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Twelrth Series, Vol. I, No.1 Monday, March 23, 1998 ChaUra 2, 1920 (Soka) p·e DEBATES (English Version)

First Session (Twelfth Lok Sabha)

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Shri S. Gopalan Secnttary-Gen.ral . Lok Sabha

Dr. A.K. Pandey Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shri M.R. Khosla Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shri S.K. Kaushik Director Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shri P.C. Shatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretariat

Shri A.P. Chakravarti Senior Editor

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[Twelfth Series, Vol. I, First Session, 199811920 (SB/caJl No.1, Monday, March 23, 19981Chaltra 2, 1920 (Sau)

SUBJECT COLUMNS

OFFICERS OF LOK SABHA .. ii ! 'COUNCIL OF MINISTERS .. iii-iv NATIONAL ANTHEM. . . . OBSERVANCE OF SILENCE. WELCOME TO MEMBERS OF NEW LOK SABHA BY SPEAKER PROTEM .. LIST OF MEMBERS ELECTED TO LOK SABHA - Laid.. 1-17 NOMINATION TO PANEL OF CHAIRMEN .. 18 MEMBERS SWORN ...... 18-30 (ii)

OFFICERS OF LOK SABHA

The Speaker·

Shri G.M.C. Balayogi

The Deputy Speaker··

Panel of Chairmen"·

Shri P.M. Sayeed Shri K. Pradhani Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey Prof. Rita Verma Shri K. Yerrannaidu Shri V. Sathiamoorthy Shri Basu Deb Acharia

Secretary General

Shri S. Gopalan

The following orders were issued by the President of on 20th March, 1998: 1. "Whereas the office of the Speaker will become vacant immediately before the commencement of the first meeting of the House of the People on the 23rd March, 1998 and the office of the Deputy Speaker is also vacant; In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by clause (1) of article 95 of the , I hereby appoint Shri , a Member of the House of the People, to perform the duties of the office of the Speaker from the commencement of the said meeting and until the Speaker shall have been chosen by the House. 2. "I hereby appoint S/Shri Indrajlt Gupta, P.M. Sayeed. K. Pradhanl and Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey, to be the persons before any of whom Members of the House of the People may make and subscribe the oath or affirmation in accordance with the provisions of article 99 of the Constitution of India.·

K.R. NARAYANAN

• Elected on 24.3.98 .. To be elected Nominated on 28.3.98 (iii)

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Cabinet Ministers

Shri Prime Minister and also in charge of the Ministriesl Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister. Shri L.K. Advani The Minister of Home Affairs Shri Ananth The Minister of Civil Aviation Shri The Minister of Industry Sardar Surjit Singh Barnala The Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Minister of Food Shri The Minister of Defence Shri The Minister of Commerce Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya The Minister of Labour Shri Ram Jelhmalani The Minister of Urban Development Dr. Murli The Minister of Human Resource Development and Minister of Science and Technology Shri K. Ramamurthy The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Shri The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Tourism Shri P.R. Kumaramangalam The Minister of Power Shri M. Thambi Durai The Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Shri The Minister of Railways Shri The and Mines Shri The Minister of Environment and Forests Shri Kashiram Rana The Minister of Textiles Shri R. Muthiah The Minister of Surface Transport Shri The Minister of Finance Shri The Minister of Communication Shrimati The Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Shri Dalit Ezhilmalai The Minister of State of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Shrimati Meneka Gandhi The Minister of State of the Ministry of Welfare Shri Babagouda Patil The Minister of State for Rural Development Shri The Minister of State of the

Ministers of State

Shri Omak Apang The Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal The Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry (Iv)

Shri The Miniflter of State for Urban Development Shri The Minister of State in the and Mines Kumari Uma Bharati The Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar The Minister c.! State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri R.K. Kumar The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Babulal Marandi The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests Shri Mukhtar Naqvi The Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shri The Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Dr. A.K. Patel The Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Debendra Pradhan The Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface Transport Shri Kabindra Purkayastha The Minister of State in the Ministry of Communication Shrimati Vasundhra Raje The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Shri Sompal The Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture Shri Satya Pal Singh The Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Supplies Shri R. Janarthanan The Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions LOK SABHA DEBATES

Vol.l i=lrst Day of the Firat Saaalon of the Twalfth Lok Sabha No.1

LOK SABHA 11.04 hr••

LIST OF MEMBERS ELECTED TO LOK SABHA . Monday. March 23. 19981Chaitra 2. Laid on the Tabla 1920 (Saka) {English] The Lok Sabha met at MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : The Secretary-General Eleven of the Clock. will now lay on the Table a book presented to the Speaker by the Chief Election Commissioner containing the list of Members elected to the Lok Sabha at the [THE SPEAKER PRO TEM (SHRI INORAJIT GUPTA) General Elections of 1998. in the Chait:! SECRETARY·GENERAL : Sir, I lay on the Table a Book· presented to the Speaker by the Chief Election NATIONAL ANTHEM Commissioner, containing the list of Members elected The National Anthem was played. to the l.ok Sabha at the General Elections of 1998.

11.01 hrs. S.No. and Name of Name of the Elected Parliamentary Member OBSERVANCE OF SILENCE Constituency

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MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem): We are meeting today 1. Andhra Prade.h on a solemn occasion. A new Lok Sabha has been elected under the Constitution of India, charged with 1. Srikakulam KlnJarapu Yerrannaidu great and heavy responsibilities for the welfare of the . 2. Parvathipuram (ST) Vljaya Ramaraju Setrucharla country and our people. 3. Bobblli Kondapalli Pydithalll Naidu II is fit and proper, as is customary on such an 4. Visakhapatnam SubbRrami T occasion, that we all stand in silence for a short while before we begin our Proceedings. 5. Bhadrachalam (ST) Ramaiah Sode 6. Anakapalli Gurunadha Rao Gudlvada 11.02 hrs. 7. Kakinada Krlshnamraju U. V. The Members then stood in silence for a short while. 8. Rajahmundry Girajala Venkata Swamy Naidu 9. Amalapuram (SC) Ganti Mohana Chandra 11.03 hrs. Balayogi 10. Narasapur Kanumuru Bapl Raju WELCOME TO MEMBERS OF NEW LOK SABHA 11. Eluru Maganti Venkateswara Rao BY SPEAKER PRO TEM (Babu)

[English] 12. Machilipatnam Kavuru Sambasiva Rao Upendra Parvathaneni MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : It gives me great 13. Vijayawada pleasure to welcome ·all the Members who have been 14: Tenali P. Shiv Shanker elected to this Twelfth Lok Sabha. I am sure you will all 15. Guntur Rayapati Sambaslva ·Rao help the Chair in maintaining the high traditions of this House and thereby strengthening the roots of 16. Bapatla Janardhana Reddy Parliamentary democracy in our country. Nedurumalll I wish you all Bucca.. · In your endeavours. 17. NarasRrRopet Konljetl Rosalah • Also Placed In the Ubrary. See No. L.T.-1"8 3 List of MembtHs Elected to Lo/r Sabha 4

