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LOK SABHA till 1969. He was deeply devoted to Parliamentary institutions and made a very distinguished Monday, June 10,1996/ Jyalstha 20, 19 18 (Saka) contribution as Presiding Officer In form of decisions and rulings from the Chair. (The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock) A widely travelled person, he headed many [MR. SPEAKERin the Chair] Parliamentary delegations to various countries. He was again elected to the Slxth Lok Sabha in 1077 MEMBERS SWORN and re-elected Speaker of the Slxth Lok Sabha during the same year. However, he was destined to Shri Bommagani Dharma Biksham () have greater attainments. Shri Ghulam Rasool Kar (Baramulla) In July, 1977, on his being chosen as the Shri G.M. Mir Magami (Srinagar) President of , his long and illustrious public Shri Mohammad Maqbool Dar (Anantnag) career reached Its zenith. Through hls administraltvo Shri P. Namgyal (Ladakh) acumen, he added dignity to this office. A man who Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta (Udhampur) rose from humble means, displayed throughout hls public ilfe an abiding commitment to the welfare of Shri Mangat Ram Sharma (Jammu) the people. His skill in handling the tortuous political Shri Shivanand Hemappa Koujalgi (Belgaum) and administrative situations of the time is an ample testimony of his innate qualltles, astuteness and equipoise in the moments of stress and crisis. 11.10 hrs. His amiable disposition and genial informality OBITUARY REFERENCES earned him accolades. Even after he retired from the august Office of the , his sage Demise of former President Dr. Neelam Sanjlva counsel served as a beacon in the troubled times. and others His name will ever remain inscribed in the annals [E nglis h] of India's parliamentary and political history. MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, I have to inform Dr. Reddy passed away at on 1 June, the House with profound sorrow of the sad demise 1996 at the age of 83 years. In his death, the nation of our former esteemed President, Dr. Neelam Sanjiva had been deprived of a statesman of rare quality, a .Reddy and five former colleagues viz. Sarvashri Ram veteran freedom fighter, true democrat, able Charan, Valmiki Choudhury, D.D. Puri, P.A. Antony parliamentarian and, above all, a gem of a person. and Vijay Pal Singh. Though Dr. Reddy is no longer in our mldst, his memories will be with us for many years to come. An illustrious son of India, Dr. was one of the veterans of India's struggle for Shri Ram Charan was a member of Fourth Lok freedom and a leading light in the country's socio- Sabha representing Khurja Parliamentary political life for more than half a century. He took Constituency of Uttar Pradesh during 1967 to 1970. part in India's Freedom Movement and was A dedicated political and social worker, Shri Ram imprisoned several times. Charan was associated with various organisations Dr. ~eejamSanjiva Reddy was actively connected with the welfare of labourers and worked associated wlth the political affairs of his home State, hard for the upllftment of weaker sections of the since 1931. He was Member of society. Madras Legislative Assembly in 1946 and Constituent Shri Ram Charan passed away in New' Delhi on Assembly of India in 1947. He served as Minister in 15 March, 1996 at the age of 70 years. " the State Government of Madras during 1949-51 and held various important portfolios. Thereafter he Shri Valmiki Choudhury was a Member of Fourth served his native State of Andhra Pradesh as Deputy Lok Sabha representing Hazipur Parliamentary Constituency of Blhar during 1967-70. Chief Minister in 1953 and later as Chief Minister during 1956 and again in 1962-64. He also served An active social and political worker. Shri as and Mines, Transport, Aviation, Choudhury worked hard for upliftment of' rural areas Shipping and Tourism in the Union Council of and development of weaker sections of the society. Ministers during 1964-67. He was a member of Khadi and Vlllage Industries Commission. Dr. Reddy, a conscientious parliamentarian of high standing, was Member of Rajya Sabha in 1952 A close associate of Dr. , Shrl and 1964 to 67 and was later elected to the Fourth Choudhury participated in the freedom struggle and Lok Sabha In 1967 and was elected to the Office 01 was imprisoned several times and remained in jail Speaker, Lok Sabha and continued to hold that office during 1842-45. Ob~tuaryReferences JUNE 10. 1996 Obituary References 4

