Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till noon

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Monday after members paid tributes to sitting MP Ricky Andrew J Syngkon and four former MPs who recently passed away. The House will later discuss an Opposition-sponsored resolution seeking Speaker Om Birla’s removal

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Monday after paying tributes to a sitting member and four former members who passed away recently.

Ricky Andrew J Syngkon, a sitting member who represented Meghalay’s Shillong constituency, passed away last month.

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Four former members — Kumari Sushila Tririya, Devi Bux Singh, Purnmasi Ram and K P Unnikrishnan — also passed away recently.

The House paid tributes and stood in silence for a brief while as a mark of respect for the departed souls.

The proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon.

Later in the day, the House will take up an Opposition-sponsored resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.