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18.0ngole Magunta Sreenivasulu Roddy 9. Tezpur Moni Kumar Subba 19. Nellore (SC) 10. Nowgong Nripen Goswami 20. Tirupathi (SC) Chintha Mohan 11. Kaliabor 21. ChiHoor Nuthanakalva Ramakrishna 12. Jomat Bijoy Krishna Handique Reddy 13. Dibrugarh 22. Rajampet Annaiahgari Sai Pratap 14. Lakhimpur 23. Cuddapah Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy 4. 24. Hindupur S. Gangadhar 1. Bagaha (SC) Mahendra Baitha 25. Anantapur Anantha Venkatarami Reddy 2. BeHiah Dr. Madan Prasad Jaiswal 26. Kotla Vljaya Bhaskara Reddy 3. Motihari Rama Devi 27. Nandyal Bhuma Nagi Reddy 4. Gopalganj Abdul Ghafoor 28. Nagarkumool (SC) Dr. Mallu Ravi 5. Siwan M. Sahabuddin 29. Mahabubnagar S. 6. Maharajganj Prabhunath Singh 30. sunan Salahuddin Owaisi 7. Chapra Heera Lal Rai 31. Secunderabad Bandaru DaHatreya 8. Hajipur (SC) 32. Siddipet (SC) Malyala Rajalah 9. Vaishali Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 33. Medak M. Baga Reddy 10. Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad 34. Nlzamabad Gangareddy Gaddam 11. Sitamarhi Sita Ram Yadav 35. Adilabad Dr. S. Venugopala Chary 36. Peddapalli (SC) C. Suguna Kumari 12. Sheohar Anand Mohan 37. Karimnagar Chennamaneni Vidyasagar 13. Madhubani Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Rao 14. Jhanjharpur Surendra Prasad Yadav 38. Hanamkonda Chada Suresh Reddy 15. Darbhanga Md. Ali Asharaf Fatmi 39. Warangal Azmeera Chandulal 16. Rosera (SC) Pitambar Paswan 40. Khammam Nadendla Bhaskar Rao 17. Samastipur Ajit Kumar Mehta 41. 18. Barh Nitish Kumar 42. Miryalguda Baddaln Narsimha Reddy 19. ·Balia Rajbanshi Mahto 2. 20. Saharsa Anuplal Yadav 1. Arunachal West Omak Apang 21. Madhepura Lalu Prasad 2. Arunachal East Wangcha 22. Araria (SC) Ramje Das Rishideo 23. Kishanganj Taslim Uddin 3. As ..m 24. Purnea Jay Krishna Mandai 1. Karimganj (SC) Nepal Chandra Das 25. Katihar Tariq Anawar 2. Silchar Kabindra Purkayastha 26. Rajmahal (ST) Som Marandi 3. Autonomous Dr. Jayanta Rongpi District (ST) 27. (ST) Babu Lal Marandi 4. Dhubri Abdul Hamid 28. Godda Jagclambi Prasad Yadav 5. Kok ....har (ST) Sansuma Khunggur 29. Banka DIgvijay Singh awiswmuthiary 30. Bhagalpur Prabhash Chandra Tiwari 6. Barpeta A.F. Golam Osmanl 31. Khagaria Shakunl Choudhury 7. Gauhati &hubaneswar Kanla 32. Monghyr _Bljoy Kumar "Bljoy" 8. Mangaldol Maclhab Rajbangahi 33. aegusarai Rajo Singh 5 LI.t of "'embers CHAITRA 2. 1920 (Saka) Elected to Lole Se"'"

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34. Nalanda George Fernandes 10. Ahmedabad 35. Vacant 11. Gandhinagar Advani Lalkrlahna 36. Arrah H.P. Singh 12. Mehsana Dr. A.K. Patel 37. Buxar Lalmuni Chaubey 13. Patan (SC) Kanodiya Maheahkumar Mithabhai 38. Sasaram (SC) Muni LaU 14. Banaskantha Chaudhari Haribh&i Bashist Narayan Singh 39. Bikramganj Parathibhai Sushil Kumar Singh 40. Aurangabad 15. Sabarkantha Nishaben Amarsinhbhat 41. Jahanabad Surendra Prasad Yadav Chaudhari 42. Nawada (SC) Malti Devi 16. Kapadvanj Chauhan Jaysinhji Manshingji 43. Gaya (SC) Krishna Kumar Chaudhary 17. Dohad (ST) Damor Somjibhai PunJabhal 44. Chatra Dhirendra Agrawal 18. Godhra Patel Shantllal Parshotamdaa 45. Kodarma Rittal Prasad Verma 19. Kaira 46. Rabindra Kumar Pandey 20. Anand Chavda Ishvarbhai Rita Verma 47. Khodabhai 48. Hazaribagh Yashwant Sinha 21. Chhota Udaipur (ST) Naranbhai Jemalabhai 49. Ramtahal Choudhary Rathawa 50. Jamshedpur Abha Mahato 22. Baroda Thakkar Jayaben Bharatkumar 51. Singhbhum (ST) Vijay Singh Soy 23. Broach Chandubhai Shanabhai 52. Khunti (ST) Deshmukh 53. Lohardaga (ST) Indra Nath Bhagat 24. Surat Kashiram Rana 54. Palamau (SC) Braj Mohan Ram 25. Mandvi (ST) Gamit Chhltubhai Devjlbhai 5. 26. Bulsar (ST) Chaudharl Manibhai Ramjibhai 1. Panaji Ravi Sitaram Naik 2. Mormugao Sardinha Francisco Caetano 7. Heryan. 1. Ambala (SC) Aman Kumar Nagra 6. Gularat 2. Kurukshetra Kailasho Devt 1. Kutch Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan 3. Karnal 2. Surendranagar Dave Bhavnaben 4. Sonepat Kishan Singh Kardamkumar 5. Rohtak Bhupinder Singh 3. Jamnagar Koradia Chandreshbhai 6. Faridabad Ramchander Bainda Valjibhai (Chandresh Patel) 7. Mahendragarh Inderjit Singh 4. Rajkot Dr. Kathiriya VaUabhbhai 8. Bhiwani Surender Singh Ramjibhai S/o Javiya Gordhanbhai 5. Porbandar 9. Hissar Surender Singh Barwala Jadavbhai 10. Sirsa (SC) Dr. Sushi! Kumar Indora 6. Junagadh Chikhaliya Bhavanaben Devrajbhai 8. Himachal Pradeah 7. Amreli Dileep Sanghani 1. Simla (SC) Kriahan Datt Sultanpurl 8. Bhavnagar Rana Rajendrasinh 2. Mandi Vacant Ghanshyamsinh (Ralubhai 3. Kangra Rana) 4. Hamirpur SUr8ah Chandel 9. Dhandhuka (SC) Varma Ratilal Kalidas 7 MARCH 23. 1898 ElflCted to Lole SaMa 8

