43J Sty, K«&lrc 4P$W*i ot JfcTLti 38, Be*. ^Approval df Ajt Proclamation of Emergency Proclamation of Emergency [Shri Priya Ranj ah Das Munsi] the Anand Marg was used to kill the Marxists or Naxalites^ for money. h«V« done for the last three years in This is absolutely afce. Oh the con­ this international conspiracy. Why is trary, I would like to say that the it that the Washington Post hailed Anand Marg and the Marxists and you peo'ple while 'the Vietnamese people hailed us? Why is it that the Naxalites combined together in the last three years, and the Anand Margis people of the Socalist countries fought in Purulia and there the support us while the reactionary press Congress people were killed, and not of the imperialist stooges are support­ the Marxists. Your weapon is found ing you? Don’t you understand this in Margi’s house and their weapon is difference? Yet, you are saying you found in your house. What the cons­ are patriots. piracy is you can understand. When the English people were in thi# country and the Congress fought We have not done it so far, neither against them, we got the support of do we believe in it, but I shall cer­ those countries who are fighting for tainly say with all my respect to freedom. When emergency was dec­ Mr. Gopalan that in the Marxist lared in this country, we go the Party there are some forces who* support of those people who believe would like to support our programme, in liberation, while you are getting support this country, but unfortunate* the support of those who try to des­ ly due to the direct interference of troy their independence. Don’t you some conspirators they are not doing seo the difference as in a mirror? it, but I can certainly forecast here today that the Marxist Communist Party in a big number will within Though the emergency is necessary, a fortnight in this country support I feel that we must implement our Mrs. Gandhi’s programme, defying programme with speed. As Babuji their leadership. That day is not said yesterday, there are political far off. forces in the country which are not reconciled to the present situation. With these words I conclude, and I There should be no question of senti­ hope that the Opposition, particularly ment or sympathy in dealing with Mr. Chavda and Mr, Jagannathrao them It may be that some of the Joshi, will now realise that a new leaders may have participated in the India has to be made under new 1942 movement or some other move­ system and that their systems have ment in the freedom struggle. For finally collapsed. that we will salute them in the pages of history But that should not guide J th e p r im e m in iste r , m in ist e r ) us in dealing with them or in decid­ OF a t o m ic e n e rg y, m in iste r ing what should bo our programmes o f electronics , m in iste r o f for the future 1 would appeal to the (space, MINISTER OF PLANNING; members of th.» opposition who had AND MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND) ganged with un, who connived with TECHNOLOGY (SttRlMATI INDIRA] them, who did mischief, let them (GANDHI) :) Mr. Chairman, May * realise their mistakes; let wisdom continue from where my young dawn on them Let thf'm come for­ friend left off 4ust now? Yester­ ward to support these policies day a charge" was made that the Government aCtion was aimed not at the right reactionaries—this is 12 hrs. not my word by the way, it is their word—but against the leftists. Only one word and that is about It was instructive for me to note the speech which was delivered by Shri Gopjalan yeseterday. He has during that speech, which I heard t very carefully, never once was any said one thing which is wrong, that 45 stV‘ Res- re Approval ASADHA31, 1897 (SAKA)Sty.* ties. Approval 4# opprbclamation of * ; ■> 6f ProBlHmiion of Emergency l Emtryvicy - of the communal parties criticised. House will notice, in $11 times ( o.f Indeed, how could he do so when his crisis, all sections of the people have party had made a deal with them? stood solidly behind us. '*

Some people have been arrested Today, the hon. Member's party has The largest number are not political, aligned itself with quite different they are people who normally indulge elements. Even in this House, they in violence or criminal acts, people were criticised by their friends and who are known as anti-social ele­ allies. ments. But next to them the largest number amongst the political people, The next speaker seemed to be although some of the groups say they apologising all the time, trying to ex­ are not political, are the communal plain away history alnd historical parties or groups wedded to terror facts. He said that the sword of the and murder. RSS was a wooden one. Quite frankly, I don't see the point of it; It