A man of letters, Shri Valmiki Choudhury authored from casteism and communalism. He dedicated his a number of books, Important among them being entire life for amelioration of the lot of the wezker 'Rajendra Babu Ka Vyaktitva', ' sections of the society. KI D~ary','Ajat Shatru' etc. Shri Vijay Pal Singh passed away at District Shri Valmiki Choudhury passed away on 28th Hospital, Muzaffarnagar on the 6th of May, 1996 at March. 1996 at the age of 75 years at New Delhi. the age of 73 years. Shri D.D. Puli was a Member of the Third Lok We deeply mourn the loss of these friends and Sabha representing Kaithal Parliamentary I am sure the House will join me in con\!sying our Const~tuencyof undivided Punjab State during condolences to the bereaved families. 1962-67. THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI H.D. DEVE Earl~e~,he had been a Member of Punjab Vidhan GOWDA) : Hon. Speaker, Sir, while associating myself Sabha durmg 1952-62. with the Condolence Resolution moved by your A dedicated social and political worker, he honour in this House, it is my paintul duty this worked relentlessly for'the upliftment of the down- morning to associate myself wlth the Motion paying t~odden A noted industrialist. Shri Puri represented homage to Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. India'at the United Nations Sugar Conference, Now In the demise of Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the York in 1956 and again at Geneva in 1958 and 1961 nation has lost an eminent freedom fighter, an able and led seveal tr ae delegations to Iran and Pakistan administrator, a clean politician and an elder in 1961 statesman. He sacrificed almost everything during the freedom struggle including his higher education . An able 8'31i anien!ar~an, he lost no opportunity by responding to the clarion call of to dtaw fh~ri: E.I,~I?V 0: the House to the problems by taking a plunge into treedom struggle early in his faced by tfie l\:.!heia youth and spent several years in Jail. He was from Shr I U.D Fur passed away at London, the United a farming family. By sheer dint of sacrifice, hard h~ngd:.>nion 22nc Apt11 1996 at the age of 82 years. work and merit, he became the Chief Minister of 5h11 PI\ k~>:~;nywas a Member of Eighth and Andhra Pradesh. As Chief Minister, he took initiative N~ntn~ok Sabh;~ ~epresenting Trichur Parliamentary in launching many projects which later led to an C;~rl: :!t~i~i~cy7: Keiala during 1984-83 and accelerated agricultural development. He was not 1 Pd+.'.ll only a progressive administrator but also an extraordinarily sensitive politician. He was a mass E:,: ie:. h+ ti311 Seen a Member of Leg~slative leader and was deeply committed to high standards A~.s,e~l~tlt\:#I lte~alaclu~~ng 1072-77 A well-known in public life poI~tic..?l.>?d S~CIJw!!ri\er. Shr~P.A. Antony took kern 1'1t~1~'T.iin :b~cjeveiopment of educat~onfor He served the country in several capacities the WCT kc! rr<:14c.,ns71 the society. starting as a Member ot the Madras Legislative Assembly and the Constituerlt Assembly of India, as Ar ri;:tlve ~,~~~t!~~rnen~arian.Shr~Arttony also Minister In the State and Chief Minister of Andhra :,rivt~l ac h!ot~.t*rr nt the Committe , on Government Pradesh. He was a Member in the Cabinet formed Ac-.~.ur;~l;i:cr, ..:?r:;:~ltat~ve Comm~tteeof Commerce, by Shri and later in the Cabinet i;ornn-rlli~~:In C)tf8olal Language. Committee on of Shrimati lndira Gandhi. As an able administrator, c I~Li: ialr! or ?he Table and Consultative Committee he provided nature guidance to several Ministeries o; tt1- Mirr~~t~y .::f kxternai Aftairs. in the Central Government. It was a tribute to his L, ,, 7 A Antony passed away at Chalakudy on parliamentary skills that he was elected the Speaker 2:li; 4~r~l.1996 at the age of 60 years. of the , an office that won him wide

C.. 'iilay Pal Singh was a Member of Fifth Lok acclaim. It was a tribute to his genius that he was Sabl- '2 !.r~!esentlng Muzaffarnagar Parliamentary again elected unanimously the Speaker of the Lok Const~tuencyof Uttar Pradesh duri~g1971-77. Sabha In March, 1977 and then went on to be elected unanimously to the highest office of the land. Earlier he had been a Member at Uttar Pradesh Legr~.lsl~ve?Assembly durlng 1952-56 and 1962-67. I had the fortune of knowing him closely for several years. I also had the opportunity of interacting closely An agr~culturlstby profess~on,he was associated with him during his last years when he made w~thvallous organisations connected with the welfare Bangalore his home. As I speak about him today, :I!. oeasants in different capazlties many ot these memories of my association with him Shr~Singh worked relentlessly for creatlng are crowdmg in. The public life of India is poorer by awareness among the downtrodden about their rights hls departure, but he will always remain one of the and strove 'or erad~cat~onof social evils emanating prime examples of public life for all of us to emulate. Obituary References JYAISTHA 20. 1918 (Sake) Obituary References 6

