Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- The two-day special session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha began on Monday reading out obituaries for prominent personalities including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away in December last year.

Other prominent persons for whom the obituaries were read out include Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Ludhiana Gurpreet Singh Bassi, former minister and Rajya Sabha member Dharam Pal Sabharwal, former minister Ajaib Singh Mukhmailpur, former Rajya Sabha member and ex-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) HS Hanspal and former MLAs Joginder Pal Jain, Sukhwinder Singh Buttar and Bhag Singh.

Artist Jarnail Singh and three freedom fighters, who were paid condolences at the start of house proceedings, i...