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Volume Xlv, No. 4 December, 1999 the Journal of Parliamentary Information 1, ______ VOLUME XLV, NO. 4 DECEMBER, 1999 THE JOURNAL OF PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION 1, ________________________________________________ VOL. XLV NO.4 DECEMBER 1999 CONTENTS PAGE EDITORiAl NOTE 405 AooREsses . Address by the President to Parliament ARTICLES Public Accounts Committee-Its Role in Ensuring Executive Accountability -G.C. Malhotra 421 Development Discourse on Science Policy in India: The Role of Parliament -Nirmal Haritash and S.A. Nabi 445 PARLIAMENTARY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Conferences and Symposia 459 Birth Anniversaries of National Leaders 461 Parliamentary Delegation Visiting India 462 Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training 462 PARLIAMENTARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS 465 SESSIONAl REVIEW State Legislatures 473 BooK REVIEW Archana Sinha, The Crisis of a Hung Parl/ament- The Role of the President -Digvijay Singh 4n SUMMARIES OF BooKS Kaur, Manvinder, Challenges to Secularism in India: The Constitutional Ideal-Polltlcal Process and Prospects 481 Negrine, Ralph, Parliament and the Medla-A Study of Britain, Germany and France 485 Khanna, S.K., Contemporary Indian Politics 488 Fierlbeck, Katherine, Globalizing Democracy-Powsf, Legitimacy and the Interpretatlo" of Democratic Ideas 490, RECENT LITERATURE OF PARLIAMENTARY INTEREST 494 APPENDICES I. Statement showing the work transacted during the Fourth Session of the Twelfth lok Sabha 504 II. Statement showing the work transacted during the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Session of the Rajya Sabha III. Statement showing the activities of the legislatures of the States and the Union territories during the period 1 July to 30 September 1999 511 IV. list of Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President during the period 1 July to 30 September 1999 518 V. list of Bills passed by the legislatures of the States and the Union territories during the period 1 July to 30 September 1999 519 VI. Ordinances promulgated by the Union and State Governments during the period 1 July to 30 September 1999 522 VII. Party Position in the lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the legislatures of the States and the Union territories 526 INDEX TO VOl. XLV 533 EDITORIAL NOTE The Thirteenth General Election is behind us. The month-long (September-October 1999) democratic exercise was conducted in a free, fair and peaceful manner, observing necessary restraint and discipline. Once again, we have proved that we are a democracy in its widest sense. On 10 October 1999, the Thirteenth Lok Sabha was constituted, making yet another milestone in further strengthening the best democratic traditions established in our country over the last 50 years. On behalf of The Journal of Parliamentary Information, we convey our warmest congratulations to all the newly-elected members of the Thirteenth Lok Sabha. This issue of the Journal carries a Short Note titled 'The Thirteenth Lok Sabha: Another Commitment to Democratic Values', highlighting major developments since the General Election was announced by the Election Commission. Under the provisions of art. 93 of the Constitution, the Lok Sabha chooses one of its members to be the Speaker thereof, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. On 22 October 1999, Shri Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi was unanimously re-elected as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Lok Sabha. Shri Balayogi was warmly felicitated on his unanimous election to the office of the Speaker by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, Leaders of Parties and Groups and several other members. Accepting the felicitations, Speaker Balayogi congratulated all the members on their election to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha and said that unanimity in the election of the Presiding Officer is the first step that would lead to the cordial and smooth functioning of the House. We extend the warmest congratulations to Shri Balayogi on his re-election as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Lok Sabha on behalf of the Journal of Parliamentary Information. This issue of the Journal carries a Short Note titled 'The Election of the Speaker of the Thirteenth Lok Sabha'. Another important event has been the election of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. On 27 October 1999, Shri P.M. Sayeed, ten times consecutively elected to the Lok Sabha from the Lakshadweep 282 The Journal of Parliamentary Information constituency and who has held a number of responsible offices in his illustrious career, was re-elected unanimously to the office of the Deputy Speaker. On his election, he was warmly felicitated by the Prime Minister, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leaders of Parties and Groups and several other members. Replying to the felicitations, the newly-elected Deputy Speaker, Shri Sayeed assured the House that the unanimity of his election would always condition his reflexes in the conduct of the House. He urged the members to demonstrate the same spirit of unanimity in co-operating with him on a day-to-day basis in facilitating the peaceful and efficient transaction of the business of the House. On behalf of the Journal of Parliamentary Information, we extend our hearty felicitations to Shri Sayeed on his assuming the office of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. We include in this issue of the Journal a Short Note on the election of the Deputy Speaker. It was a defining ~ in the history of the 110-year-old Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) when Dr. (Smt.) Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, was unanimously elected as the first- ever woman President of the Inter-Parliamentary Council. She was elected to this post for a three-year mandate on 16 October 1999 at the 165" session of the Inter-Parliamentary Council held in Berlin. As President of the Council, Dr. Heptulla would be responsible for promoting world-wide parliamentary dialogue and would work for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the r~ng n ng of representative democracy. On her election, she was warmly felicitated by the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition, Leaders of Parties and Groups and several other members of the Rajya Sabha. Accepting the felicitations, Dr. (Smt.) Heptulla said that her main motivation would be to uphold the dignity and the legacy of India and the thousand$ of years of ethos that Indians are so proud of. She said she would endeavour to uphold the democratic principles and strengthen the democracies of the world and also work for those nations which are still deprived in the world of their rightful pOSition. On 30 November 1999, the Government of India with the approval of the Prime Minister, decided to accord the status of a Cabinet Minister to Dr. (Smt.) Heptulla in her capacity as the Chairperson of the IPU. On behalf of the Journal of Parliamentary Information, we convey our heartiest congratulations to Dr. (Smt.) Heptulla on her becoming the head of the governing body of one of the most influential organisations of world parliamentarians-the IPU. A Short Note Editorial Note 283 titled 'Dr. (Smt.) Najma Heptulla-the First Woman President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union' is included in this issue of the Journal. On 15 November 1998, the Ethics Committee, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, adopted their Report on Code of Conduct for Legislators in and outside the Legislature. This report was presented by the Committee to the Legislative Assembly on 17 November 1998. The Rules Committee of the State Legislative Assembly considered the recommendations of the Committee on Ethics at their sittings held on 19, 23 and 25 November 1998. Finally, the Report was presented to the Legislative Assembly on 28 November 1998 by the Rules Committee, suggesting certain amendments. This issue of the Journal carries a Short Note titled 'Summary of the Report of the Ethics Committee, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Code of Conduct for Legisla- tors in and outside the Legislature' which briefly describes the salient features of the report particularly relating to Rules of Conduct for members while speaking in the House and outside the House; during their visits as part of Delegations to foreign countries; general rules of etiquette, etc. All over the democratic world, the Committee System has proved to be the most effective tool through which Parliament as an institution and MPs as its representatives can fulfil their constitutional duties. A Conference on the subject 'Parliamentary Committee Systems' was organised in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-28 May 1999 under the UNDP project titled 'Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy' by the Institute of Parliamentary Studies, Dhaka. During the deliberations, participants shared their views on the Committee System in different countries and gave recommendations for future improvements. A Short Note titled 'Parliamentary -Committee System in Bangladesh' highlighting salient features of the parliamentary committee system in Bangladesh has been included in this issue of the Journal. Besides, we carry in this issue our other regular Features, viz. Parliamentary Events and Activities, Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments, Sessional Review, Summaries of Books, Recent Literature of Parliamentary Interest and Appendices. We would like to felicitate Smt. Kiran Chaudhary and Shri Martin Dauggo on their election as the Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha and the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, respectively. 284 The Journal of Parliamentary Information It has been our constant endeavour to make the Journal more useful and informative. We would greatly welcome suggestions for its further improvement. We also welcome practice and problem-oriented non-partisan articles in the field of parliamentary procedures and institutions from members of Parliament and State Legislatures, scholars and others interested in the field of parliamentary political science. -G.C. Malhotra Editor 1 THE THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA: ANOTHER COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRATIC VALUES LARRDIS· The longest ever electoral exercise in India's history during September-October 1999 to elect the Thirteenth Lok Sabha was another milestone in further strengthening the best democratic traditions established in our country over the last 50 years.
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