March 4, 2016 1:28 PM

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Both houses of Parliament adjourned for day after death of sitting MP PA Sangma

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day to pay homage to former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma, who passed away this morning in Delhi.<br/>While Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day immediately after paying homage to the departed leader, Rajya Sabha transacted its scheduled business till 1.00 pm.<br/><br/>Conceding to the request made by leader of Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and other leaders, Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari adjourned the house for the post-lunch session. He said, this is being done as a one-time relaxation, though Sangma was not a sitting member of Upper House.

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