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I. Jammu • Ka.hmlr 11. Kerele 1. Baramulla Professor 1. Kasaragod T. Govindan 2. Srlnagar Omar Abdullah 2. Cannanore 3. Anantnag Mufti Mohmad Sayeed 3. Badagara A.K. Premajam 4. Ladakh Vacant 4. Calicut Adv. P. Sankaran 5: Udhampur Vacant 5. Manjeri E. Ahamed S. Jammu Vaid Vishno Dutt 6. Ponnani G.M. Banatwalla 7. Palghat N.N. Krishnadas 10. B. Ollapalam (SC) S. Ajayakumar 1. Bldar (SC) Ramchandra Veerappa 9. Trichur V. V. Raghavan 2. Gulbarga Baswaraj Patit Sedam 10. Mukundapuram A.C. Jose 3. Ralchur A. Venkatesh Naik 11. Ernakulam Adv. George Eden 4. Koppal H.G. Ramulu 12. Muvaltupuzha Adv. P.C. Thomas 5. Bellary K.C. Kondaiah 13. Koltayam Suresh Kurup 6. Davangere Shamanur Shiva 14. Idukki Shankarappa P.C. Chacko 15. Alleppey 7. Chltradurga C.P. Mudala Giriyappa V.M. Sudheeran 16. Mavelikara 8. Tumkur S. Mallikarjunaiah Prof. P.J. Kurien 17. Adoor (SC) 9. Chikballapur R.L. Jalappa Surendran lB. Quilon 10. Kolar (SC) K.H. Muniyappa N.K. Premachandran 19. Chirayinkil 11. Kanakapura M. Srinivas Radhakrishnan 20. Trivandrum K. Karunakaran 12. North C.K. Jaffer Sharief 13. Bangalore South 12. 14. Mandya Ambareesh 1. Morena (SC) Ashok Chhabiram 15. Chamarajanagar (SC) Siddaraju A. 2. Bhind Dr. Ram Lakhan Singh 16. Mysore C.H. Vijayashankar 3. Gwalior 17. V. Dhananjaya Kumar 4. Guna Ralmata Vijaya Raje Scindia 18. Udupi I.M. Jayarama Shetty 5. Sagar (SC) Virendra Kumar 6. Khajuraho 19. Haasan H.D. Devegowda 7. Damoh 20. Chlkmagalur Sreekantappa D.C. Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria 21. Shlmoga 8. Satna Ayanoor Manjunath Ramanand Singh 9. Rewa 22. Kanara Anant Kumar Chandramanl Tripathi 10. Sidhi (ST) 23. Dharwad South B.M. Menaainakai Jagannath Singh 11. Shahdol (ST) 24. Dharwad North Vljay Sankeshwar Gyan Singh 25. Belgaum 12. Surgula (ST) Babagouda Rudragouda Larang Sai Palll 13. Raigarh (ST) Ajit Jogi 26. Chlkkodl (SC) 14. Janjgir Jlgajlnagi Rameah Charandas Mahant Chandappa 15. Bllaapur (SC) 27. Bagalkot Punnulal MOhle Ajaykumar Samba.adashlv 16. Sarangarh (SC) Samalk Paras Ram Bharadwaj 17. 28. 81tapur Ramesh Bala Palil Mallanagouda 18. aaaa!\!SlOUda Chandrashekhar Sahu (C~.mpu) 9 List of ..",be,. CHAITRA 2. 1820 (Sakal Elected to Lole s.bM 10

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19. Kanker (ST) Sohan Potai 14. Dhule (ST) D.S. Ahire 20. Bastar (ST) Baliram Kashyap 15. Nandurbar (ST) Gavit Manlkrao HodJya 21. Durg Tarachand Sahu 16. Erandol Anna.aheb M.K. Patil 22. 17. Jalgaon Dr. Ulhas Va.udeo Patil 23. Balaghat Gaurishankar Chaturbhuj 18. Buldhana (SC) Wasnlk Mukul Salkruehna Bisen 19. Akola Ambedkar Prakash 24. Mandla (ST) Faggan Singh Kulaste Yashawant 25. Jabalpur Dada Baburao Paranjpe 20. Washim Nalk Sudhakarrao Aajuslng 26. Seoni Vimla Varma 21. Amravati Aamkrushna Suryabhan Gawai 27. Chhindwara Kamalnath 22. Aamtek Aani Chitralekha T. Bhosale 28. Betul Vijay Kumar Khandelwal (Munni Bhaiya) 23. Nagpur 29. Hoshangabad Sartaj Singh 24. Bhandara Patel Pratul Manoharbhal 30. Bhopal Sushil Chandra Verma 25. Chimur Prof. Jogendra Kawade 31. Vidisha Shivrajsingh 26. Chandrapur Puglia Nareshkumar Chunnalal 32. Rajgarh Laxman Singh 27. Wardha 33. Shajapur (SC) Gehlot Thavarchand 28. Yavatmal Uttamrao Deorao Palll 34. Khandwa Nandkumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Bhaiya) 29. Hingoli Suryakanta Patll 35. Khargone Rameshwar Patidar 30. Nanded Patil Bhaskarrao Bapurso 36. Dhar (ST) Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi 31. Parbhani Warpudkar Sureahrao Ambadasrao 37. Sumitra Mahajan 32. Jalna Pawar Uttamslnh 38. (SC) Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya Rajdharsinh 39. Jhabua (ST) Kantilal Bhuriya 33. Aurangabad Aamkrishna Baba Patil 40. Mandsaur Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey 34. Beed Jaisingrao Galkwad Patll 13. 35. Latur Palil Shlvraj Vishwanath 1. Rajapur Suresh Prabhu 36. Osmanabad (SCl Arvind Tulshiram Kamble 2. Ratnagiri Anant Gangaram Geete 37. Solapur Shinde Sushll kumar 3. Kulaba Ramsheth Thakur Sambhajlrao 4. South Deora Murli 38. Pandharpur (Sel Thora! Sandipan Bhagwan 5. Mumbai South Mohan Vishnu Rawale 39. Ahmednagar E.V. Alias Balasaheb Vlkh'e Central Palil 6. Mumbai North 40. Kopargaon Tanpure Praaad Saburso Central 41. Khed Mohol Ashok Namdeorao 7. Mumbai North East 42. Puna Tupe Vltthal Baburao 8. Mumbai North West Madhukar Sirpotdar 43. Baramatl Pawar Sharadchandra 9. Mumbai North Ram Naik Govlndrao 10. Thane Paranjpe Prakash 44. Satara Abhayslnh Shahumaharaj Vishwanath Shoesle 11. Dahanu (ST) Nam Shankar Sakharam 45. Karad Chavan Prlthvtral O.,..heb 12. Naahlk Patll Madhav Balwant 46. Sengll Palll Madan VI8hwMI!.th 13. Malegaon (ST) Kahandole ZarnanI MangaJu 47. Ichalkaranjl Awade Kallappa Baburllo 11 List of Members MARCH 23, 1998 Elected to Lok Sabhe 12

