New Delhi: The proceedings of Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Wednesday after paying obituary to sitting BJD member from Odisha Ladu Kishore Swain.
As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan informed members about the demise of the Biju Janata Dal member in Bhubneshwar Wednesday morning.
The MP from Aksa was 71.
He was a member of the Odisha Assembly from 2004 to 2009.
Swain was a member of the parliamentary committee on Rural Development and OBCs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi were among members present when the obituary reference was made.
Now, the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address to the joint sitting of Parliament is likely to continue on Thursday.
Prime Minister Modi is expected to reply to the debate.
Rajya Sabha proceedings were Wednesday adjourned till 2 pm within seconds of the House meeting as opposition MPs tried to protest against various issues including the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Soon after official papers were presented to the House, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu started to read names of members who had given notices seeking to raise matters of urgent importance by setting aside rules of business.
Even before he could finish speaking, MPs from Assam were up on their feet flashing copies of a newspaper.
Samajwadi Party MPs too were up on their feet but Naidu adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm even before any one of them could speak.