New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) YSR Congress Member Vijai Sai Reddy on Tuesday apologised for his comment made against the Rajya Sabha Chairman yesterday.

Soon after the laying of the papers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that whatever happened on Monday in the House was not acceptable. The Minister said that he had conveyed the same to the Member of YSR Congress and asked him to apologise.

Expressing deep regret over his comment against the Chairman, Mr Reddy said his intention was not to bring disrepute. "Yesterday, I was in a state of anger, I take back my words and regret it," he said, adding that he assured the House that it will never be repeated.

“This chapter is closed here”, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said.

Earlier, soon after the House assembled at 0900 hrs, the Chairman condoled the death of former Member of the House Mohinder Singh Gill, former President of Mali Amadou Toumani Toure, former President of Niger Mamadou Tandja, and former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini Mr Ambrose Madvulo Dlamini and he and the entire House observed silence for a while to express respects to the departed leaders.

Mr Naidu also asked the Rajya Sabha Secretary General to convey their condolences to the bereaved families.

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