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48. Kolhapur Mandlik Sadashiv Rao 4. Jullundur Dadoba 5. Phillaur (SC) Satnam Singh Kainth 14. Manlpur 6. Hoshiarpur Kamal Chaudhry 1. Inner Thounaojam Chaoba Singh 7. Ropar (SC) Satwinder Kaur 2. Outer Manipur (ST) Kim Gangte 8. Patlala Prem Singh Chandumajra 9. Ludhlana Amrik Singh Aliwal 15. Mashalaya 10. Sangrur Surjit Singh Barnala 1. Shillong Paty Ripple Kyndiah 11. Bhatinda (SC) Chatin Singh Samaon 2. Tuea Purno Agitok Sangma 12. Faridkol Sukhbir Singh Badal 16. Mlzoram 13. Ferozepur Zora Singh 1. Mizoram (ST) Dr. H. Lallungmuana 20. 17. Nagaland 1. Ganganagar (SC) Engg. Shankar Pannu 1. Nagaland K. Asungba Sangtam 2. Bikaner Balram Jakhar 18. Orissa 3. Churu Narendra Budania 1. Mayurbhanj (ST) 4. Jhunjhunu Sisram Ola 2. Balasore Mahameghabahan Aira 5. Sikar Subhash Mahariya Kharabela Swain 6. Jaipur Girdhari Lal Bhargava 3. Bhadrak (SC) 7. Dausa 4. Jajpur (SC) Rama Chandra Mallick 8. Alwar Ghasi Ram Yadav 5. Kendrapara Prabhal Kumar Samantaray 9. Bharatpur K. Natwar Singh 6. Cuttack Bhartruhari Mahlab 10. Bayana (SC) Gangaram Koli 7. Jagatsinghpur 11. Sawai Madhopur (ST) Usha 8. Puri Braja Kishore Tripalhy 12. Ajmer Prabha Thakur 9. Bhubaneswar Prasamna Kumar Patasani 13. Tonk (SC) Dowarka Parshad Bairwa 10. Aska Naveen Palnaik 14. Kota Ram Narain Meena 11. Smt. Jayanti Patnaik 15. Jhalawar 12. Koraput (ST) Giridhar Gamang 16. Banswara (ST) Mahendrajeet Singh 13. Nowrangpur (ST) Khagapati Pradhani 17. Sal umber (ST) Bheru Lal 14. Kalahandi 18. Udaipur Shanti Lal Chaplot 15. Phulbani (SC) Padmanava Behera 19. Chittorgarh Udai Lal Anjana 16. Bolangir Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo 20. Bhilwara Rampal Upadhayaya 17. Sambalpur 21. Pali Mitha Lal Jain 18. Deogarh Debendra Pradhan 22. Jalore (SC) Buta Singh 19. Dhenkanal 23. Barmer Col. Sonaram Chowdhary 20. Sundargarh (ST) JualOram 24. Jodhpur Ashok Gahlot 21. Keonjhar (ST) Upendranath Nayak 25. Nagaur Ramraghunath

18. 21. Slkklm 1. Gurdaspur Vinod Khanna 1. Sikkim Bhlm Pd. Dahal 2. Amrltsar Daya Singh Sodhi 22. TIIIIIII NIIdu 3. Tam Taran Pram Singh Lalpura 1. Madraa North Kuppusarni C. 13 List of Members CHAITRA 2, 1920 (Saka) Elected to Lok SBbha 14

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2. Madras Central 23, Trlpura 3. Madras South Baalu, T.A. 1. West Samar Choudhury 4. Sriperumbudur (SC) Venugopal, K. 2. Tripura East (ST) Baju Ban Rlyan 5. Chengalpattu Kanchi Panneer Selvam 24, Uttar Prade.h 6. Arakkonam Gopal, C. 1. Tehri Garhwal Manabendra Shah 7. Vellore Shanmugam, N.T. 2. Garhwal Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khandurl (A.V.S.M.)· 8. Tiruppattur Venugopal, D. 3. Almora Bachi :;;"gh Rawat 9. Vandavasi Durai, M. 4. Nainital lIa Pant 10. Tindivanam Ramachandran N. Gingee 5. Bijnor (SC) Omwati Devi 11. Cuddalore Dhamotharan, M.C. 6. Amroha Chetan Chauhan 12. Chidambaram (SC) Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai, A. 7. Moradabad Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Barq 13. Dharmapuri Pary Mohan, K. 8. Rampur 14. Krishnagiri Munusamy, K.P. 9. Sambhal 15. Rasipuram (SC) Saroja, V. Dr. 10. Budaun 16. Salem Ramamurthy, K. 11. Aonla 17. Tiruchengode Palaniswamy, K. 12. Bareilly Santosh Kumar Gangwar 18. Nilgiris Mathan M. Alias Master 13. Pilibhit Mathan, M. 14. Shahjahanpur Satyapal Singh Yadav 19. Gobichettipalayam Chinnasamy, V.K. 15. Kheri Ravi Prakash Verma 20. Coimbatore Radhakrishnan, C.P. 16. Shahabad Raghvendra Singh 21. Pollachi (SC) Thiyagarajan, M. 17. Sitapur Janardan Prasad Misra 22. Palani Ganeshamurthi, A. 18. Misrikh (SC) Ram Shanker Sreenivaasan, C. 23. Dindigul 19. Hardoi (SC) Usha Verma 24. Madurai 20. Lucknow Alai Behari Vajpayee 25. Periyakulam Muthiah, A. 21. Mohanlalganj (SC) Reena Chaudhary 26. Karur Thambi Durai, M. 22. Unnao Devi Bux 27. Tiruchlrappalli Rangarajan 23. Rae Bareli Ashok Singh Kumaramangalam 24. Pratapgarh Ram Vilas Vadantl 28. Perambalur (SC) Rajarethinam, P. 25. Amethl Sanjay Singh Krishnamoorthy, K. 29. Mayiladuturai 26. Sultanpur Debendra Bahadur Ral 30. Nagapattinam (SC) Selvarasu, M. 27. Akbarpur (SC) Mayawatl 31. Thanjavur Palanimanickam, S.S. 28. Faizabad Mltrasen Vadav 32. Pudukkottai Paramasivam Raja 29. Bara Bankl (SC) Baljnath Rawat 33. Sivaganga Chidambaram, P. 30. Kaiserganj 34. Ramanathapuram Sathiamoorthy, V. 31. Bahraich Arlf Mohammad Khan 35. Sivakasi Vaiko 32. Balrampur Rlzwan Zaheer Khan Alia. 36. Tlrunelveli Janarthanan, R. Rlzoo Bhala Kirti Vadhan Singh Ali.. Klrtl 37. Tenkasi (SC) Murugesan, S. 33. Gonda Vardhan Singh Alia. Raze 38. Tiruchendur Ramaraajan Bhaiya 39. Nagercoil Dennis, N. 34. Baatl (SC) Shrl Ram Chauhan 15 List of Members MARCH 23, 1998 EIBcted to Lok Ssbhs 16