I would also like to place on record our He may not be compared with Shri Vithal Bhai condolences on the passing away of some of our Patel or Shri Mavalankar but we have witnessed former colleagues. during his tenure how the House can be run with the Shri Ram Charan was a Member of the 4th Lok cooperation of each and every Member. Sabha who had special interest in social work and I had the opportunity of going abroad with hlm. uplift of the downtrodden. Once, some protocol lapse was committeed relating to our delegation in a particular country. India is the Shr~Valmiki Choudhary is well known for his largest democracy of the world. A delegation of the close association with our first President Dr. Rajendra Members of Parliament going outside represents the Prasad. He has done a signal service to the nation whole country. Dr. Reddy was the leader of our by collecting and compiling papers relating to Dr. delegation He brought it to the notice of the host Rajendra Prasad. country in a very firm yet courteous manner and the We also mourn the death of Shrl D.D. Puri, Shri host country made amends for the lapse. P.A. Antony and Shri Vijay Pal Singh. Shri Puri was An indebted nation elected him as the President closely associated with the interest of farmers and of the Republic for his life long services. He could the sugar industry. Shri P.A. Antony was an have been elevated to this highest office even before intellectual and a distinguished sportsman. Shri Vijay 1977. 1 do not want to go into that controversy. But, Pal Singh took special interst and was devcted to when the circumstances changed, he adorned the the welfare of the working class, peasants and youth. office of the President of India. At that time, he visited I wish to place on record the deep sense of a village in Gonda as he was invited to a poor personal loss and grief felt by the nation and by all peoples' meet. Farmers had assembled there. He of us on the passing away of Dr. Neelam Sanjiva was invited there. We all are well aware of the Reddy and our former colleagues. paraphernalia which accompanies the President. The hearts of thousands of villagers assembled there May their souls rest in peace' were moved with emotion when Dr. Reddy declared that he would have his meals on a ieaf plate ('Pattal') squatting together with other villagers. He said that SHRl ATAL BlHAR VAJPAYEE (Lucknow) : Mr. no special arrangemarit should be made for his Speaker, Sir, the two consecutive happenings of meals. It was a big thins in itself. welcoming the new Members and paying homage to He struggled throughout his life and witnessed the departed ones taking place with an interval of a many vicissitudes in life. We critlclsed many of the few seconds reveal the whole saga of this House decisions taken by him as the President but this by and of human life-cycle. no means lessened our respect for him. Today, his The sad demise of Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy demise has created a great void in public life. has brought an end to an era. A strong bond of We also express our condolences on the demlse cohesion joining the present with the past has of other friends. I have had an opportunity of being broken. A veteran is no more with us now. Born in a Member this House or the other one, with all of the environs of a village and brought up in a farmer's them. family, he plunged into the country's freedom struggle. Shri Valmiki Choudhury was imprisoned when He was imprisoned several times and played a he was only ten. The books authored by him will significant role in nation building aftel the country guide our future generations. He has also raised the was freed from foreign yoke. As has been sa~djust issue of relationship between the President and the now, he was a Member of the Leg~c.iat~veAssembly Prime Minister as also the issues which could be and also of the Constituent Assembly. He was a raised between them. Member of the Lok Sabha as well