was said that Government has either you have a sword or you do launched an onslaught on workers. not have it; but why a toy sword? Perhaps the hon. Member has not What games are they going to play noticed that workers from all over with it? Much as I deplore the type of have welcomed our move and have training that is given to young people given us full support. The prog­ in their shakhas, much as I condemn ramme that we have announced helps workers to achieve a larger share °f the violence which they preach, their real power, and that is why labour real weapon has been something else. organisations have overwhelmingly It has been the whispering campaign. welcomed this economic programme and offered their full co-operation: Yesterday another member of the Industrial relations have improved Opposition said he would like to almost beyond our imagination in a know what is fascims. I have sP°ken short while. about this on earlier occasions. Fasc­ ism does not merely mean repression; It seems to me that the hon. Mem­ it does not merely mean that the ber was speaking not to this House, police use excessive force, or that but to his own cadres outside. As people are imprisoned: it is falsehood, Shri Das Munsi has said, there is over and above everything, it is the confusion in their rankg because of propagation of the big lie. It is this the nature of the groups and people whispering campaign; it is the finding outside the country who hare sup­ of scapegoats to sacrifice and divert porting us and the others which are the people's attention so that you can supporting the Opposition front. go ahead And this has been th° major weapon of the Jan Sangh and Some friends opposite are preaching the RSS. Tt was interesting to nr>ice jadir'alism and socialism to us. I that although sometime*, the two have never claimed to be a doctri­ organisations want to be regarded as naire socialist. I have my own ver­ separate, in yesterday’s speech, the sion of socialism and my own vision names of the two parties were us*»c* of what Indian society should be like, as if they were interchangeable. and I have been working and going ahead towards that vision and in that What has been appearing in ther- direction steadfastly. It is a slow newspapers? If anv party had a feel­ movement, but I believe that it is a ing for democracy, and for the truth, surer way of moving ahead. And this they could have dissociated them­ is Why, although the people may selves from the lies. What falsehood sometimes be angry with us and may have they left out and not propagat­ sometimes want to reject us, as the ed? What insinuation have they not 47 Sty. Ru* ttApptowl o ! JULY J&, 1975 St*. Bet. *• A&prmml 0 48 Proclamation a? JPmer$e*C|# Proclamation ofEmergency ' II CShrimkti Indjra Qandbi.] } future aggressive designs on *ur 1 country.” made? Not merely since the Bmer- gency has been declared, but con­ Much was made of the words in sistently for four whole years day in one report—and it was maintained and day out? that the RSS was not involved *as such’. I do not know what the words liven today there is a massive as such mean. I am not a legal lu­ whispering campaign: somebody is minary. I am glad I am not. But I supposed to be under house arrest, quote this from the Ahmedabad En­ somebody is supposed to be on fast, quiry Report— somebody is supposed to have died, something else is supposed to have “This evidence shows that organi­ happened. This is their way of sed attacks were being made on following democracy and this is their Muslim properties and Muslims vision of truth. Well, if this is so, I Lorries being used to carry rio­ must emphatically say that this is not ters and weapons, the crowds being our way. We do not believe in un­ led and directed by a worker of truth, in falsehood, and we do not Jan Sangh.” believe in that type of democracy. This was in September 1969.

I am not in habit of quoting, either In December 1971 there were riots outside or in the House. But, today, in Tellicherry. I should like to do so because I find What does the Report say? that some hon. Members often deny the truth of what has been said by “I have no doubt the R.S.S. had their aide. In a book called “Our taken an active part in rousing up Nationhood Defined"—first published anti-Muslim feeling among the in 1839, and later reprinted—with Hindus of Tellicherry/* regard to Hitler's Germany, Golwal- What do the R.S.S. say about fcar wrote: Christians? “Hie national pride of the Ger­ “So far as the Christians are con­ mans is the talk of the whole cerned, to a superficial observer, world. The Germans drove out of they appear not only quite harm­ their country the Jews only in less...... They are not only irre­ order to maintain their racial