MONDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST, 2005 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation The following Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in the House :— 1. Shri Suryakant Krupashanker Acharya 2. Shri Ahmed Patel 3. Shri Surendra Motilal Patel 4. Shri Swapan Sadhan Bose 5. Shrimati Brinda Karat 6. Shri Chittabrata Majumdar 7. Shri Abani Roy 8. Shri Arjun Kumar Sengupta 9. Shri Sitaram Yechury 11-10 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No.361 regarding Conservation and restoration of status of Lord Gomateshwara. Starred Question No.363 regarding Financial assistance to Sanskrit Pandits. Starred Question No.364 regarding Listing of education in VII schedule. Starred Question No.366 regarding Encroachment on Tomb of Mirza Ghalib. RAJYA SABHA Starred Question No.367 regarding Domestic violence. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 362, 365 and 368 to 380 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2659 to 2813 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Urban Development) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Statement of Allotments made under 5% discretionary quota, in accordance with the guidelines issued vide Directorate of Estates O.M. No.12035/2/97-Pol.II(Pt.II), dated the 17th November, 1997 for the year ending on 31st December, 2004. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy (Minister of Infromation & Broadcasting and Culture) laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (i) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC), Mumbai, for the year 2002-2003 together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC), Mumbai, for the year 2003-2004 together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

22ND AUGUST, 2005 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) (a) Annual Report of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), for the year 2004, under sub section (1) of section 31 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. (b)Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts under sub section (4) of section 21 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts under sub section (4) of section 21 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Allahabad Museum, Allahabad, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj (Minister of Law & Justice) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the 1st Annual Statement on Pending Law Commission Reports. Shri Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Secondary and Higher Education) Notification No. IITR/MS-3/2005 dated the 19 April, 2005, publishing the first statutes of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, under sub-section (3) of section 35 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Elementary Education and Literacy) Notification No. F.9- 8/2005/NCTE (Estt.) dated the 1st April, 2005, publishing the NCTE (Contributory Provident Fund) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005, under section 33 of the NCTE Act 1993. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Secondary and Higher Education), under sub-section (2) of section 40 of the National Open University Act, 1985:— (1) No. IG/Admn.(G)/St.10/2003/26, dated the 5th March, 2005, regarding the Establishment of School of Agriculture and School of Law, together with delay statement. (2) No. IG/Admn. (G)/St.17/03, dated the 30th April, 2005, amending Clause 11 statute under 17 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. (3) No. IG/Admn. (G)/Ord.15/04/90, dated the 14th May, 2005, regarding amendment to Ordinance 15 on Emoluments, Terms and Conditions of Service of Directors (other than Directors of Schools) and their Powers and Functions (Under Clauses (3) and (4) of Statute (4)). (4) No. IG/Admn. (G)/Ord.13/2005/130 dated the 4th June, 2005, regarding amendment to Ordinance 13 on Research Degree Programmes of the University. IV. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (3) of section 34 and sub section (4) of section 35 of the Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1981:— (a) Annual Report of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, for the year 2003- 2004 . (b) Annual Accounts of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

22ND AUGUST, 2005 V. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (3) of section 30 of the Assam University Act, 1989:— (a) Eleventh Annual Report of the Assam University, Silchar, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. VI. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of section 24 of the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988:— (a) Annual Report of the Auroville Foundation, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the Auroville Foundation, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (1) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institution. (d) Statement giving reasons for delay in laying papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (2) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, for the year 2000-2001 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Indian Institute of Technology Act, 1961.

RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (3) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts under sub section (4) of section 29 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (4) (a) Sixth Annual Report of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, for the year 2003-2004, under sub-section (2) of section 29 of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above (5) (a) Seventh Annual Accounts of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, for the year 2003-2004 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 30 of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above (6) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (7) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council of Rural Institutes (NCRI), Hyderabad, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

22ND AUGUST, 2005 (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (8) (a) Annual Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (9) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, State Mission Authority, Nagaland, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (10) (a) Annual Accounts of the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (11) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (12) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of National Institute of Technology, Calicut, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (13) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (14) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (15) (a) Annual Report of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (16) (a) Annual Report of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon.. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangathan. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (17) (a) Annual Report of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Samiti. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. 22ND AUGUST, 2005 (18) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bihar Education Project Council, Patna, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (19) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bihar Education Project Council, Patna, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (20) (a) Annual Accounts of the University of Delhi, New Delhi, for the year 2000- 2001, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (21) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Gujarat Council of Primary Education, Gandhi Nagar, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (22) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jharkhand Education Project Council, Ranchi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (23) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the U.P. Education for All Project Board (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), Lucknow, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (24) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the U.P. Education for All Project Board (District Primary Education Programme-III), Lucknow, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (25) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kerala Mahila Samakhya Society, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (26) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Hindi, Agra for the year 2002- 2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal, Agra, for the year 2002-2003, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (27) (a) Annual Report of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above.

