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Lok Sabha Debates Uncorrected – Not for Publication LSS-D-I LOK SABHA DEBATES (Part I -- Proceedings with Questions and Answers) The House met at Eleven of the Clock. Thursday, December 11, 2014/ Agrahayana 20, 1936 (Saka) 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 2 LOK SABHA DEBATES PART I – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Thursday, December 11, 2014/ Agrahayana 20, 1936 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES OBITUARY REFERENCE 1 … 2-4 ORAL ANSWERS TO STARRED QUESTIONS 4A-24 (S.Q. NO. 261 TO 264 ) WRITTEN ANSWERS TO STARRED QUESTIONS 25-40 (S.Q. NO. 265 TO 280) WRITTEN ANSWERS TO UNSTARRED QUESTIONS 41-270 (U.S.Q. NO. 2991 TO 3220) For Proceedings other than Questions and Answers, please see Part II. 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 3 Uncorrected – Not for Publication LSS-D-I LOK SABHA DEBATES (Part II - Proceedings other than Questions and Answers) Thursday, December, 11, 2014/ Agrahayana 20, 1936 (Saka) (Please see the Supplement also) 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 4 LOK SABHA DEBATES PART II –PROCEEDINGS OTHER THAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Thursday, December 11, 2014/ Agrahayana 20, 1936 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES REFERENCE: CONGRATULATIONS TO 271 VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIAN CRICKET TEAM ON WINNING THE WORLD CUP, 2014 IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 272-92 MESSAGES FROM RAJYA SABHA 293 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES 294 1st Report REPORTS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE 294 7th – 10 th Reports STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & 295 TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS 253 rd Report SPECIAL MENTIONS 296-321 BILL INTRODUCED 322-25 Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 –LAID 326-37 Shri Om Birla 326 Dr. Heena Gavit 327 Shri Hariom Singh Rathore 328 Major General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, 329 AVSM 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 5 Shri C.R. Choudhary 329A Shri Rajesh Verma 330 Shri Rattan Lal Kataria 330 Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil 331 Shri Kodikunnil Suresh 332 Shri R.K. Bharathi Mohan 333 Shri T. Radhakrishnan 334 Smt. Aparupa Poddar 335 Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 336 Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde 337 STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE: DISAPPROVAL OF 338-39 COAL MINES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE AND COAL MINES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) BILL (- Inconclusive) Motions moved 338 … 