and ligious but anti-national.” cultural purity. Germany has also shown that it is very difficult for It is quite a long statement, I im fundamentally different races to not reading it, but this sentence re­ live together. This is a lesson veals their attitude. which India could learn and profit by.” On Gandhijis leaderships, in a book called “Bunch of Thoughts”, page 153— With reference to the Muslims who remained in India after partition, This leadership came as a bitter this has been said, and I quote: climax of the despicable tribe of so many of our ancestors who dur­ “It would be suicidal to delude ing the past 1200 years sold their ourselves into believing that they national honour and freedom to have turned patriots overnight foreigners and joined hands with after the creation of Pakistan. On the inveterate enemies of our coun­ the contrary, the muslim menace try and religion in cutting the has increased a hundred-fold by throats of their kith and kin to gra­ the creation of Pakistan which has tify their personal egoism, selfish­ become a springboard for all their ness and rivalry.” 4 9 Sty* Ac#, re Approval ASADHA 81, 1897 (SAKA) Sty, Bet. Approval 0/ Proclamation of of ProclamatitM of - Emergency Kmerptncy On women—this i* not by any per­ to fascism since before our indepen­ son, it is in their newspaper, the Or­ dence, and this continues. ganiser— Some snide remarks were made “Also ft is becoming clear that fe­ about our saying that we had acted male franchise in this country is an accoiding to the Constitution and it unnecessary duplication' of effort.” was suggested or hinted that Hitler also had done the same thing. Of On democracy—this was in a course there is no similarity. Jf you .speech in October 1965: like you can read the history books “The democracy we speak of is a of that period. I don't have to read them because I was there and wit­ borrowed hotch-potch.. . the name doef not strike responsive chord jn nessed a great deal of what was hap- penin in Germany at that time. the common man.” 1 I should like to know from the Of course you all know what Sar- Hon’ble members of the Opposition dar Patel wrote in his letter of Sep­ whether he can name any one Head tember 11, 1948— of State who would have tolerated so “Organising the Hindus and help­ much for so long. Which country in ing them is one thing but going tor the world do you think would have revenge for its sufferings on inno­ tolerated this campaign of falsehood, cent and helpless men, women and calumny and violence? (Interrup­ children is quite another thing.” tions), And ndw they talk of demo­ cracy. Who ig lecturing to us on de­ "Apart from this, their (of R.S.S. mocracy? men) opposition to Congress, that I am going to quote some more. In too of such virulence, disregarding the Indian Express of May 8, 1967, .all considerations of personality, Shri Jayaprakash Narayan was quot­ decency, decorum, created a kind of ed as saying that he was “toying with unrest among people. All their the idea of military dictatorship in spetches were full of communal India” and suggesting that “in the poison. It was not necessary to political instability created as a re­ spread poison in order to enthuse sult of the General Election in 1967, Hin ius and organise for their pro­ the nation should summon the ser­ tection. As a final result of that vices of the army to fill the vacuum pois Jn, the country had to suffer and set right the instability”. At that the sacrifice of the invaluable life time the hon’ble member opposite, of Gandhiji. Even an iota of sym­ Shri Gopalan, is quoted as having pathy or of Government or of the said:— people no more remained for RSS.” “ .. . warned that Shri Jayapra- There are a lot of other such re­ karh Narayan’s remarks amounted marks. to patronising flattery of the arm­ ed forces and utter contempt of the I spoke just now about fascism. people and their democratic and Apart from this whispering campaign patriotic aspirations”. of spreading falsehood and finding scapegoats, its main feature is the Another great leader and sympa­ totfel advocacy of violence, training thiser of the Morcha made the fol­ youth in ways of violence and terror. lowing speech: We know which groups are wedded to violence today, and they are all “We are now entering a revolu­ with ihe Morcha. The Congress is the tionary situation. For a time, extra­ only Party which has had a consis­ constitutional forces will take over tent, unsullied record of opposition . . . I would prefer temporarily a ; ' Sty. BJbs. re Approval at JULY 22, 1975 Sty. Res. re Approval of " Proclamation of Rmergencu Proclamation Of Bmerg&ncy

f [Shrimati Irtdira Gandhi.} 1 preserve the Constitution, to preserve and safeguard our democracy.

