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NIIMIa SIrIII. VeL Dn He. 4 LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Sixtb SeIIioa (Nlatb Lo. Sa..... ) ( Vol. XIII eo,,'QIIt, No I 14 10 J ~O.IA.BA SEC •• 'ARI" N'IW DaLBI I'rle., lb. 1.00 ',' \.. 'r CONTENTS [Ninth Series, Vol. XIII, Sixth Session, 199111912 (Saka)] No.4, Thursday, January 3, 1991/Pausa 13,1912 (Saka) CoLUMNS Re. Alleged threat to the Speaker, 3-5 Lok Sabha, by Shri Subramaniam Swamy, 462--488 A Union Minister Written Answers to Questions: 6-461 Starred Question Nos. 101 to 120 6-38 Unstarred Question Nos. 1155 to 1360, 39-461 1362 to 1389 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOKSABHA ............ ( Interruptions) ........... [ Translation] Thursday, January 3 1991IPausa 13, 1912 MR. SPEAKER: I am on my (Saka) legs ........... ( Interruptions) ......... .. MR. SPEAKER: Subhashiniji, I am on my legs. The Lok Sabha met at ........... (Interruptions} ........... Eleven of the Clock MR. SPEAKER: Devendraji, please [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] resume your seat. I am on my legs. [English] [English] I am on my legs. Please hear me. I tell MR. SPEAKER: Now we take up Ques- you; you will be satisfied. tions. Shri M:moranjan Bhakata. .. ........... (Interruptions) ............ SHRI MANORANJAN BHAKATA: Question No.1 01 ........ (/nterruptions) [ Translation] RE: ALLEGED THREAT OF ARREST TO MR. SPEAKER: Please be seated, you THE SPEAKER, LOK SABHA, BY SHRf will be satisfied. SUBRAMANIAM SWAMY, A UNION MINISTER ........ ( Interruptions) ......... MR. SPEAKER: I know your MR. SPEAKER: Shri Joshi, please be feelings .......... (Interruptions) ...... seated. [ Translation] ( Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: 1 know your feelings. SHAI NATHU SINGH: No question is An of you may please sit down. more important than the present one ......... (/nterruptions) .......... [English] MR. SPEAKER: Mr. KapsB, please Will you please bear with me?·1 am on r~sume your seat. my legs. The Speaker is on his legs. You please take your seats. I am on my legs. ........... (/ntsrruptlons) ......... 3 Re. Alleged threat of JANUARY 3, 1991 Shr; Subraman;am Swamy, 4 arrest to the speaker, Lok Sabha, by A Union Minister MR. SPEAKER: I can understand your THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND state of mind. I would like to inform you that CHEMICALS AND MINISTER OF PARLIA- Shri Subramaniam Swamy has to reply to MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRt SATYA the questions in the other House today. PRAKASH MALVIYA): Mr. Speaker, Sir, just now a meeting of the leaders of opposition .......... ( Interruptions) .......... parties was held in the Chamber of han . Speaker. First Starred Question in Raiya SHRIMADANLALKHURANA~o~h Sabha for today pertains to Dr. Swamy's Delhi). Mr. Speaker, Sir, in yesterday's Ministry. He is coming very shortly ...... Doordarshan News bulletin, it was an- ( Interruptions) nounced that the matter has been closed. The matter does not end simply by saying MR. SPEAKER: I am on my legs. Please so. resume your seat. ............ (Interrupt ions) ........... ( Interruptions) [English] At this stage, Shri Manik Sanyal and some other Hon. Members came and stood SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE on the floor near the Table (Dumdum): Before this matter is disposed of, (Interruptions) his continuance as a ............ (Interruptions) .......... Minister is in question... .... (lnterrup- tions) ....... [English] [ Translation] MR. SPEAKER: Please go back to your seats. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: It was announced in Hindi news-bulletin yesterday .......... ( Interruptions) ......... that the matter has been closed ........... (/nterruptions) ............ A mo- [ Translation] tion for breach of Privilege against Door- darshan should also be SHRI SATYA PRAKASH MALVIYA:Mr. moved .......... (Interruptions) ........ .. Speaker, Sir, Dr. Subramaiam Swamy is replying to the question in Rajya Sabha. My [English] submission is that as soon as he is free from that House, he will come here. Please take SHRI 8ASUDEB ACHARIA (8ankura): your seats .............. (Interruptions) You call Mr. Swamy from the other House ........... (Interruptions) .......... _ [English] SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATIERJEE: MR. SPEAKER: Please resume your A demand was made that he should resign. seats. Is he still continuing? ( Interruptions) SHRIMATI SUBHASHINI ALI (Kanpur): Mr. Swamy should come MR. SPEAKER: Why do you waste the her~ ...... (/nterruptions) ............ .. time of the House? [ Translation] [ Trans/ation] MR. SPEAKER: Please listen to Shri SHRt MADAN lAL KHURANA: In the Satya Prakashji.. ......... (Interruptions) ....... .. national news, bulletin, Doordarshan has 5 Written Answers PAUSA 13,1912 (SAKA) Written Answ.rs 6 announced that the Speaker has said that WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS the matter may be treated as closed ......... (lnterruptions) ....... Mr. Speaker, Damages Caused by Flood/cyclone In Sir, I have given notice of a Censure Motion. Andaman and Nlcobar Islands It may be taken up ......... (Interruptions) ...... .. *101. SHRI MANORANJAN BHAKATA: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North): Mr. pleased to siate: Speaker, Sir, the Question Hour may be suspended and Censure Motion may be (a) whetherthe Union Government have taken up .......... (lnterruptions) .... .. made assessment of the extent of damage caused by flood and cyclone in Andaman PROF. