Lok Sabha, RS adjourned after paying respects to Dave, Reddy

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to departed sitting members - Forest and Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave and MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy.

After the national anthem was played to mark the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament on Monday, Chairman Hamid Ansari mentioned the passing away of the two sitting members and six former members since the last session.

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day after paying tributes to sitting member Vinod Khanna, Union minister Anil Dave and some former members who passed away recently.

"In passing away of Anil Madhav Dave, the country has lost a champion of environment protection, a distinguished parliamentarian and an able administrator," he said.

Ansari noted that Dave was a social worker who strove for conservation of the Narmada river. Dave, 60, passed away on May 18. He represented Madhya Pradesh in the upper house for three terms - from August 2009 to January 2010, June 2010 to June 2016 and from June 2016 till his demise.

Ansari said Palvai Govardhan Reddy, who represented Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha from April 2012 to June 2014 and Telangana from June 2014 till his demise on June 9 was a distinguished parliamentarian.