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independent India. They are feeling that they are not area, endangering the lives and properties of the people living in independent India and that they are slaves. residing along the coalfields area. So, I urge upon the House that the Government Besides, our country is losing not only coal but also should take appropriate measures and look into the huge revenue due to fire not extinguished inside the matter to remove the sad plight of the villagers. The closed coal mines. It has also created environmental Government should take measures to enable the hazards. It is also regrettable that in spite of the villagers to return from their mainland. So that they assurances given on the floor of the Parliament by the should be made to feel that they are living in Government of India, no effective measures for independent India. stabilisation and reclamation of the land have been taken so far. [Translation] I would, therefore, urge on the Government not to SHRI BACHI SINGH RAWAT ‘BACHDA' (Almora) . close down the coal mines and implement the safety Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir, I would like to draw your rules and regulations. I would also request the attention towards the agitation being launched for a Government to take proper steps for the rehabilitation separate Uttaranchal state uniting the hilly districts of of the subsidence-affected people in safer areas and U.P. In this agitation abhorable and condemnable events undertake stabilisation and reclamation work like Khatima. Mussorie. Mujaffarnagar have taken place. immediately- for which the entire expense should be Bearing all these, people of Uttrakhand have kept their borne by the Government of India- so that the people agitation no-violent and demanded the Uttrakhand state may be saved from the disaster under the provisions of the constitution. When Shn SHRIMATI USHA MEENA (Sawai Madhopur) : Mr. Indrajit Gupta. Minister of Home Affairs in present Deputy Speaker. Sir. I would like to draw the attention Government, was in opposition then he introduced a of the Government towards a news-item published in a Private Member’s fill. I am demanding from the present newspaper dated 17.7 96 The terrorists in Jammu- Government that they should start action to give the Kashmir have killed tourists of and U.P. after status of a separate state, to uttranchal. Former Prime kidnapping them. Mr, Deputy Speaker. Sir. killed Minister Shri Chandra Shekhar has also supported the hortages included four persons belonging to the demand for the state of uttranchal. When Defence Scheduled Tribe Meena of Rajasthan (Interruptions) Minister Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav was the Chief Minister of U P , he also passed a resolution to accord [English] status of a separate state uttranchal. which was MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER Let her speak. supported by the Bhartiya Janata Party Even today if the Government take action to accord status of a [Translation] separate state to Uttranchal under Article-3 of Please sit down This is second chance Mr Yadav Constitution of India the Bhartiya Janata Party will SHRIMATI USHA MEENA I am also an Adivasi support it rising from all considerations M,P. Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir, r would like to draw the Sir. even now people of Uttranchal are staging attention of the Government through you, towards those dharnas. resorting to demanstrations and courting deceased The families of victims should be suitably arrests unabated for this demand Processions are held compensated and financially assisted The Central in Delhi During the recent past foreign intrusion by Government should provide job to one person from I S I is going on This time decision of boycattmg the each family of people because some of the deceased election was also taken. This is a border area and were Government servants and the others were students weapons go in the hands of the youths ghen it will take no time to turn this region into a terrorist prone area just [English] like Jammu Kashmir and Bodo Land Therefore. I MR DEPUTY SPEAKER Let her speak demand from the Governmet that they should declare uttranchal as a separate state and give a statement in [Translation] the House in this regard Only one person can speak at a time One of you may speak [English] SHRI GIRDHARI LAL BHARGAVA () . Mr SHRI HARADHAN ROY (Asansol) Mr Deputy- Deputy Speaker, Sir, with reference to the incident Speaker. Sir. the Eastern Coalfields Limited, a Subsidiary narrated by the Hon’bie Member. I would like to add of Coai India Limited, a Government of India Undertaking, that certain families from my city Jaipur had also gone have closed down more than 52 coal mines in West to Srinagar When they were enjoying boating they were Bengal in spite of having huge reserves of coal. In made hostages. Ladies and children were released. A complete violation of the safety rules and regulations, man was beheaded. Five persons were thrown into the they are however, extracting coal in a most unscientific Dul lake after killing. The way they were killed indicates manner As a result, gas, fire and subsidence are taking that the police did not take timely action. I, therefore, place almost every day in and around the coal belt request that homage should be paid to the deceased,