SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which convened today for the Budget Session, paid tributes to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and other parliamentarians and legislators who passed away since the last session.
During the obituary references, Speaker of the Assembly praised Dr Singh’s contributions to the country’s economy and remembered him as a statesman whose legacy will endure. The Speaker also honoured the memory of former MP and Minister Syed Ghulam Hussain Geelani, former Rajya Sabha MP Shamsher Singh Manhas, and former MLAs Ghulam Hassan Parrey and Choudhary Paira Singh.
Several MLAs, including Mubarak Gul, Sham Lal Sharma, Dr Narinder Singh, Dr Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, and others, also paid their respects to Dr Singh and the late legislators.
The Assembly observed a two-minute silence in their remembrance.
