JK Assembly pays tribute to deceased legislators, Gaza victims Lastupdate at : Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:35:49 IST SmallerDefaultLarger Srinagar, Aug 25: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which met here for the six-day autumn session, Monday paid tributes to four former legislators from the state who died over the past six months. During the obituary reference, the Assembly also paid respects to children killed in Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory of Gaza over the past one month. A two-minute silence was observed as a mark of respect for the deceased legislators and the child victims of Gaza conflict. Speaker Mubarak Gul read out the condolence motion in respect of Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam, the sitting MLA from Surankote at the time of his death and former legislators Abdul Ahad Vakil, Mohammad Akbar Ganai and Mehmooda Ahmad Ali Shah. While Aslam and Vakil had been speakers of the state Legislative Assembly, Ganai had served as a minister. PTI
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:15:00 +0000
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