The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday paid tributes to the leaders, including former leader of Opposition in the House and ex-Governors, who had passed away recently.
As soon as proceedings of the House began on the opening day of the Winter Session, newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Burhanpur district, Nepanagar Maju Rajendra Dadu, took the oath. The by-election was necessitated following the demise of his father Rajendra Dadu in a road accident in June this year.
Speaker Sitasaran Sharma then paid homage to the leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare, three former Governors of Madhya Pradesh — Ram Naresh Yadav, Mohammad Shafi Qureshi and Bhai Mahavir. He also paid tributes to former Union Ministers and legislators from the State and those killed in the train accidents of Indore-Patna Express near Pukhrayan station in Uttar Pradesh on November 20.
Paying homage to Katare, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he was a born fighter and rose to the higher position from the grass-roots level. Chouhan said the style of work of the former leader was unique. He also remembered former Governors and others.
After paying tributes to Katare, three ex-Governors and others, acting leader of Opposition Bala Bachchan also remembered those martyred in border after fighting against the terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir. He also remembered head constable Ramashankar Yadav, who was killed by the SIMI terrorists in Bhopal Central Jail jailbreak incident on Diwali night.
Bachchan also paid tributes to those who died in the queue before banks and ATMs post demonetisation.
He remembered the people who died during the natural calamity.
Deputy Speaker Rajendra Kumar Singh, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Satya Prakash Sakhwar and senior Congress leader Govind Singh also paid tributes to the departed souls. The House observed two minutes silence to pay respect to the departed souls before adjournment for the day.