Lok Sabha Speaker Pays Homage To Victims Of Air India Crash As Monsoon Session Begins
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute to former Gujarat CM and 259 other victims of the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last month in one of India's deadliest aviation disasters.
Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday paid tribute to the victims of the deadly Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, as the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament began on a sombre note.
Birla also paid homage to former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among the 260 people killed when Air India flight AI-171 crashed into a hostel moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad Airport last month, marking one of India's deadliest aviation disasters in recent times.
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