Both houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned after condoling the death of three sitting members, including former union minister Murli Deora
Parliament was adjourned Monday after condoling the death of three sitting members, including former union minister Murli Deora.
As soon as Rajya Sabha met for the day, chairman Hamid Ansari mentioned the death of Deora in Mumbai at the age of 77.
In the Lok Sabha, members condoled the death of sitting members Hemendra Chandra Singh (BJD) and Kapil Krishna Thakur (Trinamool Congress).
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Lok Sabha also condoled the demise of former members Amitava Nandy, MS Sanjeevi Rao, Avaidyanath, Saifuddin Choudhury and Sanjay Singh Chauhan.
Three of the five members, elected in the recent bypolls, also took oath in the House.
Ranjanaben Bhatt (BJP), who won from Vadodara, the seat vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who retained Varanasi, Pritam Gopinath Munde (BJP) from Beed in Maharashtra, the seat that fell vacant following the death of her father and union minister Gopinath Munde, and Tej Pratap Yadav (SP), elected from Mainpuri, vacated by Mulayam Singh Yadav, who retained Azamgarh, took oath.
Modi then introduced his new ministers, who were inducted into the council of ministers on 9th November.
In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari said, “In the passing away of Murli Deora, the country has lost a distinguished parliamentarian, an able administrator and a dedicated social worker.”
Deora, who served as Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Corporate Affairs from January 2006 to July 2011, was a four-term Lok Sabha member and three-term Rajya Sabha member. He represented Maharashtra in the Upper House from April 2002 till his death.
Ansari also condoled the death of yoga expert BKS Iyengar, and former members Lekhraj Bachani, Jagdev Singh Talwandi and S S Rajendran.
Before adjourning for the day, the Lok Sabha also condoled the deaths due to cyclone Hudhud, Jammu and Kashmir floods and stampede in Patna during Dussehra.
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