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35. Domariaganj Ram Pal Singh 74. Mathura Tejveer 36. Khalilabad Indrajeet Mishra 75. Hathras (SC) Kishan Lal Oiler 37. Bansgaon (SC) Pashi 76. Sheela Gautam 38. Gorakhpur Adityanath 77. Khurja (SC) Ashok Kumar Pradhan 39. Maharajganj Pankaj Choudhary 78. Chhattarpal 40. Padrauna Ram Nagina Mishra 79. Hapur Tomar 41. Deorla Mohan Singh 80. Amar Pal Singh 42. Salempur Han Kewal Prasad 81. Baghpat Sompal 43. Ballia 82. Muzaffarnagar Sohanveer Singh 44. Ghosi ·83. Kairana Virendra Verma 45. Azamgarh Akbar Ahmad Dampy 84. Saharanpur Nakli Singh 46. Lalganj (SC) Daroga Prasad Saroj 85. Hardwar (SC) Harpal Singh Sathi 47. Machhlishahr Chinmayanand 25. 48. Jaunpur Paras Nath Yadav 1. Cooch Behar (SC) 49. Saidpur (SC) Vijay 2. Alipurduars (ST) 50. Ghazipur Om Prakash 3. Jalpaiguri 51. Chandauli Anand Ratna Maurya 4. Darjeeling Ananda Pathak 52. Shankar Prasad Jayasawal 5. Raiganj Sub rata Mukherjee 53. Robertsganj (SC) Ram Shakal 6. Balurghat (SC) 54. Mlrzapur Virendra Singh 7. Maida Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan 55. Phulpur Jang Bahadur Singh Patel Choudhury 56. Allahabad Dr. 8. Jangipur 57. Chail (SC) Shailendra Kumar 9. Murshidabad 58. Fatehpur Ashok Kumar Patel 10. Berhampore Promothes Mukherjee 59. Banda Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi 11. Krishnagar Ajoy Mukhopadhyay 60. Hamirpur Ganga Charan S/o Ram 12. Nabadwip (SC) Asim Bala Swaroop 13. Barasat Dr. Ranjit Kumar Panja 61. Jhansi Rajendra Agnihotri 14. Basirhat 62. Jalaun (SC) Bhanu Pratap Singh 15. Joynagar (SC) Sanat Kumar Mandai 63. Ghalampur (SC) Kamal Rani 16. Mathurapur (SC) Radhika Ranjan Pramanik 64. Bilhaur Shyam Bihari Mishra 17. Diamond Harbour 65. Kanpur Jagat Veer Singh Dron 66. Elawah Sukhda Mishra 18. Jadavpur Tarlt Baran Topdar 67. Kannauj Pradeep Kumar Yadav 19. Barrackpore 68. Farrukhabad Swami Sachchldanand Hari 20. Dum Dum Sakshi 21. Calcutta North Weat 69. Malnpuri Balram Singh Vadav 22. Calcutta North East Alit Kumar Panja 70. Jalesar Professor S.P. Singh Baghel 23. Calcuttil South 71. Elah Mahadeepak Singh 24. Howrah Dr. Bikram Sarkar 72. Firozabad (SC) Prabhu Dayal Katheria 25. Uluberla 73. Agra Bhagwan Shankar Rawat 26. Serampore Akbor Ali Khandoker 17 List of Members CHAITRA 2, 1920 (Silks) 18 Elected to Lok Ssbhs

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27. Hooghly NOMINATION TO PANEL OF CHAIRMEN 28. Arambagh [English] 29. Panskura MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : I have to inform the 30. Tamluk House that under Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure, I 31. Contai Sudhir Giri have nominated the following Members as members of the Panel of Chairmen : 32. Midnapore Indrajit Gupta (i) Shri P.M. Sayeed 33. Jhargram (ST) Murmu Rupchand (ii) Shri K. Pradhani 34. Purulia Sir Singh Mahato (iii) Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey 35. Acharia Basudeb 36. Vishnupur (SC) 37. Durgapur (SC) Khan Sunil MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : We will now begin 38. Asansol taking of the oath or making of the affirmation by the Members. 39. Burdwan Sar Nikhilananda The names of Members will now be called by the· 40. Katwa Zahedi Mahboob Secretary-General for the purpose of making and 41. Bolpur subscribing oath or affirmation. The Leader of the House will be called first. Then the Leader of the Opposition 42. Birbhum (SC) Dome Ram Chandra and Ministers of Cabinet rank will be called. After that, 26. Andaman & Nlcobar Islands Ministers of State and Members of the Panel of Chairmen will be called. Thereafter, the names of other 1. Andaman & Nicobar Manoranjan Bhakta Members will be called, State or Union Territory-wise, Islands beginning with Andaman and Nicobar Islands, , Arunachal Pradesh and so on, in alphabetical 27. Chandlgarh order. The names of Members who are not able to take 1. Satya Pal Jain the oath or make the affirmation at the first call will be called again at the end. If the name of any Member Is 28. Dadra & Nagar Havell not pronounced correctly, he may kindly excuse any 1. Dadra & Nagar Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai mistake that is there. Haveli (ST) SHRI P. UPENDRA (Vijayawada) : Sir, there is no TV coverage! 29. Daman & Diu THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI ANANTH 1. Daman & Diu Devjibhai J. Tandel KUMAR): Hidden TV cameras are there. 30. National Capital Territory of Deihl MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : I am informed that 1. cameras are working. They are what are called the 'robotic' cameras. They are not the cameras which we 2. South Delhi Sushma Swaraj are used to. With the advance of technology we now 3. Outer Delhi Krishan Lal Sharma have robotic cameras which, I am told, are working. The pictures can be seen outside. They may not be visible 4. East Delhi Lal Blhari Tiwari here. 5. Chandnl Chowk Vijay Goel The Secretary-General may call the names of the 6. Delhi Sadar Madan Lal Khurana Members. 7. Karol Bagh (SC) 11.07 hr•• 31. Lak.hadweep MEMBERS SWORN 1. Lakshadweep (ST) P.M. Sayeed Shri Atal Blhari Vajpayee (Lucknow) 32. Pondlcherry Shri (Baramatl) 1. Pondicherry S. Arumugham Shri L.K. Advanl (Gandhinagar) Shri Ananth Kumar (Bangalore South) 19 MMIIMra Swom MARCH 23, 1998 20

