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RAJYA SABHA ______∗SYNOPSIS of DEBATE ______(Proceedings Other Than Questions and Answers) ______Wednesday, March 12, 2008/ Phalguna 22, 1929 (Saka) ______ RAJYA SABHA _________ ∗SYNOPSIS OF DEBATE _________ (Proceedings other than Questions and Answers) _________ Wednesday, March 12, 2008/ Phalguna 22, 1929 (Saka) _________ ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Hon'ble Members, as decided in the leaders' meeting, convened by the Hon'ble Chairman yesterday, from today onwards, the three minutes rule will be implemented scrupulously for raising matters with permission. When a Member is identified by the Chair to speak on a matter, the large screen wall installed in the Chamber will display the name of the Member who has been so identified. The electronic counter will display the time being consumed by the Members and after three minutes, his or her mike will go off automatically. _________ SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (GENERAL), 2007-08 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL): I lay on ___________________________________________________ ∗ This Synopsis is not an authoritative record of the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha. 181 the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the third batch of the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for the year 2007-08. _________ MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR I VIOLENCE IN KANNUR DISTRICT IN KERALA SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU: These people are ignoring the mayhem that took place at Kannur district. I would like to draw the attention of the Government to the serious situation that has arisen in the State of Kerala. My point is very simple. Now the matter has come to such a stage that the Hon'ble High Court has given a direction to the Centre that only the Central Forces could end the Kannur mayhem. This is the sum and substance of the Order. My only request is that the Central Government should immediately intervene and send Central forces to the State of Kerala, particularly, to the Kannur district, and protect those political opponents of the CPI (M), which is the ruling party there, and see to it that the property, lives and interests of the people of Kerala are protected. It is very clear that the political opponents, whether from this side or that side, whether they are forward or backward, are being targeted. The Central Government should respond to this. II ALLEGED CIRCULATION OF A C.D. IN VARIOUS STATES CONTAINING DEROGATORY REMARKS ABOUT LORD RAMA SHRI AMAR SINGH: A venomous C.D. namely "Teesri Azadi" is being shown in Uttar Pradesh. It contains 182 derogatory remarks about Shri Ram, Shri Krishna, Mahabharat and Ramayana. This issue is related to the culture of this country as a whole. An M.P. from Basti in U.P. belonging to the ruling party , the B.S.P. has accepted it also. This C.D. is being distributed in various parts of the country. It is bound to create castiest enmity, that may result in mayhem also. I demand that a ban may be imposed on this C.D. immediately to avoid any unwanted situations. It is an attack on our culture. So, a C.B.I. inquiry should be conducted to apprehend the persons trying to disturb the communal harmony of the country. (Shri Eknath K. Thakur, Shri Kalraj Mishra, Shrimati Jaya Bachchan and Shrimati Brinda Karat associated) III BANNING OF THE CD CONTAINING DEROGATORY REMARKS ABOUT HINDU GODS SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA: "Teesri Azadi" C.D. is being circulated in various states of the country by an M.P. of B.S.P. supported by "Bhimrao Samaj Sudhar Samiti". This C.D. contains derogatory remarks about Lord Rama, Krishna and other God-Goddesses. It also contains castiest remarks. It is very unfortunate that this C.D. has not been banned by the Ministry of Broadcasting. For last two days it has been continuously being displayed in various news-channels like IBN-CNN, Times channel etc. It may result in communal conflict. Particularly Rajput and Brahmin words have been used. It is being said that they have tortured the 'Dalits'. Why the circulation of this C.D. on various news channels was not banned immediately. Derogatory remarks about Lord Rama and Sita cannot be tolerated. It is an attack on Indian Culture. Stern action must be taken against the culprits. 183 IV REPORTED AGITATION BY AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA EMPLOYEES SHRI D. RAJA: I rise to draw the attention of the House and the Government to the situation arising out of the countrywide agitation by the airport employees at all the airports of the country, who are opposing and protesting against the scandalous decision of the Government to close down the AAI Airports at Hyderabad and Bangalore in order to allow the private sector airports to come up in these two major cities. During the last three years, air traffic in these two cities has more than trebled and the decision of closure of the existing airports only to allow monopoly gains to private operators is against the public interest. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport and Tourism, in its report submitted in this very House on 5th March, 2008, unanimously recommended not to close down these airports and renegotiate the agreement, but the Government is going ahead with the closure decision and the Hyderabad Airport is going to be closed down on the 14th March. ESMA has been inflicted on the agitating employees who are fighting for the right cause. The act of the Government is also an insult to the Parliament. I urge upon the Government to defer the closure of airports and re-examine the whole matter. (The whole House associates.) _________ THE BUDGET (RAILWAYS) 2008-09 - CONTD. SHRI LALIT KISHORE CHATURVEDI : The Railway Budget presented by the hon’ble Minister, keeping in the mind the Mid-Term Polls. It seems that he has diverted 184 whole Budget towards his Bihar State. During 2008-09, 38 projects have been sanctioned for new lines, guage-conversion, doubling, railway-electrification etc. Out of these 38 projects 12 projects are for Bihar. The two Ministers of State belong to Tamil Nadu. They also have managed five projects for their State. Out of 38 projects, 17 projects are for these two States. The total number of projects for new Railway Lines is twenty and out of these 11 projects are for Bihar and 3 projects for Tamil Nadu. Only 6 projects are remaining for whole India. There is no mention about Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh in the Budget. Populist declaration have been made regarding reduction of Rail Fare. On the other hand he has attempted to impose new tax burden on the people of India from the back door. Gradually the situation is becoming such that people are refraining from using trains. Share of Railway in both goods transport and passenger transport is decreasing constantly. Condition of sanitation is not good. Bad smell comes from the bed-sheets and blankets to be provided to travellers. The issue of security is very horrible. Seventy students of Delhi University were coming from Bhopal. They were beaten by people in the coach. You decide it where FIR would be filed? What is the number of passenger trains increased by him? Today what is the condition of the passengers of those passenger trains. There is no mention about any relief for them. I want to ask whether the number of unreserved coaches has increased? Why facilities have not been provided to handicapped people in general passenger trains? There is mention about Garib Rath (people’s train). But I want to say that there is not any arrangement of potable water, bedding and blanket in that trains. So far as new railway lines are concerned Rajasthan has been neglected. There would be a considerable 185 burden if passenger trains are not started from Ratlam to Delhi via Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad to Agra via Jaipur-Bandikui. I am requesting to start some new super-fast trains. The number of trips of the trains from Rajasthan have not been increased. The issue of guage-conversion is very important. This can be done through Railway Bonds or Private-Public partnership. DR. M. S. GILL : I welcome the Railway Budget. Fares have been kept down. The number of trains has been increased. Broad guage lines have been added and some new lines have also been added. Freight work has been expanded. For a long period the railways have not been able to have the amount of new investment which they need essentially. The result is that this vast sub-continent has not done much addition to the British railways. Chattisgarh is not getting new trains. Himachal Pradesh and old Punjab have not got that tiny little 15 or 20 kilometres track to Una from Hoshiarpur. North-east has really got nothing while China has come to Tibet. My friend has listed trains or new tracks and they all, obviously, have a heavy bias towards one State. Punjab, in the last 60 years, has not really got anything additionally. In Punjab there must be links from Jalandhar and Ludhiana to Chandigarh. One mention made in the Budget and that is public-private partnership for which Rs.1,00,000 crores are sought in the coming years. I wish it had been thought earlier. If we can build a super highway, why some such arrangements cannot be made here for new trains for which investment will be made from outside Government. People will get trains and pay for them. The entire infrastructure needs to be upgraded. The tracks have to be upgraded. The signal system is archaic and that leads to accidents. We need a new signaling system in the whole country. Rolling stocks including new 186 coaches need huge money.
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