as of Rajya Sabha. He left his mark wherever he served. An amiable Shri Ram Charan had won from a reserved and affectionate heart throbbed in him. He served as constituency. He represented Khurja and was a friend Speaker, Lok Sabha twice. Once, I was in the of ours. He was constantly concerned about hls opposition and on the other occasion, the treasury constituency.. benches. He did not bank too much upon the Shri D.D. Puri was replete with the memorles of technicalities of the Constitution, the Rules of united Punjab and used to narrate the anecdots of Procedure and the conventions in order to run the Lahore. He was associated with industry and House though he was fully acquainted with all these presented its view very effectively. He endeavoured regulations. Yet, he made a distinguished contribution to solve the problems of the workers. Shri Antony, to the office of Speaker by running the House with elected from Trichur was very active in the a concensus by dint of his sheer common sence and committees. He left a mark in every committee he skilful astuteness. served. Shrl Vijay Pal Singh was a Member of the 17 Obituary References JUNE 10, 1986 Obituary Referencer 8

Communist Party and represented Western Uttar without any demur took It back. This anecdote, true Pradesh. He was associated wlth the canal farmers anecdote has been known to many people In the movement and wlth people's problems. He occupled South, MLAs and others and to a very large extent ;I prominant place in his. constltuency. for his firmness. Where he considers something right, not to compromise with what he considers right has The Members of the older generation are parting been known all over the country. w~th,us .one by one. We all are grieved by their demise. Mr. Speaker, Sir on behalf of my party and He was the Congres President also. Perhaps myself I join your goodself and the Prime Minister in this was the very very trying moment for him because paying homage to Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy and the Prime Minister was Pandit . To other,.departed friends and request you to convey act as a Congress President when Prime Minister our condolences to the bereaved families. Jawaharlal Nehru was at the other end towering over everything In the country and the Congress, [E nilish] was a real job. I can say without fear of contradiction that Dr. Sanjiva Reddy proved to the task of becoming SHRl P.V. NARASIMHA RAO (Berhampur) : Mr. a leader, not necessarily opposed to the Prime Speaker, Sir, I associate myself with the sentiments Minister a leader along wlth the Prime Minister, but expressed by the Prime Minister and the Leader of not a subordinate to him. I mean, this is how I would the Opposition. ilke to put it. Though that relationship was very very I am particularly grieved at the loss of Dr. Sanjiva Instructive, we try to learn somethlng, we try to look Reddy. Apart from what all has been said about hls into the nitty-gritty of that relationship. And then services to the country, he being a freedom fighter, again, he went back as Chief Minister of Andhra his adorning several positions of eminence and Pradesh. As the President of India, he showed )hat responsibility, I have a whole chapter which is he need not necessarily and without demur sign?-on connected with my personal relationship with him. I dotted lines. He had the courage to say that in his owe many of the things in my life to him. He gave humble opinion what was being proposed by the my first break as a Minister in his Council of Ministers Cablnet does not appear to be correct, would. the' in 1962. He was extremely kind to me and Cabinet look at it again. And in most of these matters appreciative of whatever good work I did, whenever I happened to be the intermediary. So, I know how I did a good work. I remember many, many anecdotes things went. On the other side was lndira Gandh.i the to prove this point._He held,me in great affection. He Prime Minister. I was a Minister in her Cabinet. So, made me the representative of his own district these happenings, these events, these nuances which perhaps do not have any place in the pages Anantpur, which a1lof.u~know Is one of the least of history are known only to those who went through developed districts injthe country. He often used to these nuances and very minutely studied them, I say about the River Pennar, which flows through happened to be one to of them and I feel blessed by Anantpur, 'what'flows 'in this river is sand and