Governor of Maharashtra C.P. Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Adv Rahul Narvekar, Legislative Council Deputy Speaker Dr Neelam Gorhe, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandrakant Patil, Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve were present on the occasion.

While raising the issues of his constituency Chhatrapati Shivaji Nagar in the assembly he also touched upon some important issues of the state. His approach to putting solutions forward while sharing concerns was one of the most important reasons behind getting him this prestigious award. He consistently raised the issues about traffic chaos at the SPPU Square, inclusion of Kirkee Cantonment in the PMC Limits, Maratha reservation, and rehabilitation of flood-affected families from, his constituency.