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Monday, June 28, 1971 Fifth Series9ROIV1R. 26 Asadha 7, 1893 (Saka) /2.6$%+$ '(%$7(6 Second Session /2.6$%+$6(&5(7$5,$7 New Delhi CONTENTS (FprTH SOlES, VOL. IV, 2ND SBSSlOM, 19'7J1} No. 26-MoruJoy, June 28, 19711AIIIdIuJ 1. lMJ.(w.). CoLUMNS Oral Anawen to Questions- ·Starred Questions Nos. 751,757 to 759, 762, 764, 'l66, _tal 772, 778, 779, 755, 773 and 774 1-30 WritIea Answers to Questioaa- Stacred Questions Nos. 752 to 754, 760, 761. 76.lt. 1661 .. 7~ 715 to 777 and 780 30-39 Unstarred Questions NOl. 3214 to 3240 and 3242 to 3302 39-99 Ca11iDtJ Attention to Matter of Urgent Public ImD<pI.. rt.. __ - Permission for nationalisation of supr indusU)t .. lTP •. •• 99-106 Afrea& of Members- (Sarvashri Ishwu Chaudhry and Bharat Singh Chauhan) 106 Election to Committee on Public Accounts .. 106-107 Motion re: Statements by Minister of External Affairs re: Shipment of American Arms to Pakistan and his recent visit aborad .. 107-244 Shri Bhaawat lba Azad .. .. 107-20, 242-44 Shri Atal Bibari Vajpayee •. 120-28 Shri Jyotirmoy BOlu .. 128-30 Shri K. D. Malaviya .. 130-34 Shri H. N. Mukerjee .. .. 134-40 Shri C. M. Stephen •• 140-45 Shri Samar Mukherjee .. •• 146-SO • The sign + marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of tho: House by that Member. CoLUMNS Dr. V. K. R. Varadarllia Rao •• ISO-56 , ' , Shri K. Manoharan .. 156-60 Dr. Henry J\ustin j',' .. 160-64 Shri Shyamnandan Mishra .. 164-68 Shri Dinesh Singh .. 168-72 .Shri Erasmo de Sequeira .. 172-76 Shri Chintamani Panigrahi •• .. ' 176-80 Shri Piloo Mody .. 180-8S Shri Krilllma Menon .. 18S-93 Shri Sat Pal Kapur , . .. 193-96 Shri R. D. Bhandare I •• .. 196-991 Shri Samar Guha .. 199-204 Shrimati Sheila Kaul ;' •. ' 20S-06 Shri Jambuwant Dhote .. .. 206-10 Shri Ahmed Aga .. 210-14 Shl-i M. M. Hashim .. 214-23 Prof. S. L. Saksena .. 223-24 ;1;.'.. Sbri Ram Deo Sin8h .. .. 224-26 Shri Swaran Singh .. 226-42 ,I' , ) ,-' :.~ '. ., LOK SABRA DEBATES 2 LOK SABRA SHRI SWARAN SINGH: About the que.stion of arms supply by the US, I made a Monday,June 28, 1971/Asadha 7,1893 (Saka) statement in reply to a call attention nolice the other day. It has also been put dQwn for discussion today so that he will have ainple; opportunity to put across his viewpoint. The £Ok Sabha met at Eleyen of the Clock SHRI S. M. HANERJEE: When a ques- [MR. SPEAKER In the Chair) tion is there, naturally he has to answer it .. Discussion may be there today, but does that ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS mean he is debarred from asking questions ~ Statement made by Spoke8D18n or U.S.A. SHRI C. K. CHANDRAPPAN: The US Regarding Restraint by India and Pakistan imperialists are moullting their attack 0" on Bangia Desb Development India and are not only trying to equate India with Pakistan but are supporting Pakistan in -751. SHRI C. K. CHANDRAPPAN: this case. This statement was issued, bu~ Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Government kept quiet about it, though they be pleased to state: expressed their concern. This kind of attempt '(a) whether Government's attention has has been there not only on the part of the. US been drawn to a State Department Spokes- but even from UK; Home had also made a. man's statement in Washington that the statement. United States had counselled both India and Pakistan restraint in respect of Bangia Desh MR. SPEAKER: No speech; only a development; and question. (b) if so, Government's reaction thereto? SHRI C. K. CHANDRAPPAN: Will Government denounce these attempts in this THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AF- House? FAIRS (SHRI SWARAN SINGH): (a) Yes, Sir. SHRI SWARAN SINGH: We )lave not (b) Government considcres any attempt kept quiet. Wc have made it clear to them in at even obliquely equating India and Pakis- ~o uncertain terms thaI any attempt to tan as unfortunate and uncalled for. I made equate tiS with P •• kislan is absplutely uncalled this quite clear both during my private and for and we greatly resent any. such attempt. public statements in Washington. SHRl H. N. MUKERJI;E: In view of SHRI C. K. CHANDRAPl'AN: The US the fact that this kind of equation of India has not only tried to equate India with Pakis- and Pakistan as mischicf-makers-fllorc than tan, but even after our External Affairs Minis- . equation, making India a great deal mor.