**Summary of Press Release: Prime Minister Extends Best Wishes to Shri Harivansh**
On April 10, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a press release detailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory message to Shri Harivansh following his nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India.
The Prime Minister commended Shri Harivansh for his significant contributions to journalism and public life, describing him as a respected intellectual and thinker. Shri Modi highlighted that Shri Harivansh’s profound insights have historically enriched the proceedings of the House and expressed that his continued tenure would further benefit parliamentary discourse. These sentiments were also shared by the Prime Minister on the social media platform X.
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* **Event Date:** 10 April 2026
* **Posting Time:** 2:20 PM
* **Source:** PIB Delhi, Prime Minister’s Office
* **Release ID:** 2250730
* **Visitor Counter:** 275
* **Language Availability:** The release is available in 11 additional languages, including Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Manipuri, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Kannada.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Harivansh: A respected intellectual and journalist nominated to the Rajya Sabha for a parliamentary tenure.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of India's Parliament to which Shri Harivansh has been nominated.
President of India: The constitutional authority responsible for the nomination of Shri Harivansh to the Rajya Sabha.
Shri Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India who extended wishes and commended Harivansh's contribution to parliamentary discourse.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister extends his best wishes to Shri
Harivansh upon his nomination to the Rajya
Sabha
Posted On: 10 APR 2026 2:20PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today extended his heartiest best wishes to Shri Harivansh for his
upcoming parliamentary tenure following his nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the Hon'ble President.
The Prime Minister remarked that Shri Harivansh has made an invaluable contribution to both journalism
and public life, establishing himself as a respected intellectual and thinker. Shri Modi pointed out that his
profound thoughts and insights have significantly enriched the proceedings of the House over the past few
years. The Prime Minister expressed his sincere pleasure regarding the nomination, affirming that Shri
Harivansh's continued presence will further benefit the parliamentary discourse.
The Prime Minister wrote on X:
"हरवंश जी ने पत्रकारता और सावजनक जीवन म अमूल्य योगदान दया ह।ै वे एक सानत बुद्धजीवी और वचारक ह। उने
अपन े गहन वचार और अंत से पछल े कुछ वष म सदन क कायवाही को समृद्ध कया ह।ै मुझ े प्रसन्नता ह ैक माननीय राष्ट्रपत
जी ने उ राज्यसभा के लए मनोनीत कया ह।ै आगामी संसदीय कायकाल के लए उ मेरी बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं!"
हरवंश जी ने पत्रकारता और सावजनक जीवन म अमूल्य योगदान दया ह। वे एक सानत बुद्धजीवी
और वचारक ह। उन े अपने गहन वचार और अंत स े पछले कु छ वष म सदन क कायवाही को
समृद्ध कया ह। मुझ े प्रसन्नता ह क माननीय राष्ट्रपत जी ने उ राज्यसभा के लए…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 10, 2026
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