______∗SUPPLEMENT TO SYNOPSIS OF DEBATE ______(Proceedings other than Questions and Answers) ______Thursday, February 20, 2014/Phalguna 01, 1935 (Saka) ______GOVERNMENT BILL The Reorganisation Bill, 2014 –Contd. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM (DR. K. CHIRANJEEVI), making his maiden speech, said: This is my maiden speech. Today I am talking on behalf of all the Telugu people, not on behalf of any one region. Crores of Telugu people are being deprived of their rights in an unfair manner. The process adopted to divide the State is very, very unfortunate. The State and the people can’t be divided like this. also concluded, only united Andhra Pradesh is the best option. The manner in which the Bill was tabled in the cabinet meting as a table item was a pity. This House must remember the fact that the Congress Party was the last party that took a decision on this bifurcation. BJP always promised to create State. The TDP gave a letter supporting the bifurcation. They have done more damage to the Seemandhra people than anybody else. It is because of the opportunistic ways of these parties that things have come to this situation today. The Telugu people will be the losers. We must

______∗This Synopsis is not an authoritative record of the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha. 96 remember that the development of is due to the collective efforts of all the Telugu people.

We have to reflect the emotions of the people because we are representatives of the people. Hyderabad is people's lifeline, source of livelihoods, destination for educational and employment opportunities and destination of dreams. During the last three decades, the development in various sectors that has taken place in Hyderabad is because of the contribution of the Seemandhra people. So, we want that Hyderabad should be made a UT on the lines of . It is said that it will remain a 'common Capital' for ten years. I don't know whether the term 'common Capital' has any meaning constitutionally. After Seemandhra builds matching infrastructure and generates opportunities, it can be made a part of Telangana. So, I request you to make this amendment in the Bill. The Central Government will have to take full responsibility in implementing rivers linking multipurpose Polavaram Project without any hurdles.

The assets and liabilities must be distributed proportionately. The huge revenue deficit, which Seemandhra will encounter after bifurcation, needs to be addressed. There should be a special financial package to fill this revenue deficit. Andhra Pradesh should be given a special category status so that development takes place there. In that category, tax exemptions and tax holidays must be given for a minimum of 10 years. A special package should also be given to the North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Only with these things, there will be equal justice to the people of all religions. Without these changes, I strongly feel that the Bill cannot be passed.

KM. MAYAWATI: Our Party supports the creation of the new State, Telangana. Andhra Pradesh is being bifurcated thorough this Bill. Hyderabad has been made the common capital for both the new States. This common capital will become bone of contention between both the States. We have a case of Chandigarh where Punjab and are confronting. We demand that the issue related to capital should be addressed early. Seemandhra should be given a special package. Telangana is a backward State with population of 97 SCs, STs, and OBCs, and upper caste people are living in a miserable conditions there. Therefore Telangana should also be given special package alongwith Seemandhara. Other States of the country, whose financial condition is not sound, should also be given special packages. There should be no politics in providing financial package. People of Telangana had to struggle hard over the years while it should have been created without any struggle and blood shed. Division of large States is in the interest of the nation as small administrative unit can give better results. We had also demanded that Uttar Pradesh might be divided into four parts but the Central Government have not paid any attention to our demand. Reorganisation is causing a serious problem regarding inclusion of OBCs in the list of SCs and STs. Many castes of OBC should be included in the list of SCs and STs and a commission for this purpose should be constituted at the national level.

SHRI SITARAM YECHURY: Both I and my party completely oppose this bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. It is an irony that Andhra Pradesh is being divided today. The people, who are united by language, are being divided and all this is being done for some material gain. A sheer electoral opportunism is leading to the division of the State. I want this august House to act seriously and send back this legislation to the by rejecting it and saying that we will not violate the linguistic reorganization of the Indian States. You cannot do this disservice to our country. In allocation of resources, all should be considered equally. Please, reconsider your decision and do not open a Pandora’s Box for India. It is not in India’s interest. SHRI N. K. SINGH: I wish to certainly bring some serious infirmities which are contained in this Bill. This Bill is a strange Bill because it does not contain any objects and Reasons normally contained in the Bills. It also does not contain a Financial Memorandum, which stipulates the likely expenditure and the likely revenue. It does not even lay down any monetary mechanism which monitors the administration of fiscal package. This Bill is a serious discrimination against other States, which are similarly eligible. I

98 hope that the economic logic and merits of the case would prompt him to give similar benefits to the seven States which have been identified by the Raghuram Rajan Committee’s Report.