~. ter's visit abroad, particularly to the US-- mischievous than Pakistan-has been part and I think he returned with hope-arms are of the conduct or the US so many times being ,upplied to Pakistan by that country. before, specially at the time of lhe 1965 con- Would Government here and now denounce flict, and in view of the further fact, which this attempt of an imperialist power like the has recently come to light, regarding the des- US to equate India with Pakistan in this patch of ships carryinlllJS arms to pakistan, matter? may I know why it i§ that' (jovernfllenl 3 Oral An.rwers JUNE 28, 1971 Ora/ Answers 4 appears content with merely saying in regard SHRI S. M. BANERJEE: He has not to certain offensive statements by the US not written that sort of letter, but has he that it is unfortunate, and at the outside, written any letter or not? uncalled for? Why don't we put it strongly enough to make it clear to the American SHRI SWARAN SINGH: I have said Government that we are not insuD!lidialo/ that this -statement that was made by them alliance with them? Or is it the Minister's was also oral, and we had also made public idea that ·India 'has got a subsidiary alliance statements and conveyed them to them orally. with the US? There was no occasion for writing a letter or a note, and I have not written any letter SHItI SWARAN SINGH: The 'hon. or note. member knows that there is no question of any alliance, primary or subsidiary, and I SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU: Will the would like strongly to dispel any such feeling. hon. Minister would be so kind as to tell We have told the US representatives in very this House whether, during his last visit to clear and unmistakable terms--I ·have made the United States and other countries, at public statements also-that we will not any time he said that what was happening in tolerate this attempt on their part to tarnish Bangla Desh was almost genocide, not geno- India 'in this manner, and any attempt, in cide? the present situation prevailing in Bangla Desh, to equate India and Pakistan is some- SHRI SWARAN SINGH: I have said thing which is totally uncalled-for and we are in some of my statements that what is haJlPClll" totally opposed to it. We greatly resent it; ing in Bangia Desh is genocide. I have left nobody in any doubt about that. Indian Diplomats in London engaged iD SHRI H. N. MUKERJEE: Has he ever Business sent an official diplomatic protest even in regard to recent events? ·757. SHRI PRABODH CHANDRA: Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIR.S SHRISWARAN SINGH: To say pub- be pleased to state; licly that this is something which is totally uncalled-c-for is much more than an official (a) whether Government have received protest, reports about the Indian nationals postell in the Indian High Commission in Londoa SHRI H. N. MUKERJEE: That is how who have indulged in business activities and he thinks. acquired their own properties there; SH4H S. M. BANERJEE: It is true the (b) the steps which Government have hon. Minister has made certain public state- taken or propose to take to regulate this ments. Even in this House he has made a activity; and statement which, in my opinion was just to (c) whether many Indian nationals posted give a certificate to the U. S. imperialists for in the Indian High Commission in London their attempt to massacre people of Bangla have resigned and taken up business in the Desh. I would like to know whether, in addi- U.K.? tion to what he has said outside and inside this House, any letter through diplomatic THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE channels as a protest has been handed over MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIR.S to them, if so, the contents of that protest. (SHRI SURENDRA PAL SINGH): (a) and whether it has been made clear to the No, Sir. Government of the USA that this -sort of (b) Service Conduct Rules prohibit~vem- statement and their attempt to -get the people ment servants from engaging tbDmselves of BangIa Desh masscared is an unfriendly directly or indirectly in theseactivities. act. (c) 16 India-based officials tendered theIr SHill SWARAN SINGH: 'No Sir, -Ihave resignations during the last two yean but not written arl>Y letter in wbioh Lha ve desc- so far resignations of only 4 persons baw rihQd ~auitude of theirs as~ , • been accepted. 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