Sardar Surlit Singh Barnala (Sangrur) 12.00 hr•• Shri George Fernandes (Nalanda) Shri Girajal Vankata Swamy Naldu (Rajahmundry) Dr. Satyanarayan Jatlya (Ujjain) Shrl Vankateswara Rao Maganti (Babu) (Eluru) Dr. Murll Manohar Joshi (Allahabad). Shri R. Sambaslva Rao (Machllipatnam) Shrl K. Vazhapady Ramamurthy (Salem) Shrl P. Upendra (Vljayawada) SM Madan La! Khurana (Deihl Sadar) Shri P. Shiv Shankar (Ten all) Shrl P.R. Kumaramangalam (Tlruchirappalll) Shri N. Janardhana Reddy (Bapatla) Shri M. Thambi Dural (Karur) Shri Rosaiah Konijeti (Narasaraopet) Shri Nitish Kumar (Barh) Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (Ongole) Shri Naveen Patnalk (Aska) Shrimatl Lakshml Panabaka (Nellore) Shrl Suresh Prabhu (Rajapur) Shri Chlnta Mohan (Tirupati) Shri Kashiram Rana (Surat) Shri N.R.K. Reddy (Chittoor) Shri R. Muthiah (Periakulam) Shri Sai Pratap Anmayyagari (Rajampet) Shrl Vashwant Sinha (Hazarlbagh) Shri V.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (Cuddapah) Shri Buta Singh (Jalore) Shri K. Vijayabhaskara Reddy (Kurnool) Shrimati Sushma Swaraj (South Delhi) Shri Bhuma Nagi Reddy (Nandyal) Shri Omak Apang (Arunachal We.t) Dr. Ravi Mallu (Nagarkurnool) Shrl Sukhbir Singh Badal (Faridkot) Shri S. Jaipal Reddy () ShA Dattatreya Bandaru (Secunderabad) Shrl Ramelh Bals (Ralpur) Shri S.S. Owaisi (Hyderabad) Kumari Uma Bharatl (Khajuraho) Shri M. Rajaiah (Siddlpet) Shri Oalit Ezhllmalai (Chidambaram) Shri M. Baga Reddy (Medak) Shrimatl Menaka Gandhi (Pllibhlt) Dr. S. Venugopalachary (Adllabad) SM Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Barellly) Dr. Suguna Kumar Chellamella (Peddapalli) Shri Babu La! Marandl (Dumka) Shri Ch. VldyasagarRao (Karimnagar) Shrl Mukhtar Naqvl (Rampur) Shri Chada Suresh Reddy (Hanamkonda) Shri Ram Nalk (Mumbal North) Shri Ajmeera Chandulal (Warangal) Dr. A.K. Patel (Mehsana) Shrl Nadendla Bhalkara Rao (Khammam) Shri Babagouda Patil (Belgaum) Shri S. Sudhakar Reddy (Nalgonda) Dr. Debendra Pradhan (Deogarh) Shri B.N. Reddy (Miryalguda) Shri Kablndra Purkeyaltha (Silcher) Shrl Wangcha Rajkumar (Arunachal East) Shrlmati Vasundhara RaJe (Jhalawar) Shri Nepal Chandra Oal (Karimganj) Shrl Sompal (Baghpat) Shri Abdul Hamid (Dhubri) Shri Satypal Singh Vadav (Shahjahanpur) Shrl Sanluma Khunggur Bwlswmuthiary (Kokrajhar) Shri R. Janarthanan (Tlrunelvell) Shrl A.F. Golam Osman! (Barpeta) Shri P.M. Sayeed (Laklhadweep) Shri Bhubane.war Kaflta (Guwahatl) Shrl K. Pradhanl (Nowrangpur) Shri Madhab Rajbangehi (Mangafdol) Dr. La.mlnarayan Pandey (Mandlaur) Shri M.K. Subba (Tezpur) Shri Manoranjan Bhakta (Andaman & Nlcobar Illands) Shrl Nrlpen Goawaml (Nowgong) Shrl K.P. Naldu (BobbIf) Shrl Tarun Gogol (Kallabor) Shrl T. Subbaraml ~ (V1Mkhapatnam) Shrl Biloy Krishna HMdlque (Jomat) Shrl Ramalah SocIe (Bhaclrllchalam) Shrlmatl A8nee Newel'! (Lakhlmpur) Shrf Gurunadha Reo (Analulpallt) Shrl Mahendra Sallha (Sagaha) 21 Alem""" Swom CHAITRA 2, 1920 (Saka> 22

Dr. Madan Prasad Jaiswal (Bettiah) MR. CHAIRMAN : You are an elderly person. You Shrimati Rama Devi (Motihari) must know that when the Chairman Is on his legs, you should not stand up. I will lI"en to your point of order. Shri Abdul Ghafoor (Gopalganj) This is not the proper way to stand up and atart speaking Shri M. Shahabuddin (Siwan) abruptly. Now please speak what you want to say. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Hajipur) SHRI RAJO SINGH : I submit that newly elected two-three Members have the same name. Therefore, It Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (Vaishali) is necessary to mention the name. 0' their Capt. Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad (MuzaHarpur) constituencies al.o. The name of the Con.tltuency Shri Sita Ram Yadav (Sitamarhi) should also be mentioned along with the name 0' the Mernberdurfng the oath. There are a lot of such nalMl. Shri Anand Mohan (Sheohar) I have !H8n the notification. There ar. two-three Shri Surendra Prasad Yadav (Jhanjharpur) Members of the same name from Bihar, for e.g. Surendra Shri Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Darbhanga) Prasad Vadav 'rom Jahanabad and Surendra Prasad Yadav 'rom Jhanjharpur... (lnterruptlons) MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : Hon. Members we may now adjourn for lunch and continue with the oath-taking MR. CHAIRMAN : Plea.e take your seat now. The after lunch. I would request the hon. Members who name of the Constituency .. well a. It. number Is have already taken oath or made affirmation to make it mentioned In the certificate beln" .ent 'rom your " convenient to be present here when our other friends Constituency. Therefor., this Is not a point of order. take their oath. {English] 13_00 hra. MEMBERS SWORN - Contd. The Lok 5abha then adjourned for Lunch till Fourteen of the Clock. Shrl Som Marandl (Rajrnahal) Shri Jagdambi Prasad Yadav (GoddII) Shrl Digvljay Singh (Banka) 14.02 hra. Shri Prabhash Chandra Tiwari (Bhagalpur) The Lok 5abha re-assembled after Lunch at Two Shri Shakuni Choudhury (Khagaria) Minutes past Fourteen of the Clock. Shri Biloy Kumar "BIjoy" (Monghyr) (English] Shrl Rajo Singh (Beguaaral) Shrl H.P. Singh (Arrah) [SHRI P.M. SAYEEO In the Chair) Shrl Lalmunl Chaubey (Buxur) MEMBERS SWORN - Contd. Shrl Muni Lall (S.. aram) MR. CHAIRMAN : Now, the Secretary-General wiU Shrl a.shist Narayan Singh (Blkram Gaol) continue to call the namea of Members who are to take Shri Surendra Pra.ad Vadav (Jahanabad) oath or make affirmation. Shrimati Mahi Devl (Nawada) Shri Pltambar Paswan (Rosera) Shrl Krishna Kumar Chaudhary (Gaya) Shri Ajlt Kumar Mehta (Samastipur) Shri Rlttal Pra.ad Verma (Kodarma) Shri Raj Banahl Mahto (Balia) Shrimatl Rita Verma (Dhanbad) Shri Anup/al Yadav (Saharsa) Shri Ramtahal Choudhary (Ranchl) Shrl Lalu Prasad (Madhepura) Shrirnati Abha Mahato (Jamshedpur) Shrl Ramje Oa. Rishideo (Araria) Shrl Vijay Singh Soy (Slnghbhum) Shri Jay Krishna Mandai (Pumea) Shri Keriya Munda (KhunIl) (Translation] Shrl Indra Nath Bhagal (1.,oMrdega) SHRI RAJO SINGH (Beguaaral) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, Shrl Braj MaNn Ram (...... ,) I am on a point of order ... (Interruptlons) SM Satya Pal Jain (Chancfigath) MR. CHAIRMAN : I have not permftted you. Shrt S. DeIW (Oadra and NagaI Haw... ) SHRI RAJO SINGH : I thought that you wi" listen to me .. you .tood up. 8M 0evjIbh8I J. Tandel (Daman and Diu) 23 Members Sworn MARCH 23. 1998 Members Sworn 24

