New Delhi, November 19: Rajya Sabha was today adjourned for the day after paying tributes to sitting members Pyarelal Khandelwal (BJP) and Mahendra Sahni (JD-U), who died recently.
Soon after the House assembled for the Winter Session, Chairman Hamid Ansari led the House in paying tributes to both Sahni and Khandelwal.
Tributes were also paid to former member and former Union Minister P Upendra and Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, who died in a helicopter crash in September this year.
Sitting member, Khandelwal had passed away on October 6, 2009 at the age of 80. Born in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh in April 1929, Khandelwal participated in the freedom struggle and was associated with several social welfare organisations.
In the obituary reference to Khandelwal, Ansari said the veteran BJP leader made special efforts for uplift of tribals and farmers.
–PTI