patriotic army rule which takes a Our Constitution makers had fore­ pragmatic economic line, gives the seen that a situation might be creat­ people a good life, stops population ed, not only external aggression but growth. When the army calls in internal disturbances, when the fab­ politicians ...... they would call in ric of national life might be threa­ some prominent people. Suppose tened. That is why they provided an they called me” and ‘me’ means entire Part entitled ‘Emergency Pro­ Minoo Masani “or Jayaprakash... visions.’ Democracy has not been en­ people of that kind/’ dangered by what Government has done, but democracy was being weak­ This was the version of democracy ened. was being endangered and that was being preached (it is there would have been destroyed had the in black and white) by the leaders Opposition Front been allowed to of t^e Morcha. Today they are lec­ launch the direct "ction and its plan turing us on what democracy should of sabotage under RSS guidance and be! One could speak on this subject to go ahead with its campaign to for hours. create dissatisfaction in the army, the police and amongst our industrial workers. So. each one of us has to Many points were made in the search our hearts and ask ourselves speeches yesterday. After the judg­ solemnly who was for the destruction ment of the Allahabad High Court, of democracy as it has evolved in th it was not I who suggested that v/e country. Whenever thi*? dLcu^sion should go out on the streets. That has come up. we have always said call came from the i.o-called Morcha that there are fault*? in the system that the issue should be decided on let us talk about them, let us see how the streets. It had openly been stat­ they can be removed. No system is ed that the movement in Bihar was perfect and each country, as it goes unconstitutional—not by me but by ahead, may find new situations and the person who was at the head of must find ways in which to deal with the movement. H** said that it may them. be unconstitutional but that does not necessarily mean that it was unde­ mocratic! Perhaps, it makes sense to The House is aware of the violent you, but it does not make much sense agitation in Gujarat. Some Hon'ble to me. I can say that our actions are Members have spoken about it, bul I not against anybody—neither against do not remember whether any mem­ a person nor against a party. What­ ber drew attention to the manner m ever we ar^ doinc is pro-something; which resignations were demanded it is pro-India, it is pro-Indian people, and obtained What type of intimida­ it is pro-the direction and the future tion was resorted to. A mother or of Tndia. ( Interruptions). father was told ‘to sign a resignation letter or we shall kidnap your child’. Is that democracy? When a senior As was said ^»<-ttrrday, the very member of the Congress was lying summoning of Parliament is proof in hospital with heart attack, some that democracy is functioning in students went in there, beat him up India. The large number of Opposi­ and wanted to throw him out of the tion members present are evidence window. Was that democracy? Was that not every one of them is in de­ that normal life? Did it show respect tention or behind bars. This action for democracy and the Constitution? is totally within our Constitutional framework. It was undertaken not After the dissolution of the Gujarat to destroy the Constitution but to Assembly, it was proclaimed openly 53 Sty. Km. t* Approval ASAOHA *1, 1887 (S4KA) Sty. Btt. re Approval l to the of any functioning democracy any­ Naxalitc leaders to devote their where in the world. The makers of revolutionary zeal to the cause of almost every Constitution have made total revolution an exercise in provisions to deal with elements who democratic r'di* try to undo the democratic process through methods and liberties made It was obvious that certain political available to them by the democratic elements who do not have anything in process itself. In no modern demo­ common had chosen to come toge­ cracy can the question of economic betterment and social justice be se­ ther for the so Ip purpose* of paralys­ ing and removing a duly elected Gov­ parated from the proper functioning ernment. Gioup« and parties, whose of democracy. ideologies were poles apart, joined to­ Democracy implies the existence of gether. Established democratic norms representative institutions, the expres­ and political practices were done sion of the will of the people as to away with. who their representatives would be and the participation of the people in It is time now to think seriously national tasks. It also implies that about basac matters, about democracy once representatives are chosen and and the functioning of democratic Government comes into being with institutions. Political liberty and poli­ the approval of the majority, it func­ tical rights can exist only so long as tions freely to bring about the social political order remains. A state of an­ and economic changes that it promised archy can lead only to the quick er­ to the people. osion of every freedom and political When we had a majority, but had right of the individual. There is no a smaller percentage of votes, we doubt about the need for a regulated were taunted about it in the House. expression of public discontent against Now when in Gujarat we have got the policies of even an elected Govern*, 41 per cent of the votes* and the ment. We have always accepted that; entire Morcha together— I do not we have never tried to stop criticism. know how many parties there were, If we have lost any election, we have I think five parties together—got 34 never said that the election was Tig­ per cent then the question of percen­ ged or that somebody had done wrong. tage is conveniently ignored. Now if the opposition wins an elec­ tion, they say it is free- and fair but if Here in India, democracy is evolv­ they lose it, then