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Punjab Vidhan Sabha pays tributes to former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann proposed paying tributes to victims of the Odisha rail tragedy.

Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. (File)

1 min readChandigarhJun 19, 2023 05:39 PM IST First published on: Jun 19, 2023 at 05:39 PM IST

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday paid tributes to former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and the over 300 people who lost their lives in the Odisha train tragedy.

During the Obituary references at the Vidhan Sabha, tributes were paid to former minister Chaudhary Swarna Ram, former Deputy Speaker Jaswant Singh, former MLA Rumal Chand, freedom fighter Ujagar Singh, Rajouri sector martyr Havildar Mandeep Singh and Arjuna awardee Kaur Singh, Bollywood actor Mangal Dhillon, International player Kiran Ajit Pal Singh, Kulwant singh Charik, Sepoy Harkishan Singh, Sewak Singh, Sandeep Nangal Ambian, ASI Kuldeep Singh, HC Rajesh Kumar and Naib Subedar Balbir Singh Rana.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also proposed paying tributes to victims of the Odisha rail tragedy. The House also observed two minutes of silence to pay their respect.