MP:Budget session adjourned after tributes to departed leaders

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Feb 24 2016 | 3:42 PM IST
The Budget Session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly was today adjourned for the day after paying rich tributes to departed leaders including former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the void created by the demise of Jakhar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former MP Basori Singh Masram and former MLAs Vinay Kumar Diwan and Ramnarayan Tainguria, cannot be filled.
He recalled their rich contribution to the country and praised their qualities.
Mourning the death of these politicians, Deputy Leader of Opposition, Bala Bachchan said the late leaders had worked tirelessly for the uplift of the downtrodden.
Also, he paid respects to the people who attained martyrdom protecting the borders and in terror strikes in Pantankot and other places.
Members of the House led by Assembly Speaker Sitasharan Sharma observed a two-minutes silence as a mark of respect to departed leaders before the Chair adjourned the session for the day.
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First Published: Feb 24 2016 | 3:42 PM IST

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