they talk of some ing in a set of unique circumstances. secret ink which has mysteriously Millions of extremely poor people are helped the other person to win. Or hankering for a better life, for grea- Sty. E«f. re Approval of JULY *t, m » Sty. Ik*A$pror«l re &} 5* proclamation of Mmwmcy Proclomtttkm of Emergency f [Shrimati Indira Gandhi.] >3 us at a time of deHcate alterations in ter ©qpiality of opportunity, for social international power relations and justice and they are electing Govern­ structures. ments and participating in the process The Opposition, used to hear its o f Government in order to realise own voice and that of a few news­ these aspirations. Therefore, it is a papers. imagined it to be the voice of •question of striking a balance, a bal­ the people and now it is sadly disil­ ance between the political rights of lusioned. the individual and the social and eco­ nomic rights of the collective mass of But a few determined and unrecon­ people. Any narrow definition of demo­ ciled elements are still at large and cracy which tries to ignore these re­ are at work. They are announcing alities can only mean the growth of plans of sabotage of essential services political ideas which are anti-demo­ and strategic installations. Despara- cratic. The challenges to Indian de­ does belonging to criminal organisa­ mocracy must be seen in the light of tions like the Anand Marg are still the general problems that this parti­ busy with their plots to murder and cular system of Government faces in kill people. And a few newspapers the world and the very unique pro­ outside the country, either out of mis­ blems that it faces within India. The taken analysis or by deliberate design, essence of the democratic system is are building this up as a resistance the continuous 'participation of people movement. So vigilance cannot be in political, social and economic pro­ relaxed at the moment. cesses. The existence of representative The question is asked: where do Governments and institutions would we go from here and when do we facilitate such particpation and this return to normalcy? I dealt with has been our endeavour. It is true that this question the other day. First we it has not always worked. The Pan- have to decide what is normalcy. chayat system came about in order to People are free to move about on give people at a particular level a the roads. Does this mean that some chancfe of participation. It sometimes people should decide that although went into wrong hands. That does the rule of the road is to drive on not mean that the institution is the left, they are free to drive on wrong. It does mean that we have to the right side? Is that the meaning correct its functioning, remove its of freedom of the road? What kind faults and weaknesses and make what­ of chaos would be created if some ever changes are necessary. people did so. Unfortunately, this By the same definition, it is incum­ has happened a couple of times, re­ bent on ta democratic regime to remove sulting in tragic accidents. all obstacles and impediments to such participation for social, political and There has been greater freedom of -economic progress. The great national speech in India than anywhere else in task we face makes it necessary for the world. Most countries which are today lecturing us on democracy, what us to evolve a political system in kind of regimes are they supporting, which the right balance is struck, in morally and materially? Would you which the essence of freedom is main­ like to look at their list? tained, while conditions are created for a higher level of social discipline SHRI A. K. GOP ALAN: No voice and economic progress. is heard except your voice outside. As 1 said earlier, the people’s res­ SHRIMATI INDIRA GANDHI: The ponse to the emergency has been Emergency is very young. What was wholesome. Whv is this so? Because happening in the four years before the people genuinely believe that the that? This is what I am asking. And Opposition Front was holding the even today, all those people who are country to ransom and was wakening talking the loudest about democracy, 57 Sty. h*». re. Approval ASADHA 31, 1897 ( SAKA) Sty. Res. re. Approval 58 of Proclamation of of ProclavTvitici» 0/ Emergency Emergency what democracy have they had in their democracy is very new. So, perhaps, regime? Earlier did they lay claim they are more vocal in its support. to democracy at any time?...... ----- (Interruptions). Tin political ill-health which pre­ vailed before the Emergency ig cer­ Today’s situation is an exceptional tainly not normalcy in any language one. But so far as you are concerned: or in any part of the world. There there has been no change because you can be no return to the days of total have been calling me diciator all licence and political permissiveness. these four years. So what is the Democracy demands self-restraint of change? I was a dictator before and all. It is the responsibility of the I am a dictator now! ...... Government to allow the Opposition SHRI SAMAR MUKHERJEE: So to function, to allow freedom of many thousands oi people have been speech and freedom of association. But jailed and murdered. We have the it is equally the responsibility of the bitter experience. People fre not Opposition not to take advantage of allowed to cast their votes. Is thi? them to destroy democracy or to “par­ democracy? alyse the Government”. The words “paralyse the Government” are not SHRIMATI INDIRA GANDHI: The mine. I am using them in quotes; HorTble Member’s party formed a they were used by them in public Government in West Bengal and any­ meetings here in Delhi and elsewhere. body can find out what was the situa­ tion then Could people walk in the There has to be greater self-rest­ streets after dark?... (Interruptions). raint. When individuals cr groups do not learn to cultivate r.eK-restraint, SHRI SAMAR MUKHERJEE: There the Constitution has