not these experiences and I would say that personally, water'. He had many such light-hearted jokes to I would call this a loss to me personally and in me describe the indescribable poverty in . I I find something missing by the demise of Dr. Sanjiva was fortunate to.formuiate some of the schemes in Reddy. Whenever I went to Bangalore, I made it a Anantpur, which have taken decades and decades. point to meet him. And he went over the entire Some of them, actually, are fructifying now. And, scenario. He was so interested in the minute things whenever, I happened to meet Dr. Sanjiva Reddy in happening anywhere in the country and in the world. , Bangalore, he always remembered of what I had When I became Foreign Minister, he was very deeply started as a Minister in his Cabinet and what is interested in Foreign Affairs. I explained things and being done decade after decade since. he with his sturdy common sense suggested things He was a very honest man. His honesty was which perhaps would not have occurred to the almost proverbial in the South of India. One of the Ministry of External Affairs. Some of them I know. So, anecdotes which went round and which was true, we were greatly profited by him. And I for one would absolutely true, in every word was to the effect that remember him, his personality and his relationship when he was the .PWD Minister In , In wlth me all my life. the old Madras State, one gentleman went to him The other friends who have left us were equally with a closed letter from one of his - Dr. Sanjiva eminent in their respecttve fields. Valmiki Choudhary Reddy's - very, very dear friends. was a great frelnd of mine. Almost every month he met me. And we had extensive discussions centered He took the letter, He did not open it, He only around his writings, partlcularly of the days of Dr. said, 'I understand what this letter contains. I know Rajendra Prasad. you are a contractor. Either take the letter back for your own safety or If you wan1 me to open it, you He was a very dear colleague and a very prolific run the risk of my going against you merely because writer. The fleld of literature will be poorer for his you have brought a recommendation here'. The man demise. 9 Obituary References JYAISTHA 20, 1818 (Saka) Oblturry References 10,

I wish to convey my own condolences and my Parliament by the Dame people, not just once, but Party's condolences to the bereaved famllies, Mr. many tlmes. He became a Minlster here; he was Speaker. Let their souls rest In peace. elevated to the rame Chalr whlch you are holding SHRl (Bolpur) : Mr. now, Sir. He very ably handled all the positions given Speaker, Slr, on behalf of my party and myself, I to him. He flnally rose to the highest position in the associate wlth what has been sald by you and other country and became the Presldent of India. dlstlnguished leaders in the House. We mourn the In 1977, 1 was attendlng FA0 Conference in Rome 'loss of our former President and all the dlstlnguished when I received a message that there had been a colleagues who are no longer wlth us. . very severe cyclone in the coastal areas of Andhra Sir, I had the privllege of being In the House Pradesh. when Dr. Neeiam SanJlva Reddy was the Speaker in And there had been a very heavy loss of life. I 1977. although /or a brief perlod. I cancot but immediately came back and when I reached Delhi, wholeheartedly agree wlth what Shri Vajpayeeji had I recelved a message thqt the President was vis~ting said, that Is, as a Speaker, he was not stickler about that area and I war to accompany' him. So, -1 the rules and procedures so much.as he used to accompanied SanJlva Reddyji to the coastal areas. defuse the sltuation with his adept handling of the We had to go there many mlles by road and the pmblrm that would arise. slght was so dirtrerring. Human corpse8 and animal Slr, he was the man of the masses, he war a carscasaes were lylng all along the road, llttered in freedom flghter and he held wlth great dlstinctlon the fieldr. We even raw rome dead bodies hanglng whatever Offlce he had to occupy; and I bellve, durlng from the electrlc llnrr about ten feet hlgh from the hls perlod, In whatever porltlon he occupied, he ground. Water had rlren ro hlgh In that area; sea cultivated a culture of consensus which always helps had submerged the land for about twenty kllometres In defuslng rltuatlonr and achlevlng what Ir requlred and them rrceded. So, therr war a great lor8 of Ilte; to be done. Slr, It I8 very dlfflcult