340 DISCUSSION RE: REPORTED INCIDENT OF 341-426 RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS IN THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH- Concluded Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia 341-45 Shri Sumedhanand Saraswati 346-49 Shri P Kumar 350-51 Prof. Saugata Roy 352-56 Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 357-63 Shri Arvind Sawant 364-66 Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav 367-70 Shri H. D. Devegowda 371-72 … 373 Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy 374 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 6 Shri Mohammad Salim 375-77 Shri Mekapati Raja Mohan Reddy 378 Shri Tariq Anwar 379-80 … 381 #Shri M. Murli Mohan 382-82D Shri Rajesh Ranjan 383-84 Shri Rajendra Agarwal 385-87 Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 388-89 Shri E.T. Mohammad Basheer 390-91 Shri Kaushalendra Kumar 392 Shri Bhagwant Mann 393 $Shri Asaduddin Owaisi 394-95 Shri N. K. Premchandran 396-97 @Shri C. N. Jayadevan 398-98D Shrimati Ranjeet Ranjan 399-400 Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 401-18 STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE: DISAPPROVAL OF 419-25 COAL MINES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE AND COAL MINES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) BILL-Contd Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi 419-25 … 426 xxxx #For English Translation of the Telugu Speech, please see the Supplement @For English Translation of the Malayalam Speech, please see the Supplement $ For Urdu Script Please see the Supplement. 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 7 (a1/1100/sk-lh) 1100 ¤ÉVÉä (àÉÉxÉxÉÉÒªÉ +ÉvªÉFÉ {ÉÉÒ~ɺÉÉÒxÉ cÖ<ÇÆ) OBITUARY REFERENCE àÉÉxÉxÉÉÒªÉ +ÉvªÉFÉ : àÉÉxÉxÉÉÒªÉ ºÉnºªÉMÉhÉ, àÉÖZÉä ºÉ£ÉÉ BÉEÉä gÉÉÒ +ÉxxÉÉ VÉÉä¶ÉÉÒ VÉÉä nºÉ´ÉÉÓ ãÉÉäBÉEºÉ£ÉÉ BÉEä ºÉnºªÉ lÉä, ÉÊVÉxcÉåxÉä àÉcÉ®É−]Å BÉEä {ÉÖhÉä ºÉƺÉnÉÒªÉ ÉÊxÉ´ÉÉÇSÉxÉ FÉäjÉ BÉEÉ |ÉÉÊiÉÉÊxÉÉÊvÉi´É ÉÊBÉEªÉÉ lÉÉ, BÉEä nÖ&JÉn ÉÊxÉvÉxÉ BÉEä ¤ÉÉ®ä àÉå ºÉÚÉÊSÉiÉ BÉE®xÉÉ cè* gÉÉÒ VÉÉä¶ÉÉÒ àÉcÉ®É−]Å ÉÊ´ÉvÉÉxÉ ºÉ£ÉÉ àÉå iÉÉÒxÉ ¤ÉÉ® ºÉnºªÉ ®c SÉÖBÉEä cé* =xcÉåxÉä àÉcÉ®É−]Å ÉÊ´ÉvÉÉxÉ ºÉ£ÉÉ BÉEä ={ÉÉvªÉFÉ BÉEä °ô{É àÉå £ÉÉÒ BÉEɪÉÇ ÉÊBÉEªÉÉ* gÉÉÒ VÉÉä¶ÉÉÒ xÉä {ÉÖhÉä xÉMÉ® ÉÊxÉMÉàÉ BÉEä ÉÊb{]ÉÒ àÉäªÉ® iÉlÉÉ àÉcÉ®É−]Å JÉÉnÉÒ OÉÉàÉÉätÉÉäMÉ àÉcÉàÉÆbãÉ BÉEä +ÉvªÉFÉ BÉEä °ô{É àÉå £ÉÉÒ BÉEɪÉÇ ÉÊBÉEªÉÉ* =xcÉåxÉä ºÉàÉÉVÉ BÉEä MÉ®ÉÒ¤É iÉlÉÉ ÉÊ{ÉU½ä ´ÉMÉÉç BÉEä £ÉÉMªÉ BÉEÉä ºÉÆ´ÉÉ®xÉä BÉEä ÉÊãÉA +ÉlÉBÉE |ɪÉÉºÉ ÉÊBÉEA* nälÉ-ÉÊ´Énä¶É BÉEÉ §ÉàÉhÉ BÉE® SÉÖBÉEä gÉÉÒ VÉÉä¶ÉÉÒ ®É−]Å{ÉÉÊiÉ ÉÊxÉ´ÉÉÇSÉxÉ ºÉƤÉÆvÉÉÒ |ÉhÉÉÉÊãɪÉÉå iÉlÉÉ ºÉ®BÉEÉ® BÉEä +ÉxªÉ º´É°ô{ÉÉå BÉEä ¤ÉÉ®ä àÉå +ÉvªÉªÉxÉ BÉE®xÉä BÉEä ÉÊãÉA ºÉƪÉÖBÉDiÉ ®ÉVªÉ +ÉàÉäÉÊ®BÉEÉ BÉEÉ nÉè®É BÉE®xÉä ´ÉÉãÉä £ÉÉ®iÉÉÒªÉ ºÉƺÉnÉÒªÉ ÉʶÉ−]àÉÆbãÉ BÉEä ºÉnºªÉ ®cä* gÉÉÒ +ÉxxÉÉ VÉÉä¶ÉÉÒ BÉEÉ 79 ´É−ÉÇ BÉEÉÒ +ÉɪÉÖ àÉå 10 ÉÊnºÉà¤É®, 2014 BÉEÉä {ÉÖhÉä àÉå ÉÊxÉvÉxÉ cÖ+ÉÉ* càÉ gÉÉÒ +ÉxxÉÉ VÉÉä¶ÉÉÒ BÉEä ÉÊxÉvÉxÉ {É® MÉc®É ¶ÉÉäBÉE BªÉBÉDiÉ BÉE®iÉä cé iÉlÉÉ ¶ÉÉäBÉE ºÉÆiÉi{É {ÉÉÊ®´ÉÉ®Éå BÉEä |ÉÉÊiÉ ºÉÆ´ÉänxÉÉ |ÉBÉE] BÉE®iÉä cé* ºÉ£ÉÉ +É¤É ÉÊn´ÉÆMÉiÉ +ÉÉiàÉÉ BÉEä ºÉààÉÉxÉ àÉå lÉÉä½ÉÒ nä® àÉÉèxÉ ®cäMÉÉÒ* (The Members then stood in silence for a short while.) 