On the first day of the budget session, the Punjab assembly on Tuesday paid tributes to martyrs, politicians and eminent personalities who passed away since the last assembly session.
The house paid respects to Punjab soldiers, Lance Naik Sukhchain Singh, constable Mukhtiyar Singh and Gunner Lekh Raj, who had laid down their lives in army operations.
Rich tributes were paid to former Union Defence Minister George Fernandes, Ex-Minister Dalip Singh Pandhi, Ex-Minister Gobind Singh Kanjla, Bains brothers (Lok Insaaf Party) father Mohan Singh Bains and Capt Harbhajan Singh