Chandigarh, August 25 – On the first of the Monsoon session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha which commenced here today, obituary resolutions were passed to pay rich tributes to those prominent personalities who have expired between the period from the end of the previous session and the beginning of this session.

Leader of the House and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal paid tributes and read out the obituary resolutions. These include Chaudhary Randhir Singh, former Governor of Sikkim, Sardar Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, Member of Parliament, Shri Jai Narain Khundia, former Deputy Minister of Haryana.

Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta also read the obituary resolutions and paid tributes to the departed souls. The House conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved families. Leader of the Opposition, Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda also read the obituary resolutions on behalf of his party.

The House expressed sorrow on the sad demise of freedom fighter Mahashay Parmanand, village Fazilpur Badli, District Gurugram.

This House also expressed its deep sense of sorrow on the sad and untimely demise of those passengers, who lost their lives in Bengaluru–Howrah Superfast Express, Coromandel Express and a goods train collision in district Balasore of Odisha, on June 2, 2023.

The House also expressed its deep sense of sorrow on the sad and untimely demise of those security personnel, who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks at district Poonch on April 20, 2023 and at district Rajouri on May 5, 2023, in Jammu & Kashmir.

The House gave a tearful farewell to 42 brave Martyrs of Haryana who showed indomitable courage and made the supreme sacrifice while safeguarding the unity and integrity of the motherland. These include, Assistant Commandant Krishan Kumar of village Kot, District Bhiwani, Inspector Rakesh Rathi of Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar, Sub Inspector Amit of village Sagarpur, District Mahendragarh, Sub Inspector Attar Singh of village Sundrah, District Mahendragarh, Assistant Sub Inspector Naresh Kumar of village Pabnera, District Sonipat, Assistant Sub Inspector Dalip Singh of village Dohar Kalan, District Mahendragarh, Subedar Jorawar Singh of village Hindol, District Charkhi Dadri, Havildar Pawan Kumar of village Nangal Pipa, District Mahendragarh, Havildar Rohit Chaudhary of village Gothara Tappa Dahina, District Rewari, Havildar Robin Kumar of Julana, Jind, Havildar Manoj Kumar of village Bhageshwari, District Charkhi Dadri, Havildar Sushil Kumar of village Chandpur, District Jind, Havildar Satender Kumar of village Sarola, District Jhajjar, Havildar Jagdish of village Badhawar, District Hisar, Havildar Sukhdev Singh of village Patti Shahzadpur, District Kurukshetra, Havildar Krishan Kumar of village Ishaq, District Kurukshetra, Havildar Jitender Singh of village Birohar, District Jhajjar, Havildar Sombir of village Sikri, District Karnal, Sergeant Manjeet Singh of village Banihari, District Mahendragarh, Leading Aircraftman Amit Kumar of village Nehrunagar, District Mahendragarh, Naik Sonu Jangra of village Juglan, District Hisar, Naik Sonu Ram of village Balawas, District Hisar, Naik Shobhit Singh of village Balerkha, District Jind, Naik Vinod Kumar of village Khatkar, District Jind, Lance Naik Amit Kumar of village Handi Khera, District Sirsa, Lance Naik Tejpal Singh of village Sangel, District Nuh, Airman Sahil Maan of village Mahmudpur, District Sonipat, Gunner Manmohan of village Bahin, District Palwal, Sepoy Pawan Kumar of village Kharal, District Jind, Sepoy Rajeet Tomar of village Gudhan, District Rohtak, Sepoy Mahesh of village Jarwa, District Mahendragarh, Sepoy Naresh Kumar of village Niamatpur, District Mahendragarhm, Sepoy Vikram Singh of village Sesoth, District Mahendragarh, Sepoy Narender Kumar of village Lalawas, District Bhiwani, Sepoy Mukesh Kumar Tanwar of village Tigrana, District Bhiwani, Sepoy Balwinder Singh of village Geong, District Kaithal, Sepoy Manish Kumar of village Todi Kheri, District Jind, Sepoy Ravinder of village Bithla, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Sikandar of village Beri, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Ankit Kundu of village Gaddi Kheri, District Rohtak, Sepoy Jaswinder Singh of village Bakana, District Kurukshetra and Navik Mohit of village Ladain, District Jhajjar.

Apart from this, the House also expressed deep sorrow for the sad demise of Smt. Chann Kaur, grandmother of Sh. Brijendra Singh, MP, Smt. Kanta Devi, aunt of Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian, MLA, Sh. Alauddin, uncle and Smt. Kamali, aunt of Chaudhary Aftab Ahmed, MLA, Sh. Rajender Singh Malik, brother of Sh. Jagbir Singh Malik, MLA, Smt.Ompati Devi, mother of Smt. Nirmal Rani, MLA, Sh. Ratish Mohan, brother of Sh. Gopal Kanda, MLA, Smt. Vidya Devi, aunt of Sh. Rajender Singh Joon, MLA, Sh. Jamaluddin, uncle of Sh. Mamman Khan, MLA and Sh. Mange Ram, uncle of Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli, MLA.