Chandigarh, March 6 The Punjab Assembly on Friday paid tributes to the distinguished journalist H K Dua and former minister Raghbir Singh, as well as other individuals who had passed away since the last session.
Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi requested that tributes also be paid to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week.
On the first day of the Punjab Assembly's Budget Session, the members of the House paid their respects to those who had passed away.
The House remembered journalist H K Dua, who passed away on March 4.
The MLAs also paid tributes to former Punjab minister Raghbir Singh, former MLA Gurdeep Singh Bhaini, freedom fighter Dalip Singh, and former Punseed chairman Ashok Dhir.
The members of the House also remembered Sandeep Galhotra, the father-in-law of Cabinet Minister Aman Arora, Renu Gupta, the wife of MLA Dr Ajay Gupta, Ram Krishan, the father of MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi, and Raja Singh, the founder of the television brand Texla.
A two-minute silence was observed in memory of those who had passed away, as a mark of respect during the obituary references.