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LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Thursday, November 26, 2015 / Agrahayana 5, 1937 (Saka) ______ SPECIAL SITTINGS TO COMMEMORATE 125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ______ NATIONAL ANTHEM The National Anthem was played. OATH BY MEMBER Shri Dayakar Pasunoori Member representing Warangal Parliamentary Constituency of Telangana took the oath in Telugu, signed the Roll of Members and took his seat in the House. OBITUARY REFERENCES HON'BLE SPEAKER: Hon'ble Members, I have to inform the House about the sad demise of thirteen former members Shri Roshan Lal, Shri K. Parasuraman, Shri Radhey Shyam Kori, Shri A. Venkatesh Naik, Shri Raghuvir Singh Kaushal, Shri Vishwanath Das Shastri, Shri Mitrasen Yadav, Shri Balkrishna Wasnik, Shri Sadhan Gupta, Shri Rudra Pratap Singh, Shri B. D. Singh, Shri Parasram Bhardwaj and Dr. Parshuram Gangwar. Shri Roshan Lal was a member of the 10th Lok Sabha representing the Khurja Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the Committee on External Affairs and the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit. Shri Roshan Lal passed away on 24 May, 2015 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh at the age of 85. Shri K. Parasuraman was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha representing the Chengalpattu Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu. He was a member of the Committee on Railways. Shri K. Parasuraman worked for the upliftment of the downtrodden and promotion of education amongst the weaker sections of the society. Shri K. Parasuraman passed away on 6th August, 2015 in Chennai at the age of 80. Shri Radhey Shyam Kori was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha representing the Ghatampur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Shri Kori was a member of the Committee on Commerce. Earlier, Shri Kori was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms. He also served as Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh from 1997 to 2002. Shri Radhey Shyam Kori passed away on 12 August, 2015 in Kanpur at the age of 76. Shri A. Venkatesh Naik was a member of the 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha representing the Raichur Parliamentary Constituency of Karnataka. Shri Naik was a sitting member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly at the time of his death. An able parliamentarian, Shri Naik was a member of the Committee on Home Affairs; Committee on Defence; Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests and Committee on Government Assurances. Shri A. Venkatesh Naik passed away on 24 August, 2015 in Penukonda, Andhra Pradesh in a train accident at the age of 79. Shri Raghuvir Singh Kaushal was a member of the 13th and 14th Lok Sabhas representing the Kota Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan. An able parliamentarian, Shri Kaushal served as a member of various parliamentary committees. Earlier, Shri Kaushal was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for four terms. He also served as Cabinet Minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 1993 to 1998. Shri Raghuvir Singh Kaushal passed away on 24 August, 2015 in Kota at the age of 82. Shri Vishwanath Das Shastri was a member of the 10th Lok Sabha representing the Sultanpur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Shri Shastri was a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism. Shri Vishwanath Das Shastri passed away on 24th August, 2015 in Delhi at the age of 65. Shri Mitrasen Yadav was a member of the 9th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabhas representing the Faizabad Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the Committee on Agriculture; Committee on Rural Development; and Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests. Shri Yadav served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for five terms. An agriculturist by profession, Shri Yadav actively participated in land reform movements and established various educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh. Shri Mitrasen Yadav passed away on 7 September, 2015 in Lucknow at the age of 81. Shri Balkrishna Wasnik was a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 7th Lok Sabhas representing the Bhandara Parliamentary Constituency of the erstwhile State of Bombay and the Gondia and Buldhana Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra, respectively. Shri Wasnik served as a member of various parliamentary committees during his term in Lok Sabha. He worked for the welfare of the downtrodden and backward sections of the society through active association in several trade unions, educational institutions and social organisations. Shri Balkrishna Wasnik passed away on 10th September, 2015 in Nagpur at the age of 86. Shri Sadhan Gupta was a member of the 1st and 2nd Lok Sabhas representing the erstwhile Calcutta South-East and Calcutta East Parliamentary Constituencies of West Bengal, respectively. Shri Gupta was our country's first visually-challenged Parliamentarian and also the first differently abled Advocate General of West Bengal. He was the founder-president of the National Federation of the Blind and was also the first president of the Indian chapter of the Disabled Peoples' International. Shri Gupta also served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Shri Sadhan Gupta passed away on 19 September, 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal at the age of 98. Shri Rudra Pratap Singh was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha representing the Barabanki Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Shri Singh was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1992 for two terms. He also served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. Shri Rudra Pratap Singh passed away on 8 October, 2015 in Lucknow at the age of 79. Shri B. D. Singh was a member of the 7th Lok Sabha representing the Phulpur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House. Shri B. D. Singh passed away on 14 October, 2015 in Allahabad at the age of 78. Shri Parasram Bhardwaj was a member from 7th Lok Sabha to 12th Lok Sabha representing the Sarangarh Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh. During his long and illustrious parliamentary career, Shri Bhardwaj served as the Chairman of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and as a member of various Parliamentary Committees. Shri Bhardwaj worked for the upliftment of the backward and marginalised sections of the society. Shri Parasram Bhardwaj passed away on 19 October, 2015 in Janjgir, Chhattisgarh at the age of 67. Dr. Parshuram Gangwar was a member of the 10th Lok Sabha representing the Pilibhit Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Gangwar was a member of the Committee on Estimates; Committee on Agriculture and Committee on Papers Laid on the Table. Dr. Gangwar passed away on 29 October, 2015 in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh at the age of 78. We deeply mourn the loss of our former colleagues and I am sure the House would join me in conveying our condolences to the bereaved families. Hon'ble Members, as you are all aware, today is the seventh anniversary of the violent terror attack in Mumbai. The House pays its tribute to the innocents who lost their lives or were grievously injured on 26th November, 2008. It was on this day, in November, 2009 that the House had resolved to unite and come together to fight against terrorism. Today, we reaffirm our pledge and strengthen our commitment to work together to root out the forces of terrorism from our country and the world. The House recalls the exemplary courage and acts of gallantry and selfless service exhibited by our valiant security forces while fending off the terror attacks. The House stands in abiding solidarity with the families and relatives of the victims of this attack. The Members then stood in silence for a short while. ADDRESS BY THE SPEAKER HON. SPEAKER: I deem it a great privilege and honour to welcome you all to this historic occasion in this special sitting of this august House to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. On this day on 26th November, 1949, 66 years before, the Constituent Assembly had adopted the Constitution of India and now this day is being celebrated as the Constitution Day. Let us at the outset, pay our homage to the revered memory of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Chairman of the Drafting Committee and the principal architects of the constitution and also to the memory of all the sagacious minds who were the distinguished members of the Constituent Assembly who with their political acumen and wisdom laid the foundation of the vibrant democracy in our country. It is most befitting that we should have a two days special sitting of the House during the Sixth Session of the Sixteenth Lok Sabha to discuss our 'commitment to India's Constitution'. Our Constitution is our supreme national document which reflects the values, ideals and our thoughts which are embedded in our national conscience. This is also manifestation of age old ethos and ideology of Indian society together with it is main protector of the Constitutional ideals, values and rights of the citizens. Recognising the centrality of the Constitution in our democratic polity, let us, today bow our heads in reverence to the founding fathers of the republic who bequeathed to us this monumental document. The first Law Minister of Independent India, Dr. Ambedkar was also the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution which comprised eminent luminaries like Shri K.M. Munshi, Shri Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Shri N. Gopalaswami Ayengar, Shri Madhav Rao, Md. Saadullah , Shri B.L. Mittar, Shri D.P. Khaitan and Shri T.T. Krishnamachari I would like to make a special mention of Shri B.N.