The short but crucial monsoon session of the state legislature began on Monday but the Vidhan Sabha was adjourned after paying condolence to the SP Member Md Irfan who had died in a road accident.
Irfan was elected from Bilari seat in Moradabad district. He died on March 10. The deceased’s son Mohammad Faeem was elected in the by-polls.
leader of the House and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, leader of Opposition Gayacharan Dinkar, leader of BJP legislature party Suresh Khanna, leader of Congress legislature party Pradeep Mathur, RlD leader Dalveer Singh and others paid condolence and talked about contribution of Md Irfan.
While the Chief Minister called Irfan a popular leader of Moradabad area, leader of the opposition Gayacharan Dinker said that the deeds of the SP MlA would be remembered forever.
BJP leader Suresh Kumar Khanna said that had he been alive, Irfan would have celebrated the 65th birthday today. Congress leader Pradip Mathur and RlD leader Dalveer Singh also joined others in expressing their condolences.
later, speaker Mata Prasad Pandey read out the condolence message on behalf of the entire House and the members observed a two-minute silence for the departed soul. The House was then adjourned for the day.
However, the House presented different scenario as all eyes were on defectors. While Congress members Kazim Ali, Dilnawaj Khan and Dr Muslim, who had recently joined the BSP, sat with the BSP members while BSP member Rajesh Tripathi and NCP member Fateh Bahadur were seen sitting with the BJP members.
Former leader of opposition and BSP member Swami Prasad Maurya and now a BJP leader did not attend the first day of the session.