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Published : 29 Jan 2026, 03:12 AM
Lok Sabha on Wednesday has paid respect to former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia and six former Indian leaders who passed away recently.
The list of Indian leaders included Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, reported The Hindu.
As soon as the House met after the President's address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the secretary general laid copies of the address, The Hindu reported.
Speaker Om Birla read out obituary references for Khaleda and others.
The other Indian leaders honoured included Shalini Patil, Bhanu Prakash Mirdha, Satyendra Nath Brohmo Chaudhury, Suresh Kalmadi, and Kabindra Purkayastha.
The House was then adjourned for the day.
Pawar, a former Lok Sabha member, was killed in an air crash on Wednesday.
In his remarks, Birla said Khaleda's role in strengthening the India-Bangladesh relationship will always be remembered.
Soon after the house met for the day and before the laying of papers, Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan read out the obituary references for Khaleda and the two former members, reported The Print.
The house stood in silence as a mark of respect for the departed.
The Print quoted Radhakrishnan as saying, “I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Begum Khaleda Zia, former prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.”
“She was the first woman prime minister of Bangladesh and served in the office three times between 1991 and 2006. She also served as the leader of the opposition from 1996 to 2001. Begum Khaleda Zia made important contributions to the development of Bangladesh and to Indo-Bangladesh bilateral relations,” the chairman said.
“The house joins the beloved family, the government and the people of Bangladesh in mourning the passing away of her excellency Begum Khaleda Zia,” Radhakrishnan said.
Khaleda Zia passed away on Dec 30, 2025.