to rubstltute lraderr Therr wore rome gatherlngr and camps being Ilks hlm In the natlonal Ilfe. He occuplod with great organlrrd at that tlme. We vlrlted onr of tho camp8 dlatlnctlon, almost all the Important Offlcrr In thlr and raw men, womrn and ohlldren almoat naked; country Includlng tho hlghert Offlce of the land. romr women were half-naked and rtarvlng. Sanjivr Rrddy had tear8 In hlr ryrr, and told me, "Mr. Slr, wr dreply mourn hls parslng awry rnd I Barnala, you do romrthlng for them Immrdlrtrr romr know that It I8 not vary eary to fIII tho vold that har clothlng and food?" I replled that by tho rvenlng been crrrted by hlr drmlrr. avrrythlng wlll be ruppllrd and the next dry, when I alro mourn the lor8 of othrr dlrtlngulrhed I told him thrt ruppllrr of clothe8 and food had been Mrmberr of thlr Houre; and I rrquert you, Slr, on arranged for thrt arrr, he war very happy. HI war our behalf, to convey our rlncrrr condolrncrr to tho tender at hrart. A perron wlth ruch an exalted mrmberr of tho berrrvrd famlllrr. porltlon wlth ryrr molrt rhowr that hr had a tender SARDAR 8URJIT SINOH BARNALA (Sangrur) : hrart, hrart, whlch bled for tho propir and cared for Mr. Sperkrr, 81r, I would ilk8 to joln the othrr rmlnont tho proplr, Mrmbrrr of tho Houre In paylng my trlbutrr to Dr. A tlmr came Irtrr when Choudhary Charan Slngh Neelam Sanjlvr Reddy and othrr flvr formrr rrrlgnrd brcrurr thrrr war a no. confldrncr motlon collergurr of thlr Hourr. In tho Hourr rgalnrt hlm..A frw day8 afirr that, Mr. I hrd the opportunlty of worklng wlth Dr. Nrrlam SrnJlvr Reddy called mr to the R?rhtraprtl Bhawan SrnJlvr Rrddy for #om@tlmr. HI war born In a and told mr thrt hr had an Idra of havlng an lntrrlm , farmlng hmlly; and he remalnrd a farmrr throughout natlonai Qovernment and thrn rurprlrlngly, he told hlr IWr, at hrrrt. Whrnrver I had rn opportunlty of that It war to br hrrded by me. I thanked hlm and mratlng hlm, hr would talk of rgrloulture and of told that I war not worthy of It and arked hlm ar to farmlng - thrt rhowd hlr Intrnrt. I thought that It why dld hr thlnk of ma. Than hr raid, "I know romr war brcrurr of tho Drprrtmrnt that I war hrndllng qurlltlrr whlch othrrr do not hrvr and whlch you at thrt tlmr that he war arklng me. But It war not ro. h8~0you an non~contrrvrr~lal.'So, Sir, 1 hrva Hr had tho Interort of tho farmer8 rt hlr hrart. Though fond mrmorlrr of thlr groat man who rervrd he war the Pnrldrnt of Indlr, hr aotually war a lndlr ro rbly In dlffrrrnt porltlonr and I condole hlr frrmrr. HI roro to rmlnant porltlonr broruro he death, loved hlr paopla, ho rrrvrd them wrll and propla 8hrl D,D, Purl war from Punjrb; hr war r rho lovad hlm, Irglrlrtor 8180 and I had an opportunlty of brlna Hr boormr 8 Mombor of tho AsPoLrglolrtlvo wlth hlm 88 hlr oollrrguo, Thrn hr crmo to tho A~aembly,Aglh rnd again, ho'wrr 'okotod to tho Parllrmrnt, Ha war a drdlortrd man wlth natlonalirt Awmbly; he boormo 8 Mlnlrtor,, then ho brormo vlrwr, hrd mrdr raorlflorr lor tho Indrpendrnor of tho Chlof Nlnlitor, Then he wac olootod to tho tho oountry and lrtrr rrrvrd tho 8trtr ar well 88 tho a '7 . . 11 Obituary References JUNE 10, 1996 OQltuary Reterences 12 country to the best of his capacity. On my own behalf members and also to the family members of other and my party's behalf, 1 join other Members in flve Members of this House who have passed conveying heart-felt condolences. away. SHRl CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : Sir, I join you, SHRlMATl GEETA MUKHERJEE (Punskura) : Mr. the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition Speaker, Sir, I join the the Prime Mnister, Leader of and other distinguished Members of this House to the House, Leader of the Opposition and other express my profound sorry and grief on the passing distinguished leaders who have already spoken and away of former President Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy expressed their appreciations about Dr. Neelam and other distinguished Members of the House who Sanjiva Reddy. Most important things have already are no longer with us. been said and I do associate myself and my party with all those. I would like to make another point. Sir, Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was a stalwart in He was not only a statesman, a person of great the nation's freedom struggle; he was an able eminence, a person who was very kind at heart, he administrator; he was a great statesman and had never changed his lifestyle despite being in such