Shrl Jagmohan (New Delhi) Shri Baswaraj Patil Sedam (Gulbarga) Shri Krishan Lal Sharma (Outer Delhi) Shri A. Venkatesh Naik (Raichur) Shri Lal Bihari Tiwari (East Delhi) Shri H.G. Ramulu (Koppal) Shrimati Melra Kumar (Karol Bagh) Shri Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davangere) Shri Ravi Sitaram Naik (Panaji) Shri C.P.M. Giriyappa (Chitradurga) Shri Francisco Sardinha (Mormugao) Shri S. Mallikarjuniah (Tumkur) Shri P.S. Gadhavi (Kutch) Shri R.L. Jalappa (Chikballapur) Shrimati Bhavnaben Kardam Dave (Suren.dranagar) Shri M. Srinivas (Kanakapura) Shri Gordhanbhai Jedavbhai Javiya (Porbandar) Shri C.K. Jaffer Shariel (Bangalore North) Shrimati Bhavanaben Devrajbhai Chikhalia Shri Ambareesh (Mandya) (Junagadh) Shri A.· Siddaraju (Chamarajanagar) Shri Dileep Sanghani (Amerli) Shri Vijayshankar (Mysore) Shri Raju Rana (Bhavnagar) Shri H.D. Devegowda (Hassan) Shri Ratilal Kalidas Varma (Dhandhuka) Shri Sreekantappa D.C. (Chikamagalur) Shri Mahesh Kumar Kanodiya (Patan) Shri Ayanur Manjunath (Shimoga) Shri Harin Pathak (Ahmedabad) Shri B.M. Mensinkai (Dharwad South~ Shri Haribhai Chaudhari (Banaskantha) Shri M.B. Patil (Bijapur) Shrimati Nisha A. Chaudhari (Sabarkantha) Shri T. Govindan (Kasaragod) Shri Jaysinhji Chauhan (Kapadvanj) Prol. A.K. Premajam (Badagara) Shri Somjibhai Damor (Dohad) Shri P. Sankaran (Calicut) Shri Shantilal Parshotamdas Patel (Godhra) Shri E. Ahamed (Manjer!) Shri Dinsha Patel (Kalra) Shri G.M. Banatwalla (Ponnani) Shri N.J. Rathwa (Chhota Udaipur) Shri N.N. Krishna Das (Palakkad) Shri Chandubhai Desmukh (Broach) Shri S. Ajaya Kumar (Ottapalam) Shri C.D. Gamit (Mandvi) Shri V.V. Raghavan (Trichur) Shri Manlbhai Ramjibhai Chaudhari (Buisar) Shri A.C. Jos (Mukundapuram) . Shrimati Kaitasho Devi (Kurushetra) Shri George Eden (Ernakulam) Shri Bhajan Lal (Karnal) Shri P.C. Thomas (Muvatlupuzha) Shri Kiahan Singh Sangwan (Sonepat) Shri Suresh Kurup (Kottayam) Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Rohtak) Shri P.C. Chacko (Idukki) Shri Ramchandra Bainda (Faridabad) Shri V.M. Sudheeran (Alleppey) Shri Inderjlt Singh (Mahendragarh) Shrl Chengara' Surendran (Adoor) Shri Surender Singh (Bhiwani) Shri N.K. Premchandran (Quiton) Shrl Surender Singh Barwala (Hlssar) Shri (Chirayinkil) Dr. Sushll Kumar Indora (Sirss) Shri K .. Karunakaran (Trivam:lrum) 15.00 hr•. Shri 'Ashok Argal (Murena) Shri K.D. Sultanpuri (Shlmla) Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria (Damoh) . Shri Shanta Kumar (Kangra) Shri Rama Nand Singh (Satna) Shri Suresh Chandel (Hamitpur) Shri Chandramani Trlpathi (Reawa) Prot. Salluddin Soz (Baramulla) Shri Jagannath Singh (Sidhl) Shrl Omar Abdullah (Srlnagar) Shri Gyan Singh (Shahdol) Valdya Vishnu Dutt (Jammu) Shri Larang Sai (Surguja) " 25 Membe,. Swom CHAITRA 2, 1920 (s.Q)

Shri Ajit Jogi (Raigarh) Shrimati Suryakanta Palll (HingoH) Dr. Charandas Mahant (Janjgir) Shri Bhaskar Rao Patil (Nane.d) Shri Punnulal Mohle (Bilaspur) Shri Uttamsinh Pawar (Jalna) Shri Chandrasekhar Sahu (Champu) (Mahasamund) Shri Ramakrishna Baba Patll (Aurangabad) Shri Sohan Potai (Kanker) Shri Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patll (B.. d) Shri Baliram Kashyap (Bastar) Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Latur) Shri Tarachand Sahu (Durg) Shri Arvind Kamble (Osmanabad) Shri Motilal Vora (Rajnandgaon) Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde (Solapur) Shri Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen (Balaghat) Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Ahmednagar) Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste (Mandla) Shri Prasad Baburao Tanpure (Kopargaon) Shri Dada Baburao Paranjpe (Jabalpur) Shri Ashok Namdeorao Mohol (Khed) Kumari Vimla Verma (Seoni) Shri Vithal Tupe () Shri V.K. Khandelwal (Munni Bhaiya) (Betul) Shri Abhaysinh S. BhoHle (Satara) Shri Sartaj Singh (Hoshangabad) Shri Prithviraj D. Chavan (Karad) Shri Thavarchand Gehlot (Shajapur) Shri Madan Patll (Sangll) Shri Rameshwar Patidar (Khargone) Shrl Kallappa Awade (Ichalkaranji) Shri Gajendra Singh Rajukhedi (Dhar) Shri Sadashlvreo Dadoba Mandlik (Kolhapur) Shri T. Chaoba Singh (Inner Manlpur) 16.00 hrs. Kumari Kim Gangte (Outer Manlpur) [SHRI K. PRAOHANI in the Chair! Shri P.R. Kyndiah (Shillong) Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan (Indore) Shri Purno A. Sangma (Tura) Shri Kantilal Bhuriya (Jhabua) Dr. H. Lallungmuana (Mlzoram) Shri Anant Gangaram Geete (Ratnagiri) Shri K.A. Sangtam (Nagaland) Shri Ramsheth Thakur (Kulaba) Shri Salkhan Murrnu (Mayurbhanj) Shri (Mumbai South) Shri Kharabela Swain (Balasore) Shri Ramdas Athawale (Mumbai North Central) Shri Arjun Sethi (Bhadrak) Shri Madhukar Sirpotdar (Mumbai North West) Shri Rama Chandra Mallick (Jajpur) Shri Paranjpe Prakash Vishwanath (Thane) Shri Prabhat Kumar Samantaray (Kendrapara) Shri Shankar Sakharam Nam (Dahanu) Shri Bhartrahari Mahtab (Cuttack) Shri Patil Madhav Rao (Nashlk) Shrl Braja Klahora Trlpathy (Purl) Shri Z.M. Kahandole (Malegaon) Dr. Prasamna Kumar Patasanl (Bhubaneawar) ShriD.S. Ahlre (Dhule) Shrimati Jayantl Patnaik (Berhampur) Shri (NaAdurbar) SM Giridhar Gamang (Koraput) Shri Annasaheb M.K. Palll (Eranc~ol) Shri Blkram Keahar! Oeo (Kalahandl) Dr. Ulhaa Vasudev Patil (Jalgaon) Shri Padma Nava Behra (PhulbMl) Shri Mukul Waanik (Buldhana) Shrimatl Sangeeta Kumar! Singh Dec (BoIIIngir) Shri Prakash Yuhwant Ambedkar (Akola) Shri Prasanna Acharya (Sambhalpur) Shri Sudhakarao Rajusing Naik (Washim) Shri Tathagata ~ (Ohenkanal) Shrimati Rani Chitralekha BhousIe (Ramtek) Shri Jual Cram (Sundergarh) 8hrt Jogendnl K.wade (Chtmur) Shrt UpendranaIh ..yak (Keonjhar) Shri Naresh Kumar ChunnaJal Puglia (Chandrapur) 17.00 tva. Shri Datta Meghe (w..-.) SM VInM eo.nn. (Gurdaepur) Shri Ult8nno Decno Pall ~ ShrI Daya S6ngh 80cIII (AmriIur) 27 Members Swom MARCH 23. 1998 Members Swam 28

