<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala Assembly today paid tributes to the martyrs of freedom struggle on the opening day of a Special 10-day Session convened to commemorate the 75 years of Indian Independence, conciding with the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.  The house was adjourned for the day after unanimously passing a resolution moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in this regard.<br />''<br />''The Special Session has been scheduled to bring in fresh bills to replace ordinances that have lapsed after the Governor declined to give his consent for their promulgation. The 11 ordinances that expired include the Kerala Lok Ayukt (Amendment) Ordinance, that invited severe criticism from the Opposition UDF and other quarters, the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Ordinance whose constitutional validity has been challenged and the Kerala Public Health Ordinance.<br />''<br />''Speaker M.B. Rajesh said, the Assembly is being convened to tide over an extraordinary situation where the ordinances could not be re-promulgated before their expiry date. </span><br />