22ND AUGUST, 2005 (28) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad, Mumbai, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (29) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (30) The Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education) and the Educational Consultants India Limited, for the year 2005-2006. Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Notification G.S.R. 478 (E) dated the 18th July, 2005, publishing the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2005, under section 36 of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Wakf Council, New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Wakf Council, New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

RAJYA SABHA (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Forty-second Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India, for the period from July, 2003 to June, 2004, under clause (2) of article 350B of the Constitution of India. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) The Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), for the year 2005-2006. 12-02 p.m. 5. Reports of the Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Ajay Maroo laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Action Taken Reports of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2005-2006): — (i) Sixth Action Taken Report on “MMTC Limited – Trade in Gold (Import of Gold by MMTC)”; and (ii) Seventh Action Taken Report on “ONGC – Avoidable expenditure due to creation of excessive handling capacity.” 6. Statement of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Dr. M.S. Gill laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2005-2006) showing further Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Sixth Action Taken Report (Fourteenth ) of the Committee (2004- 2005) based on the recommendations contained in their Second Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2004-2005)” of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Research and Education). 22ND AUGUST, 2005 12-03 p.m. 7. Motion for Election to the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit A motion for election of one member to the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit was moved and adopted. 12-04 p.m. 8. Motion for Election to the General Council of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad A motion for election of one member to the General Council of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad was moved and adopted. 12-05 p.m. 9. Matter raised with permission Shri S.S. Ahluwalia** raised a matter regarding award of death sentence to Shri Sarabjit Singh, by the Supreme Court of Pakisatan. Shri Suresh Pachouri,** Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 12-09 p.m. 10. Government Bill — Introduced The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2005 Shri K. Chandra Sekhar Rao (Minister of Labour and Employment) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to amend the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining of Registers by certain Establishments) Act, 1988 and certain other labour laws.

** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 12-10 p.m. 11. Government Bill — Passed The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2004. Shri Lalu Prasad (Minister of Railways) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Railways Act, 1989, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-13 p.m.# 1. Shri Surendra Lath** 12-22 p.m. 2. Dr. M.S. Gill** 12-30 p.m. 3. Shri Tarini Kanta Roy 12-36 p.m. 4. Shrimati N.P. Durga 12-42 p.m. 5. Shri Nand Kishore Yadav** 12-47 p.m. 6. Shrimati S.G. Indira 12-52 p.m. 7. Shri N.K. Premachandran 12-59 p.m. 8. Shri Kripal Parmar** 1-03 p.m. 9. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 1-10 p.m. Shri Lalu Prasad** replied to the debate. 1-21 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. Clause 3, as amended, was adopted. Clause 4 was adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. # From 12-11 p.m. to 12-12 p.m. some points were raised. ** Spoke in Hindi. 22ND AUGUST, 2005 The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 1-24 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Lalu Prasad that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. (The House adjourned at 1-25 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-28 p.m.) 2-28 p.m. 12. Government Resolution — Adopted Shri Naranbhai Rathwa, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways moved the following Resolution: — “That this House approves the recommendations contained in Paras 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46 of the Second Report of the Railway Convention Committee (2004) appointed to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertaking to General Revenues etc., which was laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha on the 29th April, 2005.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-30 p.m. 1. Shri Vijay J. Darda** 2-48 p.m. 2. Shri Ajay Maroo** 2-55 p.m. 3. Shri N.R. Govindarajar 2-57 p.m. 4. Shri Rudra Narayan Pany** 3-05 p.m. 5. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 3-11 p.m. Shri Naranbhai Rathwa** replied to the debate. 3-15 p.m. The Resolution was adopted. ** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 3-16 p.m. 13. Short Duration Discussion Shri Pramod Mahajan** raised a discussion on the situation arising out of the striking down of the IMDT Act by the Supreme Court. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-54 p.m. 1. Shri Raashid Alvi** 4-19 p.m. 2. Shri Matilal Sarkar 4-39 p.m. 3. Shri N. Jothi 4-51 p.m. 4. Shri Indramoni Bora 5-00 p.m. 5. Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee 5-17 p.m.% 6. Shri Debabrata Biswas** 5-31 p.m. 7. Shri Abu Asim Azmi$$ 5-40 p.m. 8. Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur 5-49 p.m. 9. Shri Tariq Anwar** 5-57 p.m. 10. Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary**

The discussion was not concluded. 14. Statements by Ministers@ (1) Shri Naranbhai Rathwa, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Second, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways. (2) Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development.

** Spoke in Hindi. % From 5-14 p.m. to 5-17 p.m. see item no.14. $$ Spoke in Urdu. @ At 5-14 p.m. 22ND AUGUST, 2005 (3) Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. 5-15 p.m. (4) Shri Sis Ram Ola, Minister of Mineslaid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi)regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Second and Fifth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. (5) Shri P.R. Kyndiah, Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment. 5-16 p.m. (6) Shri K. Natwar Singh, Minister of External Affairs, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit, held in Astana, on the 5th July, 2005’. (7) Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj, Minister of Law and Justice laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. (The House adjourned at 6-05 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 23rd August, 2005) ______