to tell them is a boycott of the Assembly there where they have to stop. because there has beon a Total rig­ ging of the elections. Our trrde union The people at large havr* come to leaders and workers ■'a.itut even go associate Emergency with the begin­ to iheir places. ning of a new era in national life. MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Mukherjee, We should demonstrate during this will you please take the permission of period how to bring about an atmos­ the Chair before rising? You have phere of self-discipline, an atmos­ to take the permission of the Chair. phere when each group tues not to Hereafter, anything said without my get what it can for itself, but to join permission will not go ?n the record. together in a common endeavour. We You must ask the Chair first. Please have to convert this painful neces­ don’t interrupt without asking the sity into a new opportunity for for­ Chair. I will not allow that. Please ward movement and towards the rea­ cooperate. You must take the per­ lisation of our programmes. mission of the Chair. At least, show that much respect to the Chair. Some hon. Members said yesterdays that there is not much new in the SHRIMATI INDIRA GANDHI: I programmes that were announced. know their conscience pricks them. What is new is that there is an So, I shall not mention that period. atmosphere today when it is easier I should only like to say that anybody to implement what we want to do. who wants to read the newspapers of The workers have assured us and that period can know about the it is our duty to protect them and murders and the insecurity in Bengal see that because of their assurance, when the Marxist Government was they do not suffer any hardship. Si­ there. That is all that I want to say. milarly, all sections of the people The Marxist Party’s adherence to should combine in this endeavour.. 59 Sty. Res. re A p p rw a l o f JU LY 22, 1975 Sty. Res. re Approval of 6o Proclamation of Emergency Proclamation of Emergency [Shrimati Indira Gandhi] Minister objected to. ‘whispering cam­ We have announced some program­ paigns’ going on. But, in a situation mes. But very much more hps to be like this, where there is such complete 'done to change life in our cities, in press censorship how can people get •our villages, in our desert areas and correct and authentic news? Because in our hilly areas. I would respect­ there is only one side or one source fully and humbly request the Oppo­ of information for them, and no other sition to try and help in tnis posi­ source of information is provided for tive effort. Many of them who have them, rumours have freer scope. 'criticised the Emergency, have wel- •comed the economic programmes. I have no doubt whatever that if 'Therefore, at least in this area, let the law of the land had been enforc­ us come up with new suggestions ed, the licence to which the Prime pointing out what we have left out Minister referred would not have and what can be done. If they come come into being. It is the failure of up with new suggestions, let us try the Government to give effect to such to see whether we can convert this laws as already exist that is lesponsi- ‘painful necessity’, as I said, into an ble for this. There were plenty of opportunity- to work together and to laws; under some laws, extraordinary take this country forward. Thank powers had also been given to them. you. Now you have brought in this press censorship which, in so far as Parlia­ SHRI H. M. PATEL (Dhandhuka): mentary proceedings are concerned, Mr. Chairman, I had hoped that the when they operate in this way, the Prime Minister’s appeal for coopera­ consequences are, to say the least, tion would have been given heed to most unfortunate. What is the Par­ by Members of the House by remain­ liament for? Parliament is, after all, ing attentive to whatever I have got the guardian of the rights and liber­ to say just as they did when lirlening ties of the people and it is the one to her. If I not seen ths manner forum to which the elected represen­ in which the proceedings of this House tatives of the people can come and yesterday were reported in the news­ put forward their respective points papers this morning and ’oy the A.I.R. of view. And if their differing points yesterday evening, had I any doubts of view are not reporter and are not about the dangers of this emergency communicated to the people who have about the proclamation of this emer­ elected them, then how do they come gency, I would have been converted to know what their representatives by that. What has been .jcne? The have said. How do they come to know only speech that has been reported is that there is an answer to what Shri that of the Minister, Mr. Jagjiwan Jagjivan Ram had to say about the Ram, who moved the Resolution. That necessity for this emergency? The was reported fairly fully, at conside­ Prime Minister’s speech will be re­ rable' length. In regard to speeches ported in which she has made a num. made by others, there is no mention ber of statements some of which defi­ of them except that, of 'those who nitely require to be answered and, for spoke, some supported and some which, some answer exists. She has others opposed. I 'fail to understand argued her case cogently but surely this. Is this a fair thing to do? What an opportunity should be given to has been placed before the country those of us who speak in a construc­ is only' the Government’s point of tive manner and for those of us who view in regard to why emergency put forward their points of view in was necessary. But the opposition’s sober terms, to have their views also point of view as to why such procla­ reported. Some suitable guidelines mation of emergency was uncalled for could be laid down for the censors has not been, reported. Is this, I again to make this possible. And, if even ask a fairffiing to do? The Prime they are not to be reported, what is