Shri Inder Kumar Gujral () Shri' V. Sathiamoorthy (Ramanathapuram) Sqn. Ldr. Kamal Chaudhary (Hoshiarpur) Shri Vaiko (Sivakasi) I'lof. Prem Singh Chandumajra (Patiala) Shri S. Murugesan (Tenkasi) "",+, '8hri Chat in Singh Samaon (Bhatinda) Shri Ramaraajan (Tiruchendur) Shri Zora Singh Mann (Ferozepur) Shri N. Dennis (Nagercoil) Er. Shankar Pannu (Ganganagar) Shri Samar Choudhury (Tripura West) Shri Baju Ban Riyan (Tripura East) 17.07 hr•• Shri Manabendra Shah (Tehri Garhwal) [Mil. SPEAKER (PRO TEM) in the Chair! Shri Bachi Singh Rawat 'Bachda' (Almora) Shri Sisram Ola (Jhunjhunu) Shrimati Omwati Devi (Bijnor) Shri Subhash Maharlya (Sikar) Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Barq (Moradabad) Shri Girdhari Lal Bhargava (Jaipur) Shri Rajveer Singh (Aonla) Shri Ghasi Ram Yadav (Alwar) Shri Ravi Prakash Verma (Kheri) Shri Ganga Ram Koli (Bayana) Shri Janardan Prasad Misra (Sitapur) Shri Ram Narain Meena (Kota) Shri Ram Shanker (Misrikh) Shri Bheru Lal Meena (Salumber) Shrimati Usha Verma (Hardoi) Shri Shanti Lal Chaplot (Udaipur) Shrimati Reena Chaudhary (Mohanlalganj) Shri Rampal Upadhyaya (Bhilwara) Shri Devi Bux (Unnao) Shri Mltha Lal Jain (Pali) Shri Ashok Singh (Rae Barell) Shri Ramraghunath Chaudhary (Nagaur) Dr. Ram Vila Vedanti (Pratapgarh) Shn K. Venugopal (Sriperumbudur) Dr. Sanjay Sinh (Amethi) Shri Kanchi Paneerselvam (Chengalpattu) Shrl Debendra Bahadur Roy (Sultanpur) Shri C. Gopal (Arakkonam) Kumari Mayawati (Akbarpur) Shri M. Durai (Vandavasi) Shri Baijnath Rawat (Bara Banki) Shri N. Ramachandran Ginge. (Tindivanam) Shri Beni Prasad Verma (Kaiserganj) SM M.C. Dhamotharan (Cuddalor.) Shri (Bahraich)

Shri K.P. Mohan (Dharmapuri) 18.00 hr•• Shrl K.P. Munusamy (KriBhnagiri) Shri (Gonda) Or. V. Saroja (R ..ipu....,. Shri Sriram Chauhan (Basti) Shri K. Palani.wamy (T1ruchengode) [Translation] SM M. Master Mathan (NIIgIris) SHRI RAM HAGINA MISHRA (Padrauna) : Mr. SM V.K. Chlnna.amy (GobIchettlplllayam) Speaker, Sir, t demand that the time of the House may Shrl C.P. Radhakrlshnan(Coimbatore) please be extended. The Members from Stwt M. Thiyaga,.n (Poltachl) are taking Oath ... (tntenuptIona) Shri A. GanMharnutthl (Patanl) SHRt KALPNATH Mt (GhosI) : TIme Is over. P ..... conclude. h Is 6 o'cIacIc now..• (I~ns) Shri C. Sreentva... n (Dlndlgul) MR. SPEAKER (pro Tem): ...... IIaWn to .... I SM P. Rajarethlnam (Pwambalur) can also ... the time. Some Me,...,. mIIht not have Shri K. Kriahnamoorthy (Maylladutural) been PfM8Ill here ...... when their ~ .... caIIed.

Shft M. Setv..... u (N.gapattlnam) (English] The Members might not have been preeeni ...... r but ..,. . ..., be pr8MIIt ...... Ihef can 29 CHAITRA 2, 11120 (Sakal 30 take their oath or affirmation now or they can wait MEMBERS SWORN· Contd. till tomorrow. I think it is better that they wait till tomorrow. Shri HHre Lal Rai (Chhapra) (Interruptions) Dr. ShakHI Ahmad (Madhubanl) SHRI K. NATWAR SINGH (Bharatpur) : Why do we Shri Rabindra Kumar Pandey (Glridh) not do it today? We are here and we would like to be Shrimati Jayaben Bharetkurnar Thakkar (Baroda) sworn in today. Those who have taken their oath can Dr. Kathirlya Vallabhal RamJlbhal (RaJkot) leave. Those who have not taken their oath can take now. Shri Aman Kumar Nagra (Ambala) MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem): Now, I will come to Shri SM Anant Kumar Hegde (Kanara) Chavda. We are making an exception to Shri Chavda Shri Mullappally Ramachandran (Cannanore) because he is ill. He is suffering from high blood presure. He has also to go away. So, we are allowing him, as Shri Virendra Kumar (Sagar) a special case. Shri Sushll Chandra Verma (Bhopal) Shri Nandkumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Balya) MEMBER SWORN· Contd. (Khandwa) Shri Chavda Ishvarbhai Khodabhai (Anand) Shri Gurudas Kamal (Mumbai North Ea.t) SHRI SATYA PAL JAIN (Chandigarh) : Sir, I think Shri Patel Praful Manoharbhai (Bhandara) the hon. Member is right. We can extend it by one hour Shri K. Natwar Singh (Bharatpur) more. All those Members who have not taken oalh, and those who want to take oath today, let them take oath Shrimati Usha (Sawai Madhopur) now. So, let the time be extended. Everybody is agreeing Shri N.T. Shanmugam (Vellore) to it. Even he is also agreeing. Shrimati lIa Pant (Nalnltal) SHRI K. NATWAR SINGH: Those who have taken Shri Chetan Chauhan (Amroha) oath may leave. MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : Now the Memba,. who MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : Personally, I have no are present have bHn called and they have taken their objection sitting here. Some Members are eager to oath or made affirmation. No other Member who ha. leave. not taken the oath or made an affirmation il present SHRI SATYA PAL JAIN: Sir, he has also agreed. now. Those Members can do It tomorrow. There II plenty MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem): It seems that there are of time. 87 Members whose names were called but they were Now the House stands adjourned to meet tomorrow, absent at that time. Now some of them may be here, lei the 24th of March at 11.00 A.M. us call them now. We have to go through the whole lisl of 87. They will have to be called again. I am prepared 18.30 hr•. to sit here, if you are prepared to sit. The Lok Sabha then adjourned till Eleven of the SHRI K. NATWAR SINGH : I am prepared to sit. Clock on Tuesday, March 24. 1998/ Chait,. 3. MR. SPEAKER (Pro Tem) : Then, you please sil 1920 (Saka). down. Calling all the 87 names will take a long time.