New Delhi, November 4, 2014: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal today said that all the newly elected MLAs will donate their first salary towards Jammu and Kashmir Relief Fund after keeping Rs one with them.
The Chief Minister, Manohar Lal, who is also the Leader of the House, laid this proposal while paying tributes to those who lost their lives in flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir in September 2014 on the second day of the first Vidhan Sabha session of the newly elected Government at Chandigarh today. His proposal was supported by the entire House.
Manohar Lal also paid tributes to former members of Haryana Vidhan Sabha including Jaipal Singh Arya and Ramji Lal, freedom fighters, martyrs of Haryana and close relatives of members of Haryana Vidhan Sabha and other dignitaries who have expired between the period from the end of the previous session and the beginning of the ongoing session which commenced yesterday.
Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha Kanwar Pal Gujjar and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram Bilas Sharma also paid rich tribute to the departed souls.
The former Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on behalf of Congress Party and Abhay Chautala on behalf of INLD also read obituary resolutions.
Tributes were also paid to six freedom fighters of Haryana including Shyam Singh of village Brara, district Ambala, Ajmer Singh of village Kheri Dabdalan, district Kurukshetra, Deva Singh of village Haripur, district Kurukshetra, Harnath of village Badrai, district Bhiwani, Rao Tarachand of village Ram Singh Ki Dhani, village Gurgaon and Jhundaram of village Ladain, district Jhajjar.
The House also paid homage to 18 martyrs of Haryana who have made supreme sacrifices of their lives while safeguarding and protecting the unity and integrity of the motherland. They included Captain Nimit Arya of district Yamunanagar, Naib Subedar Rohtash Yadav of village Bashirpur, district Mahendragarh, Jr.Warrant Officer Ajay Sharma of district Bhiwani, Havildar Suresh Kumar of village Goad Balaha, district Mahendragarh, Havildar Mahender Singh of village Beri, district Mahendragarh, Havildar Surender Singh of village Bhaproda, district Jhajjar, Lance Dafadar, Pardeep Kumar of village Rajyaki, district Rewari, Naik Joginder Pal of village Pirthi Ka Majra, district Yamunanagar, Lance Naik Harlabh Singh of village Bada Gudha, district Sirsa, Marco Virender, district Jhajjar, Rifleman Ram Niwas of village Bobua, district Hisar, Sepoy Bhim Singh of village Budhwal, district Mahendragarh, Sepoy Rakesh Kumar of village Gondar, district Karnal, Sepoy Dhiraj Kumar of village Tint, district Rewari, Sepoy Sandeep Yadav of village Seehma, district Mahendragarh, Sepoy Karambir Singh of village Kohandrawali, district Jhajjar and Sepoy Dilbag Singh of village Barhana, district Jhajjar.
The House also paid tributes to Hari Singh Dhaka, father-in-law of Finance Minister Capt. Abhimayu, , Balwant Singh Surjewala, uncle of Randeep Singh Surjewala, MLA, Usha Mohanta, wife of S.C.Mohanta, Ex-MP, Dinkar Mehra, son and Ved Singh, brother of Chaudhary Lehri Singh, Ex-MLA and Kabul Singh, brother of Dharam Singh Chookar, Ex-MLA.
(SK Vyas/Jalandhar)
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