an qualities which are very rare. He adorned the Chair exalted office. . whibh you are occupying now. In today's India, that is one of the qualities which He left an indelible mark in conducting this I think all of us must appreciate and try to emulate. House He set up certain landmarks in creating new Sir, from a very humble beginning to the highest conventions and traditions by giving a number of office he conducted himself with great ability. In rulings. I had the privilege of working in this House losing him, our country has lost a brilliant son and when he was'occupying that exalted Office of the the void shall always he felt. I would like to express Speakership. Sir, I felt him as a guide, philosopher my condolences also to the family. I request you to and inspirer, as when new Members were at a pass them on to the family on my behalf as well as ' difficulty, he was always available In his Chamber on behalf of our Party. for providing some guidance, information and also I also pay my respects to the other hon. Members necessary instruction. I owe my debt to him as a of this House Shri Ram Charan, Shri Valmiki young and new Member of this House. As the Choudhary, Shri D.D. Puri, Shri P.A.,Antony and Shri President of this great country of ours, he discharged Vajay Pal Singh. I request you to pass on our sorrow his Constitutional responsibilities in a marked and condolences to the bereaved families of these manner. He has became a name which the Members who were with us at one time and who are countrymen can never forget. I join you, leaders of no more. this House and othe~.distinguished Members i? conveying my respoctful homage to the departed SHRl G.M. BANATWALA (Ponnani) : Mr. Speaker, leader. On my behalf, I also request you to convey Sir, we associate ourselves with the sentiments the condolences of my party to the other bereaved expressed on the sad demise of the former Pres~dent families. Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indeed he was a man gifted with qualities of head and heart. He was an SHRl (Rajapur) : Mr. Speaker, eminent freedom fighter and after Independence Sir, It is very unfortunate that a person of eminence great has been his contribution to the nation-bu~ld~ng. of Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy has passed away. On Sir, he brought honour and dignity to every post my own behalf and on behalf of my party 1 join you that he had held, the posts of the Ministers, of the . in extending our heart-felt condolences to the Speaker of this House, the Member of the Constituent bereaved families. Assembly and also the President of our republic. A person who made a very humble beginning in Indeed, the national loss is very great and words his political career remained a humble man despite will never be sufficient to describe the profound his attaining high offices and ultimately becoming sorrow into which the entire nation plunged on the President of India. He was a person who became receiving the sad news of his demise. the Chief Minister, Union M~nister,Speaker of the It is for such tall personalities and on the passing House and also the President of India. His away of such tall personalities that the Urdu poet of Presidency passed through one of the most turbulent the East Dr. Allana lqbal had said : times the Indian politics has witnessed. Despite that he passed with flying colours. That bears the "Hazaron Saal Nargis Apni testimony of his statesmanship. I am one of the Benuri Pai Roti Hai. unfortunates who never knew him personally though Barhi Mushkil Se Hota Hal Chaman Mein Didavar Peda." I appreciated h~mas a person from distance. He is always as nice as knowlng a person from close We all mourn the national loss. Dr. Neelam quarters. We would cerlainly like to join you in Sanjiva Reddy has left his footprints on the sands of extending our condolences to the bereaved family time. He will be long remembered. 13 Obltuary Relorences JYAISTHA 20, 1918 (Saka) Obituary References 14 i

