Members of the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Monday paid homage to former MLAs and Lata Mangeshkar.
Speaker Dr Charan Das Mahant made an obituary reference to Ramesh Warlyani and Madan Singh Dahariya, former members of undivided Madhya Pradesh, and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. He recalled their contribution to society.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said Warlyani started his political career as a communist leader and later became MLA in undivided Madhya Pradesh. He was a professional tax advisor. He said his advice was sought on financial issues.
On Dahariya, the Chief Minister said he was a political leader who rose from panchayat to be elected two times as MLA in Madhya Pradesh.
Recalling Lata Mangeshkar, he said she brought music to everyone’s life with her voice. She gave voice to more than 30,000 songs in different languages.
Leader of Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik and MLAs Mohan Markam, Brijmohan Agrawal, Ajay Chandrakar and others also paid tributes. A two-minute silence was observed to pay respect to the departed souls.
Later, Baghel tabled the third supplementary budget. The House was then adjourned for the day.