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UP Vidhan Sabha pays tributes to Gujral, Yadav

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Press Trust of India Lucknow

Taking up separate obituary references for the two departed leaders, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Leader of Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya and leaders of other political parties recalled the contribution made by both.

They also observed two minutes silence as a mark of respect.

Those who spoke on the occasion included Hukum Singh (BJP), Pradeep Mathur (Congress) and Dalbir Singh (RLD).

Former Prime Minister I K Gujral passed away on November 30 while Yadav, a socialist leader and former MLA, breathed his last on December 1 after battling cancer.

  

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First Published: Dec 04 2012 | 2:45 PM IST

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