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 8 …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ ) SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL (ALAPPUZHA): Madam, I have given a notice for suspension of the Question Hour to raise an important issue. … ( Interruptions ) HON. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have received requests from Shrimati Ranjit Ranjan, S/Shri Rajesh Ranjan alias Papu Yadav ji and K.C. Venugopal for suspension of the Question Hour. I would just make a request to you all. You know better and you all know the Rules. There is no provision in the Rules of Procedure under which a Member may make a demand for suspension of the Question Hour. … ( Interruptions ) HON. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have received notices of Adjournment Motion from Shrimati Ranjit Ranjan, S/Shri Rajesh Ranjan, E.T. Mohammad Basheer ji and K.C. Venugopal. The matter, though important enough, do not warrant interruption of the Business of the day. The matter can be raised through other opportunities. I have, therefore, disallowed the notices of Adjournment Motion. … ( Interruptions ) àÉÉxÉxÉÉÒªÉ +ÉvªÉFÉ : àÉé +ÉÉ{ÉBÉEÉä ºÉàÉªÉ nÚÆMÉÉÒ* …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ ) SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE (GULBARGA): Madam, I would request you to allow this matter to be raised as an exceptional case. … ( Interruptions ) Yes, Rules are not there. Madam, you have got every right to suspend all the Rules and allow. You are the supreme authority. We are under you. This is a very important matter regarding conversion, which is going on. Everybody is giving statements outside the House and also indirectly some encouragement is being given. Therefore, all the Members desire that they want to discuss this matter. Kindly allow us to raise this matter as a special case by suspending the Question Hour. This is a very important matter. Please allow it in the interest of the country, unity 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 9 of the country and also to safeguard the Constitution and everybody’s right. … (Interruptions ) (b1/1105/lh-vb) THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU): Madam, there is no problem for the unity, integrity and safety of the country. The issue, which the hon. Members want to raise, is an important issue … ( Interruptions ) ®ÉVÉxÉÉÒÉÊiÉ àÉiÉ BÉEÉÒÉÊVÉA* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) I have heard your leader. This is the way you are trying to create trouble. … ( Interruptions ) I heard your leader. You do not have respect for your leader. … ( Interruptions ) Madam, what I want to submit is that this issue is definitely an important issue. gÉÉÒ iÉÉÉÊ®BÉE +ÉxÉ´É® (BÉEÉÊ]cÉ®) : +ÉÉVÉ BÉEÉ xªÉÚWÉ {Éä{É® +ÉÉè® ºÉà{ÉÉnBÉEÉÒªÉ {Éfà ãÉÉÒÉÊVÉA*...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL (ALAPPUZHA): This matter has come in the newspapers. … ( Interruptions ) HON. SPEAKER: Shri Venkaiah Naidu, you are ready to discuss it. Do you want to say something now? … ( Interruptions ) SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU: Madam, I want to say something. … (Interruptions ) AäºÉä ABÉE iÉ®{ÉEÉ cÉ>óºÉ xÉcÉÓ SÉãÉäMÉÉ* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) AäºÉÉ xÉcÉÓ cÉäxÉÉ SÉÉÉÊcA* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) àÉä®É BÉEcxÉÉ ªÉc cè ÉÊBÉE ªÉc MÉÆ£ÉÉÒ® àÉÉàÉãÉÉ cè* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) VÉÉä ºÉnºªÉ <ºÉ àÉÉàÉãÉä BÉEÉä =~ÉxÉÉ SÉÉciÉä cé, <ºÉ {É® SÉSÉÉÇ BÉE®xÉä ºÉä ºÉ®BÉEÉ® BÉEÉä BÉEÉä<Ç +ÉÉ{ÉÉÊkÉ xÉcÉÓ cè* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) àÉMÉ® c®äBÉE ÉÊnxÉ BÉD´Éä¶SÉxÉ +ÉÉ´É® ºÉº{Éåb BÉE®xÉÉ, AbVÉxÉÇàÉå] àÉÉä¶ÉxÉ näxÉÉ =ÉÊSÉiÉ xÉcÉÓ cé* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) ªÉc =ÉÊSÉiÉ xÉcÉÓ cé* +ÉÉ{É +ÉxÉ֣ɴÉÉÒ ãÉÉäMÉ cé* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) <iÉxÉä ´É−ÉÉç iÉBÉE ºÉ®BÉEÉ® àÉå ®cä cé* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) +ÉÉ{É ¤ÉÉn àÉå xÉÉäÉÊ]ºÉ nÉÒÉÊVÉA, càÉ +ÉxÉÖàÉÉÊiÉ BÉEä ¤ÉÉn SÉSÉÉÇ BÉE®åMÉä* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) vÉàÉÇ {ÉÉÊ®´ÉiÉÇxÉ BÉEÉä ®ÉäBÉExÉä BÉEä ÉÊãÉA BÉDªÉÉ BÉE®xÉÉ cè, ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) <ºÉ {É® càÉ ºÉ¤É ãÉÉäMÉ ÉÊàÉãÉBÉE® SÉSÉÉÇ BÉE®BÉEä <ºÉ ºÉƤÉÆvÉ àÉå BÉEÉxÉÚxÉ ãÉÉAÆ, ºÉ®BÉEÉ® BÉEÉä <ºÉ {É® BÉEÉä<Ç +ÉÉ{ÉÉÊkÉ xÉcÉÓ cè* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) vÉàÉÇ {ÉÉÊ®´ÉiÉÇxÉ ®ÉäBÉExÉä BÉEä ÉÊãÉA, <ºÉ ºÉƤÉÆvÉ àÉå BÉEÉxÉÚxÉ ¤ÉxÉÉxÉä BÉEä ÉÊãÉA ¶ÉÖ°ô ºÉä cÉÒ càÉÉ®ÉÒ àÉÉÆMÉ cè* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) ªÉc càÉÉ®É ÉʺÉrÉÆiÉ cè, càÉÉ®ÉÒ ÉÊ´ÉSÉÉ®vÉÉ®É cè* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) <ºÉÉÊãÉA <ºÉ ÉÊn¶ÉÉ àÉå càÉ ºÉ¤É ãÉÉäMÉ ÉÊàÉãÉBÉE® SÉSÉÉÇ 11.12.2014 :: jr-kvj Uncorrected / Not for Publication 10 BÉE®å, ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) ABÉE +ÉSUÉ BÉEÉxÉÚxÉ ¤ÉxÉÉAÄ, ºÉ£ÉÉÒ º]ä]弃 ÉÊàÉãÉBÉE® <ºÉ {É® +ÉàÉãÉ BÉE®å* <ºÉ {É® càÉ £ÉÉÒ ºÉÉlÉ cé* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) Madam, both the issues – conversion and re-conversion – are to be discussed.
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