Parliament adjourned after tributes to Deshmukh

August 16, 2012 | Politics | Written by

New Delhi, Aug 16: Both houses of parliament were adjourned Thursday after paying tributes to Union minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who passed away Tuesday.

Deshmukh, 67, died at a Chennai hospital after prolonged illness. He was give a state funeral at his home village Babhalgaon, in Latur district of Maharashtra, Wednesday evening.

IANS