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA and Nicobar Islands during November, 1989; (Delhi Sadar): Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Censure Motion may be taken up..... ...... (Interrup- (b) if so, the details thereof; tions) . (c) the assistance sought by the An- daman and Nicobar Administration and given [English] by the Union Government to meet the situ- ation; MR. SPEAKER: I do not want to deprive you of your right. Question Hour is your right (d) whether the Andaman and Nicobar Administration disbursed the flood/cyclone ( Interruptions) relief to all the victims; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor? [ Translation] THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: Mr. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND Speaker, please adjourn the House or take COOPERATION INTHE MINISTRYOFAG- up the Censure Motion ........ (/nterruptions) RICULTURE (SHRI JAYANTILAL VIRCHANDBHAI SHAH): (a) and (b). The [English] Andaman and Nicobar Administration had made an assessment of the extent of dam- MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Kundu, you are a age caused by flood and cyclone of Novem- senior Member. Please go to your seat first. ber, 1989. No separate assessment was made by the Union Government. ( Interruptions) (c) The Andaman and Nicobar Admini- MR. SPEAKER: I adjourn the House to stration had sought central assistance of Rs. meet at twelve O'Clock. 148.11 lakhs. An amount of Rs. 38.421akhs was sanctioned to the U. T. Administration. 11.28 hr•• (d) and (e). The Andaman & Nicobar The Lok Sabha then adjourned till Twelve Administration as informed that except for of the Clock immediate relief in terms of free ration and grant of minor forest produce upto a limit of Rs. 400/- per family for rehabilitation pur- pose no other disbursement of relief assis- The Lok Sabha re-assembled at one tance could be made pending certain clarifi- minute past Twelve of the Clock cations from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The administration has subsequently re- [MR. SPEAKER In the Chaitl ceived the necessary clarification and is 7 Written Answers JANUARY 3,1991 Written Answers 8 taking further action to disburse the assis· (a) the number and names of postal tance. regions established in Rajasthan under the structural reorganisation of the Post Master Scarcity of Water In Tamil Nadu for General's Office; Irrigation Purposes (b) whether the Post Master General *102. SHRI S. SINGARAVADIVEL: Will Headquarters, Eastern Region, Ajmer is still the Minister of WATER RESOURCES be functioning at Jaipur; pleased to state: (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the (a) whether there is scarcity of water for time by which this office is likely to start irrigating land in the Cauvery Delta in functioning at Ajmer; and Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu; (d) the names of the districts in Rajast- (b) whether there is any demand from han which have been brought under the the Government of Tamil Nadu for getting administrative control of this office at Jaipur? water from Karnataka; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) if so, the details thereof; and MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (DR. SANJAY SINGH): (a) to (c). There are now (d) the steps proposed to be taken in three postal regions in Rajasthan namely this regard? Eastern Region, Western Region and Jaipur Region from March, 1990. Earlier there was THE MINISTER OF WATER RE· a composite Eastern Regian at Jaipur which SOURCES AND MINISTER OF SURFACE has now been divided in two region both TRANSPORT (SHRI MANUBHAI KOT~ functioning from Jaipur itself. The question DIA): (a) Government of Tamil Nadu has of shifting the Headquarters of Eastern complained that the construction of dams in Region has been reviewed. It is now decided the upper reaches by Government of Karna- to shift it to Ajmer from 1st February, 1991. taka has resulted in scarcity of water for irrigation. (d) The following districts of Rajasthan are served by the Eastern Region:- (b) Yes, Sir. 1. Ajmer (c) Tamil Nadu has requested for re- lease of at least 20 Thousand Million Cubic 2. Banswara feet (TMC) of water from Government of Karnataka. 3. Bhilwara (d) Tamil Nadu Government has filed 4. Bundi the application for relief in this matter before the Tribunal, set up by the Centre in June 5. Chittorgarh 1990. 6. Dungarpur [ Translation] 7. Jhalawar Reorganisation of Post Master General's OfficI In Rajasthan 8. Kota ·103. PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT: 9. Tonk Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: 10. Udaipur 9 Written AnswelS PAUSA 13,1912 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 10 Besides one Service Unit under the Region (a) whether the Tamil Nadu section of is located at Jaipur also. The Railway Mail the Trivandrum-Kanyakumari National High- Service Division under the Region has sec- way No. 47 is in bad condition; and tions running fmm Delhi to Ahmedabad. (b) if so. the steps taken or proposed for Subsidy for Purchase of Tractor. its repair and maintenance? *104. SHRI RAM SAJIWAN: Will the THE MINISTER OF WATER RE- Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to SOURCES AND MINISTER OF SURFACE state: TRANSPORT (SHRI MANUBHAI KOTA- DIA): (a) and (b).
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