Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha Adjourned for an Hour After Obituary References
Birla also remembered "Corona warriors" like doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police personnel and voluntary workers who died while fighting the pandemic. The speaker then adjourned the House for an hour, after about 20 minutes of business.
New Delhi, September 14: Lok Sabha was adjourned for an hour on Monday after paying tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee, a sitting MP and 13 ex-parliamentarians who died in the recent past. The first-of-its-kind Monsoon session saw members sporting masks while attending the proceedings. Also Read | UPSSF in Uttar Pradesh: Special Security Force to Have Powers to Search and Arrest Without Any Warrant; All You Need to Know About the Powers of the Force.
As soon as the House assembled for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid glowing tributes to the departed leaders and security personnel who have laid down their lives while protecting the nation since March. Also Read | Oppo ColorOS 11 Launching Today in India at 2.30 PM IST; Watch LIVE Streaming & Online Telecast of ColorOS 11 Online Global Launch Event.
Birla also remembered "Corona warriors" like doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police personnel and voluntary workers who died while fighting the pandemic. The speaker then adjourned the House for an hour, after about 20 minutes of business.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, DMK leader T R Baalu, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, NCP leader Surpriya Sule were among those who were present in the House.
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