The monsoon session of the Uttarakhand assembly commenced here on Monday, August 23,  with members paying tributes to senior Congress leader Indira Hridayesh, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, and five other leaders who passed away recently.

Remembering former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, Dhami spoke about his significant contribution to the Ram temple movement saying he had sacrificed his government for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Leader of Opposition in Uttarakhand assembly

Paying his tribute to Hridayesh who was the Leader of Opposition in Uttarakhand assembly at the time of her death, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he found it hard to believe that she was no more. ''Having been a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative council and Uttarakhand assembly several times, she had a profound knowledge of legislative proceedings and was of great help to newcomers like me,'' Dhami said.Her sudden death has created a big void, he said.

Others who were paid tribute by the assembly were former MP and Union minister Bachchi Singh Rawat, Gangotri MLA Gopal Singh Rawat, former minister Narendra Singh Bhandari, former MLAs Amrish Kumar and Shri Chand.

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