New Delhi, Aug 7 (TIWN) Mourning the demise of BJP leader and former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday deferred some bills including one that seeks to remove the Congress President as a member of the trust running the Jallianwala Bagh memorial.

 The House, however, returned the bill seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court to the Lok Sabha without discussion.  The money bill passed by the Lower House seeks to increase the strength of the apex court from 30 to 33. The main opposition Congress agreed to it with the rider that a discussion on it will be held later.  As soon as the House assembled, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu made obituary reference to Sushma Swaraj and members observed silence to pay their respects. 

Following this, Culture and Tourism Minister of State Prahalad Singh Patel proposed to pass the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill without discussion as a mark of respect to Sushma Swaraj but the Congress opposed this.  Congress leader Anand Sharma suggested it be deferred until discussion take place as and when the House meets next.