Rajya Sabha adjourns for one hour as mark of respect to departed sitting member

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu mentioned the death of AIADMK MP Mohammed John at the age of 72 years on March 23.
MPs at Rajya Sabha in New Delhi(YouTube Screengrab)
MPs at Rajya Sabha in New Delhi(YouTube Screengrab)

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Wednesday adjourned for one hour as a mark of respect to departed sitting MP A Mohammed John.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu mentioned the death of the AIADMK MP at the age of 72 years on March 23.

Naidu described him as a very polite, very simple, duty-minded finest gentleman.

It is "very very sad," he remarked.

A social worker, John was elected to the Upper House on July 25, 2019.

It is "indeed saddening to lose a colleague so early," he said.

"In passing away of Shri A Mohammed John the country has lost a dedicated social worker and an able parliamentarian. We deeply mourn the death of Shri A Mohammed John," Naidu said.

Members stood in silence as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

Naidu thereafter adjourned the proceedings for one hour.

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