LUCKNOW, Dec. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly was adjourned for the day on Friday after paying tribute to Samajwadi Party member from Ghosi (Mau) Sudhakar Singh, 67, who died after prolonged illness on November 20.

The house observed a two-minute silence to pay respect to Sudhakar Singh and speaker Satish Mahana adjourned the house for the day. The house will now meet at 11AM on Monday when the state government proposes to present its first supplementary budget for 2025-2026.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath moved a condolence motion soon after the house assembled at 11AM and said Sudhakar Singh, a three-term MLA, was a skilful and popular leader. He said Singh was first elected in 1996 and later re-elected to the house in 2012 a...