PROF. RAM GOPAL YADAV: I strongly oppose this Bill because it is not only the division of Andhra Pradesh but also division of the people. It is a direct attack on the federal structure of the country. It is the first time when a state is being divided against the will of the people and the legislative Assembly of that state. This Bill is against the democratic conventions and is unconstitutional. I urge upon the Government to withdraw this Bill in the public interest. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI: The Government has not been able to build consensus among all the stakeholders in this case. I think it is very important to take into consideration the sentiments of the State Assembly which represents the true spirit of the people. That has not been done and it raises a lot of questions about the federal structure of this country. We oppose this Bill and we walk out of this. SHRI C. M. RAMESH: This is a totally illegal Bill. I rise to oppose this Bill. SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR: My party is of the view that creation of Telangana and justice to Seemandhra could be done simultaneously. The Congress party is responsible for what is happening in Andhra Pradesh today. In NDA regime three new states were created successfully and everyone was happy with the decision. Hyderabad which is the part of Telangana would remain the capital of both the states for ten years, but for that justice should be done with Seemandhra also. SHRI V. HANUMANTHA RAO: I rise to support this Bill. Between 1954-56 Andhra was in Madras Province. In 1956 they came to Hyderabad. They have meted out injustice to the Telangana people in the matter of employment, education, irrigation and other things. Now they are saying it is a division. But it is not a division like Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. So far as a package for Rayalaseema is concerned,

99 we are not against it but at the same time injustice should not be done to the people of Telangana. I request all the hon. Members to support this Bill. I Congratulate the Hon’ble Prime Minister and the Home Minister. The state may be divided but the people should not be divided. SHRI SHASHI BHUSAN BEHERA: The Congress Party has failed to pass a resolution on Hyderabad Assembly. I must say that the Biju Janata Dal and my chief Minister are certainly against the bifurcation of smaller States. Government has not taken adequate care to address the concerns and problems of the people of Seemandhra. What about the Raghuram Rajan Committee Report? Why are the backward States being neglected? We are not opposed to Special Category Status to any State. The Polavaram project is being opposed seriously by Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The Government must examine the legal and constitutional side of the Bill. DR. JANARDHAN WAGHMARE: I rise to support the Bill. The demand is justified. The concerns of Seemandhra people have to be taken into consideration and a special package has to be given to them. SHRI DEVENDER GOUD T.: We support the Bill. The Telugu Desam Party want that the problems and difficulties that may arise in the Seemandhra region should also be addressed and solved with the same kind of commitment. ♣SHRIMATI GUNDU SUDHARANI: (Spoke in Telugu.) SHRI D. RAJA: My party supports this Bill. It does not mean that we support every other demand. Our party supports that Hyderabad should remain as a common Capital for ten years. There is a need to address all concerns and sincere apprehensions of the people of Seemandhra. So my party demands that Government should allocate adequate funds for the establishment of a new capital for

______♣Synopsis of speech delivered by Hon'ble Member in Telugu will be published separately as supplement. 100 Seemandhra. Adequate financial and economic assistance to the Telangana and the Seemandhra region should be given. SHRI BISWAJIT DAIMARY: I support this Telangana Bill. I request that the Government should take concrete steps for the creation of Bodoland, as has been done for Telangana. If you are unable to set up a commission to solve the problem of Bodoland, a powerful committee should be constituted. SHRI ANANDA BHASKAR RAPOLU: Telangana is aspiring for participative democracy. All SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities and weaker sections of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema are eagerly waiting to get their dynamism. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: This Government is playing politics with the emotions of the people of Andhra Pradesh. We are bound to witness violence in Andhra Pradesh the way this Bill is being framed. This Bill is vague and it is going to do injustice to Telangana as well as to Rayalaseema. I am even questioning the constitutional validity of this Bill. SHRI BIRENDRA PRASAD BAISHYA: I oppose this unconstitutional Bill. Andhra Pradesh Assembly has not passed this Bill. It is totally against the interests of the people of Andhra Pradesh. This Government will be totally responsible if there is any agitation in the country. Try to respect the sentiments of the people. Instead of passing this unconstitutional Bill, try to discuss it with all of us. Try to get a settlement. SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY: Our party is not against the creation of Telangana. But we are against the process and the manner which the Congress Party has adopted. It is totally unconstitutional and is totally illegal. The manner in which UPA Government have passed it in the Lok Sabha, the entire nation is frightened. Sentiments are above economics and logic. Has the Constitution given power to do politics, or, to do proper governance? Are we going to split our country, this way? The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has rejected this Bill, and the Congress Party has failed to get their own party men into unanimity

101 on this Bill. This also requires lot of constitutional amendments, which they totally ignored. They have never bothered to consult all the stakeholders of the State. Winning or losing an election is part of the game. But they should not spoil the federal and democratic structure of our country. Today we are in the era of coalition Government. This is very dangerous start-up. If it starts, anybody who can manage 272 seats can cut this country into bits and pieces. My intention is to make the entire House understand the agony of every Telugu person living in Andhra Pradesh. They have not addressed issues of the water distribution system; they have not addressed issues of power. I request every Member of this House to understand this undemocratic process. They are trying to bring this Bill at the fag end of the 15th Lok Sabha, which itself it unconstitutional and unconventional. The State of Telangana is welcome, but it should not be done at the cost of Seemandhra people. Therefore, I request that this Bill may be referred to the Standing Committee or the Select Committee. We thoroughly reject this Bill as it is. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: I welcome this bill brought by the UPA Government. The Government and the Congress party have taken this decision in view of the demand of the people of Telangana pending for the last sixty years. Being an Indian citizen and a worker of the Congress party, I want to assure the people of Andhra Pradesh and Seemandhra that their life and property would be protected in Telangana. I want to tell the Prime Minister that we have no objection on the package to be given to Seemandhra. The people of Seemandhra are as happy as the people of Telangana. As far as the law and order is concerned, they will not face any problem. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: We support this Bill. The Government has taken a decision to create a separate state of Telangana in accordance with the feelings of the people. Creation of small states is necessary for the development of the state. Today, Andhra Pradesh is being divided into two states. There is a feeling of anger and fear among the people of Seemandhra over several issues. The present Government has decided to give a special package to Seemandhra in accordance with their feelings.

