<p>The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Wednesday passed a condolence motion mourning the death of former deputy speaker Ram Nath Sharma, who breathed his last at a Chandigarh hospital after a prolonged illness.</p>.<p>Sharma passed away on Tuesday at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.</p>.<p>As soon as the House assembled in the morning on the eighth day of the ongoing monsoon session, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presented the condolence motion.</p>.<p>Several legislators including Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri and Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar spoke on the motion before it was passed.</p>.<p>Sharma, after serving in the Indian Navy (medical corps) for eight years, was elected twice (in 1977 and 1985) for the state Assembly from Una's Kutlehar constituency.</p>.<p>He served as the deputy speaker of Assembly from March 29, 1989, to March 3, 1990, during the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government. </p>
<p>The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Wednesday passed a condolence motion mourning the death of former deputy speaker Ram Nath Sharma, who breathed his last at a Chandigarh hospital after a prolonged illness.</p>.<p>Sharma passed away on Tuesday at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.</p>.<p>As soon as the House assembled in the morning on the eighth day of the ongoing monsoon session, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presented the condolence motion.</p>.<p>Several legislators including Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri and Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar spoke on the motion before it was passed.</p>.<p>Sharma, after serving in the Indian Navy (medical corps) for eight years, was elected twice (in 1977 and 1985) for the state Assembly from Una's Kutlehar constituency.</p>.<p>He served as the deputy speaker of Assembly from March 29, 1989, to March 3, 1990, during the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government. </p>