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RS pays tribute to former Prez Pranab, sitting members Beni Prasad, Veerendra Kumar, Amar Singh

RS pays tribute to former Prez Pranab, sitting members Beni Prasad, Veerendra Kumar, Amar Singh

New Delhi, Sep 14 (UNI) The Rajya Sabha on Monday paid tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee, sitting members Beni Prasad Verma, MP Veerendra Kumar and Amar Singh, along with several others.

The Chairman also read obituary references to former members of the House Hiphei, MV Rajasekharan, Sanatan Bisi, Basant Kumar, RT Gopalan, Bhabani Charan Pattanayak, Ajit PK Jogi, Saroj Dubey, Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, Bishnu Charan Das, Ram Awadesh Singh, Shyamal Chakraborty, Nandi Yellaiah and Narendra Kumar Swain.

The House also paid tributes to Pandit Jasraj.

In his obituary reference to Pranab Mukherjee, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said, 'A man of many seasons, Mukherjee handled External Affairs ministry with remarkable dexterity. As MEA, he oversaw the signing of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
'As Finance Minister, he saw India through a global financial crisis. Mukherjee played a huge role in shaping laws and policy and always strove to forge unity and consensus among diverse political parties, with a multitude of viewpoints.'

Mr Naidu said that Mukherjee, born in a family of freedom fighters, had a long and distinguished political career spanning more than five decades, during which he held several portfolios in the Union Council of Ministers.

"Known for his sound intellect and sharp memory, Pranab Mukherjee had an in-depth knowledge that spanned across a wide variety of subjects such as international relations, financial affairs, public policy, and parliamentary procedures. This held him in good stead and he represented the country in the international forums," added the Chairman.

He said that Mukherjee, who was conferred the Bharat Ratna, was a four-time member of the Rajya Sabha.

"In the passing way of Pranab da, the country has lost an adept administrator, an astute politician, an outstanding parliamentarian, a great scholar and a visionary statesman," the Chairman added.
The members observed a brief silence in the memory of the departed .
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for an hour as a mark of respect, in the memory of Mukherjee and the three other sitting members.

Usually, the proceedings of the House are adjourned for the day, when a sitting member or former President passes away.

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