India, Jan. 29 -- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday paid tributes to erstwhile members of the house L Ganesan and Suresh Kalmadi and former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, who passed away recently. 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 Zia and the two former members.

The house stood in silence as a mark of respect for the departed. Later, the chairman said the Secretary General will convey to members of the beloved families our sense of deep sorrow and deep sympathy. Reading out the reference for Zia, he said, "I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Begum Khaleda Zia, former prime minister of Bangladesh and ch...