MONDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Message from reported The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 29th August, 2013.‖ 2. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha:- The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 *11-09 a.m.

(The House adjourned at 11-09 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-23 a.m.)

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3. Withdrawal of Members The Deputy Chairman, under Rule 255, directed the following Members to withdraw immediately from the House:- (i) Shri Y.S. Chowdary; and (ii) Shri C.M. Ramesh Thereafter, the Members withdrew from the House. (The House adjourned at 11-33 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-47 a.m.)

* From 11-01 a.m. to 11-09 a.m., some points were raised. @ From 11-23 a.m. to 11-31 a.m., some points were raised. 254 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 11-47 a.m. 4. Matters raised with permission (i) Shri M. P. Achuthan raised a matter regarding incidents of child marriage in Kerala. 11-51 a.m. (ii) Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding attack on 35 Indian fishermen and their arrest by Sri Lankan Navy. Shri D. Raja, Dr. V. Maitreyan, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar and Shri Sitaram Yechury also spoke. 11-58 a.m. (iii) !Shri Avinash Rai Khanna raised a matter regarding non-fulfillment of the assurances given by the Government in Rajya Sabha after Kishtwar incident. Dr. , Minister of New and Renewable Energy, responded. .12-05 p.m. (iv) !Shri K.C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding establishment of a separate bench of the Allahabad High Court in Western . 12-08 p.m. (v) Shri Prasanta Chatterjee raised a matter regarding hike in the prices of petrol and diesel for the sixth time in this year. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and Shri Derek O’ Brien also spoke. 12-19 p.m. (vi) Dr. V. Maitreyan raised a matter regarding retrieval of Kachchatheevu and the recent stand of UPA Government on it. Shri D. Raja, Shrimati Kanimozhi and Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu also spoke.

! Spoke in Hindi. . From 12-02 p.m. to 12-05 p.m., some points were raised.  From 12-13 p.m. to 12-19 p.m., some points were raised. 255 RAJYA SABHA 12-24 p.m. (vii) Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya raised a matter regarding outbreak of Dengue in Guwahati as well as many other parts of Assam. 12-27 p.m. (viii) Shri Sanjay Raut raised a matter regarding shutting down of petrol pumps at night in view of falling rupee and rising international crude oil prices. 12-30 p.m. (ix) !Shri raised a matter regarding relaxation in age for appearing in Civil Services Examination. 12-33 p.m. (x) !Shri Prakash Javadekar raised a matter regarding need for PM’s statement on coal scam in the light of Supreme Court’s observation. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke. 12-38 p.m. 5. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri Om Prakash Mathur Demand to make a uniform policy for increase in toll rates on National Highways in the country.

2. Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Demand to take steps to provide Sood adequate facilities to tourists for development of tourism in Andman and Nicobar.

3. Shri Aayanur Manjunatha Demand to give compensation to farmers affected by heavy rainfall in Karnataka and waiver of crop loans taken by them.

 From 12-37 p.m. to 12-38 p.m., some points were raised. 256 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 4. Shri Pankaj Bora Demand to take effective measures for smooth disbursement of loans under Kissan Credit Cards scheme to farmers in Assam.

€5. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Demand for proper implementation of the Integrated Action Plan for development of naxal affected districts in Bihar.

6. Shri Mansukh L. Demand for mandatory attestation of Mandaviya documents by Gazetted officer or Notary Public for obtaining connections by mobile subscribers in the country.

7. Shri Vivek Gupta Demand for moratorium on interest and payment of debt of the State of West Bengal.

8. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Demand to take steps to ensure Irani adequate utilization of allocated funds to provide relief to victims of rape in the country.

9. Shri Rama Chandra Demand to frame a national policy to Khuntia ensure the compliance of standards of quality and safety in construction of buildings in the country.

€ From 11-23 p.m. to 11-25 p.m., items from Sl. No. 4(5) to 4(9) were laid on the Table. 257 RAJYA SABHA 12-47 p.m. 6. #(i) Statutory Resolution disapproving the National Food Security Ordinance, 2013 — Negatived Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition, moved the following Resolution: — "That this House disapproves the National Food Security Ordinance (No. 7 of 2013) promulgated by the President of on 5th July, 2013". 1-06 p.m. #(ii) The National Food Security Bill, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) moved:- ―That the Bill to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ (The House adjourned at 1-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) The following Members took part in the discussion on the Resolution and the Motion for consideration of the Bill:—

2-00 p.m. 1. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 2-33 p.m. 2. !Shri Narendra Budania 2-57 p.m. 3. !Km. Mayawati 3-23 p.m. 4. !Shri Sitaram Yechury

3-31 p.m. 5. Shri Derek O’ Brien 3-39 p.m. 6. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 3-54 p.m. 7. !Shri Bashistha Narain Singh 4-07 p.m. 8. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 4-17 p.m. 9. Shri H. K. Dua 4-26 p.m. 10. !Dr. Bharatkumar Raut 4-34 p.m. 11. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya

 From 12-40 p.m. to 12-47 p.m., some points were raised. # Discussed together. ! Spoke in Hindi. 258 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 4-42 p.m. 12. !Shri Prakash Javadekar 4-51 p.m. 13. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 5-07 p.m. 14. Dr. V. Maitreyan .5-20 p.m. 15. Shrimati Kanimozhi 5-31 p.m. 16. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 5-42 p.m. 17. Shri D. Raja 5-52 p.m. 18. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 6-03 p.m. 19. !Prof. Alka Balram Kashatriya 6-14 p.m. 20. Dr. T.N. Seema 6-26 p.m. 21. Shri Ram Jethmalani 6-31 p.m. 22. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 6-38 p.m. 23. !Shri 6-46 p.m. 24. !Shri Bharatsinh Prabhatsinh Parmar 6-51 p.m. 25. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar 7-00 p.m. 26. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 7-07 p.m. 27. Shri M. Rama Jois @7-17 p.m. 28. !Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 7-24 p.m. 29. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 7-31 p.m. 30. !Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Singh 7-34 p.m. 31. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu #7-45 p.m. 32. !Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 7-52 p.m. 33. !Shri Ram Vilas Paswan 7-59 p.m. 34. !Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati 8-04 p.m. 35. Shri Naresh Gujral 8-10 p.m. 36. Dr. Karan Singh 8-18 p.m. Shri Arun Jaitley replied to the discussion on the Resolution. 8-22 p.m. Prof. K.V. Thomas replied to the discussion.

! Spoke in Hindi. . From 5-15 p.m. to 5-19 p.m., some points were raised.  From 6-36 p.m. to 6-38 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 6. @ From 7-11 p.m. to 7-13 p.m., some points were raised. # From 7-42 p.m. to 7-45 p.m., some points were raised. 259 RAJYA SABHA

8-56 p.m. The Resolution moved by Shri Arun Jaitley was put to the House and the House divided––– Ayes — @ 92 Noes — @118 9-15 p.m. The Statutory Resolution was negatived.

9-18 p.m. The motion for consideration of the National Food Security Bill, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha, was adopted. 9-35 p.m. Amendment Nos. 1 to 5 to Clause 2 of the Bill moved by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu was put to the House and the House divided — 9-46 p.m. (The House adjourned at 9-46 p.m. and re-assembled at 9-56 p.m.) Ayes — @88 Noes — @119 The Amendments were negatived. 9-57 p.m. Amendment No. 68 to Clause 2 of the Bill moved by Shri D. Raja was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @77 Noes — @116 The Amendment was negatived.

 From 9-02 p.m. to 9-12 p.m., some points were raised.  From 9-30 p.m. to 9-35 p.m., some points were raised.  From 9-38 p.m. to 9-46 p.m., some points were raised. @ Subject to correction. @ Subject to correction. 260 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 10-05 p.m. Amendment Nos. 164 to 167 to Clause 2 of the Bill moved by Shri P. Rajeeve, Dr. T.N. Seema, Shri Prasanta Chatterjee and Shri K.N. Balagopal was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @80 Noes — @113 The Amendments were negatived. 10-10 p.m. Clause 2 was adopted. 10-11 p.m. Amendment Nos. 6 to 8 to Clause 3 of the Bill moved by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @73 Noes — @113 The Amendments were negatived. 10-15 p.m. Amendment No. 33 to Clause 3 of the Bill moved by Shri Prakash Javadekar was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @80 Noes — @111 The Amendment was negatived. 10-20 p.m. Amendment Nos. 47 to 49 to Clause 3 of the Bill moved by Dr. V. Maitreyan was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 72 Noes — @ 108 The Amendments were negatived.

@ Subject to correction. 261 RAJYA SABHA

10-25 p.m. Amendment No. 155 to Clause 3 of the Bill moved by Shri Baishnab Parida was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 80 Noes — @ 116 The Amendment was negatived. 10-30 p.m. Clause 3 was adopted. Clauses 4 to 7 were adopted. 10-33 p.m. Amendment No. 224 to Clause 8 of the Bill moved by Shri was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 80 Noes — @ 112 The Amendment was negatived. 10-37 p.m. Clause 8 was adopted. Clauses 9 to 11 were adopted. 10-39 p.m. Amendment No. 52 to Clause 12 of the Bill moved by Dr. V. Maitreyan was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 71 Noes — @ 112 The Amendment was negatived. 10-42 p.m. Clause 12 was adopted. Clauses 13 to 22 were adopted.

@ Subject to correction. 262 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 10-46 p.m. Amendment No. 53 to Clause 23 of the Bill moved by Dr. V. Maitreyan was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 79 Noes — @ 111 The Amendment was negatived. 10-49 p.m. Clause 23 was adopted. Clauses 24 to 37 were adopted. 10-53 p.m. Amendment No. 56 to Clause 38 of the Bill moved by Shri Derek O’ Brien was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 81 Noes — @ 111 The Amendment was negatived. 10-55 p.m. Clause 38 was adopted. Clauses 39 to 43 were adopted. 10-59 p.m. Amendment No. 237 to Clause 44 of the Bill moved by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 78 Noes — @ 115 The Amendment was negatived. 11-03 p.m. Clause 44 was adopted. Clause 45 was adopted.

@ Subject to correction. 263 RAJYA SABHA 11-05 p.m. Amendment Nos. 193 to 195 to Schedule I of the Bill moved by Shri P. Rajeeve, Dr. T.N. Seema, Shri Prasanta Chatterjee and Shri K.N. Balagopal were put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 76 Noes — @ 115 The Amendments were negatived. 11-09 p.m. Amendment No. 211 to Schedule I of the Bill moved by Shri Rabinarayan Mohapatra was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 26 Noes — @ 112 The Amendment was negatived. 11-15 p.m. Schedule I was adopted. Schedules II to IV were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Long Title were adopted. 11-22 p.m. The motion moved by Prof. K.V. Thomas that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 7. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported The National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2012 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2012 at its sitting held on 13th August, 2013, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 2nd September, 2013.‖

 At 6-36 p.m. 264 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2013 ENACTING FORMULA

1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word "Sixty-third‖ the word ―Sixty-fourth‖ be substituted.

CLAUSE 1

2. That at page 1, line 3, for the figure ―2012‖, the figure ―2013‖ be substituted.

.11-25 p.m.

(The House adjourned at 11-25 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 3rd September, 2013)

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