Nagpur, Jul 13 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday congratulated eminent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam for being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, and lauded his contribution in fighting cases against terrorists and enemies of the country.
Nikam was the special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case.
Apart from Nikam, former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and Delhi-based historian Meenakshi Jain have also been nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
In a notification issued late Saturday night, the Union Home Ministry said the President has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha.
To a query, Fadnavis told reporters here, "I am very happy that a renowned lawyer who fought cases in courts against the country's enemies, and by whose efforts many terrorists and criminals were punished, has been nominated for the Rajya Sabha."
"I thank the President (Droupadi Murmu) and the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi). This shows that the prime minister always stands behind nationalists," he said.
Nikam is a renowned lawyer and had served as a government counsel in the Mumbai terror attacks case.
The BJP fielded him as party candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North Central seat, but he lost to Congress' Varsha Gaikwad.
The President nominates 12 persons to the Rajya Sabha, who are people of eminence in various fields. Four seats were vacant.