Punjab assembly pays tributes to Advani's wife, among others

Punjab Assembly's monsoon session began today with the House paying tributes to 16 eminent personalities who passed away recently, including the wife of senior BJP leader LK Advani.
As the House assembled on the opening day, Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal mentioned about the deaths of Kamla Advani, eight freedom fighters, two former MLAs among others.
"Kamla lived her life for the uplift of poor," the Speaker said.
Among the freedom fighters included Karta Ram, Gurcharan Singh, Gurdial Singh, Babu Singh and Sant Singh Patanga.
The House also paid tributes to Chand Kaur, wife of the former head of Namdhari sect Jagjit Singh, former MLAs Swaran Singh and Ram Lal.

Meanwhile, the Speaker denied request of Congress Legislature Party leader Charanjit Singh Channi, who wished to include few other names who died in the recent past and asked him to maintain the sanctity of the occasion.
Later, Assembly observed two-minute silence following which the Speaker adjourned the House for the day as a mark of respect to the departed souls.