102 SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN: I rise to support this Bill. This demand was pending for the last sixty years. All the big leaders have supported the demand for smaller states. Wherever small states have been created, development has taken place there. It is natural that there may be some difficulties in the creation of smaller states. The people of Seemandhra should definitely be given a special package. We welcome the decision of the Government to create the state of Telangana and demand that there should not be any politics on this matter. SHRI MOHAMMAD ADEEB: In this House important issues. The Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition must tell us as to what will happen in the next Government. I support the creation of small States. It enhances the quality of governance. LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (SHRI ARUN JAITLY: My party has supported the demand for Telangana. Though we have not been able to address satisfactorily the concerns of the people of Seemandhra. My second point of concern as to how the UPA Government has gone about the exercise of creating the State of Telangana. In this Bill, it has been proposed that Hyderabad will be the common capital of the two States. We have no difficulty in having a neutral agency like Governor being in charge of law and order, but law and order powers belong to the State. Governor is the representative of the Centre. Can you transfer the law and order power to the Governor without amending the Constitution? We need to show complete and full justice to the region of Seemandhra. Seemandhra will suffer in terms of revenue because Hyderabad will go to Telangana. SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN: My leader has already explained our principled opposition to this exercise to divide a State on a linguistic basis. One of my colleagues here referred to the great battle for Telangana in the 1950s. That is a distortion of history. That was a fight against Nizams' atrocities. That battle made the Telangana region fully integrated with Indian democratic system. The present exercise is an exercise for disintegration.

103 THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE MINISTER OF LAW (SHRI KAPIL SIBAL), replying to the debate, said: When a State is being reorganized, there are several issues that arise in the course which needs to be addressed. All the powers that have been vested in the Governor are in the context of supplemental and consequential provisions. Therefore, any provisions made which are consequential and supplemental to the law will not be deemed to be amendments to the Constitution. I request if there is an ambiguity, it can be resolved when there will be a new Government after election. THE PRIME MINISTER (DR. MANMOHAN SINGH), responding to the debate, said: I have listened very carefully to the views expressed by the Leader of the Opposition and all the other Members who have spoken, especially those from Andhra Pradesh. The Home Minister has already mentioned the specific steps our Government will take to address the concerns of all regions of the State, particularly of Seemandhra. I would like to make a few further announcements in this regard. First, for purposes of Central assistance, Special Category Status will be extended to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh comprising 13 districts, including the four districts of Rayalaseema and the three districts of north coastal Andhra for a period of five years. This will put the State's finances on a firmer footing. Second, the Bill already stipulates that the Central Government shall take appropriate fiscal measures, including offer of tax incentives to the successor States in order to promote industrialization and economic growth in both the States. These incentives will be along the lines extended to some other States. Third, the Bill already provides for a special development package for the backward regions of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh, in particular for the districts of Rayalaseema and north coastal Andhra Pradesh. This development package will be on the lines of the K-B-K (Koraput-Bolangir-Kalahandi) Special Plan in Odisha and the Bundelkhand special package in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 104 Fourth, I would like to reassure hon. Members that if any further amendments are needed to facilitate smooth and full Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) for the Polavaram project, they will be given effect to at the earliest. Our Government will execute the Polavaram project; yet there be no doubt about it. Fifth, the appointed day for the formation of the new State will be so fixed in relation to the notified date so as to enable preparatory work relating to personnel, finance and distribution of assets and liabilities to be completed satisfactorily. Sixth, the resource gap that may arise in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh in the very first year, especially during the period between the appointed day and the acceptance of the 14th Finance Commission recommendations by the Government of India, will be compensated in the Regular Union Budget for 2014-15. I hope these additional announcements will demonstrate our steadfast commitment to not just the creation of Telangana but also to the continued prosperity and welfare of Seemandhra. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause etc, as amended, were adopted. The Bill was passed. ______PROCLAMATION UNDER ARTICLE 356 OF THE CONSTITUTION THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE): I lay on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Order dated the 16th February, 2014, by the President regarding imposition of President's Rule under Section 50 of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 read with clause (3) of article 356 of the Constitution; and (ii) The Report of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi dated the 15th February, 2014. ______

105 STATUTORY RESOLUTION Approving the Order issued by the President on the 16th February, 2014 in relation to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH): I move the following Resolution:— “That this House approves the Order issued by the President on the 16th February, 2014 under Section 50 of the GNCTD Act, 1991 read with clauses (2) and (3) of article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi”. Discussion not commenced.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General [email protected].

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