The Haryana Assembly on Thursday paid rich tributes to former Ministers, freedom fighters and martyrs of Haryana, who lost their lives during the inter-session period.
The members of House also observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the departed souls.
The House paid homage to noted actor and former Union Minister of State, Vinod Khanna and veteran actor Om Puri. Tributes were also paid to freedom fighter of Haryana namely Chander Bhan of village Jeetpura, district Rewari. The House paid homage to 10 martyrs of Haryana who have made supreme sacrifices of their lives while safeguarding and protecting the unity and integrity of the motherland. The State Assembly also paid tributes to those 25 brave soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force who lost their lives in a Naxal attack in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on April 24. Tributes were paid to a Captain and two brave soldiers, who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on April 27 and two brave soldiers, who lost their lives in Krishna Ghati of Poonch district on May 1.