Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Monday till 2-pm as a mark of respect for a sitting member, who passed away last month. JD(U) member Baidyanath Prasad Mahto, who was elected from Valmiki Nagar in Bihar, died on February-28. He was 72 years old. As soon as the House convened, Speaker Om Birla expressed condolences over Mahto's death and adjourned the House till 2-pm.