We also mourn the sad demise of our other With the passing away of Dr. Sanjlva Reddy, Members of the House already mentioned. Through another crucial link in this chain has gone. y~u,Mr. Speaker, we convey our sincere condolences I to the bereaved families. Sir, on behalf of the D.M.K. party to which I belong, I Bssociate myself with the House and pay SHRl SANAT KUMAR MANDAL (Joynagar) : Slr, my respects to the departed leader and I also pay Dr. Neelam Sanjlva Reddy, the former Presldent of my respects to the other departed former Members lndia was a great leader who served the nation In of Parllament. various capacities with distinction. SHRl MADHAVRAO SClNDlA (Gwalior) : Mr. 12.00 hrs. Speaker, Sir, we would like to be associated with the sentiments of tribute for Dr. Sanjiva Reddy being Following his death, the country has lost a great expressed insthis House today. patriot, an able administrator and a distinguished statesman. The loss is irreparable. On behalf of my I had the privilege of knowing Dr. Sanjiva Reddy party, the R.S.P., and on my own behalf, I convey right from 1967 when he was first Speaker and them our deepest condolence to the bereaved family of later in 1977 and even later as the President of the departed President, Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy India. and of the other colleagues of this House. Sir, Dr. Reddy was always a person who greatly SHRl N.V.N. SOMU (Madras North) : Mr. Speaker, encouraged the younger elements in the Housg. And Sir, I also associate myself with the feelings I am sure that this example would be emulated by expressed by the other leaders of the House on the the very young Speaker that we have today. He did demise of Dr. Neelarn Sanjiva Reddy. Dr. Neelam say that a Speaker should be seen but not heard. I Sanjiva Reddy,'a former President was a stalwart of do not know how far we are going to allow you to the freedom struggle is no more with us. He was one adhere to thls dictum. Dr. Sanjiva Reddy was born of the forerunners of the freedom movement of this in a farming family, joined the freedom struggle under country. the leadership of pujya bapuji. He was a true Gandhian who fought for the He later held so many high offices both in party nation's Independence and had been imprisoned on organisation, as a Central Minister and as Chief several occasions. In the post-Independence era, he Minister. He is the only person to have emerged had shown a keen interest in the country's victorious second time after having lost the first development. As you said, he was the President of Presidential elections which showed his grit and his the Republic of lndia between 1977 and 1982. During determination. I remember, in 1969 1 was personally his tenure he had sworn in three Prime Minister, Shri witness to the happenings, which was my first , Shri and Shrimati lndlra introduction, to the hurly-burly would of national Gandhi. He was praised for his behaviour with each politics. one of them with grace an highness befitting his In the passing away of Dr. Neelam Sanjeeva high office. The late President had been a syccessfu'l Reddy, we have lost a true patriot and an illustrious Chief Minister and also a Central Minister in charge son of India. I would like you, Sir, to convey our of a major economic portfolio, that is, Ministry of deepest condolences to the bereaved family. I would Steel He was the Presiding Officer ot this august also like you to associate us with the condolences House. As Speaker he never referred to Rules Book to be sent to all the other erstwhile colleagues who and conducted the House to the entire satisfaction are no more with us. of all sections. He conducted the proceedings nonchalantly with conciliation and a sense of humour. [Trans la tion] There was a certain old world charm about him, with his famous stride flashing after a rather searching SHRl NARAYAN DUTT TlWARl (Nainital) : Sir, comment. In voicing his Government policies he used with your kind permission, I would like to associate very straightforward expressions. myself and my pany with the homage paid by the hon. Prime Minister, the leader of the Opposition, Sir, with proud honour I want to state he was the leader of the and also a Member of the Legislative Assembly in our leaders of other parties to the revered Shri Neelam composite Madras State. He was a true Gandhian to Sanjiva Reddy and other departed souls. In paying the core. He said once that "Gandhiji taught us to homage to the memory of the deceased leader, Shri return good for evil: wny should we give up our Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, we recall the entire history. manners?" The successful President had been We recall the great freedom struggle in which he touched by Gandhiji and Panditji. took part as a dedicated soldier. We are remined of 15 Obituary References JUNE 10, 1996 Obituary References 16 the decades of the freedom struggle when after thls House in offering condolences upon the death 'partaking In the "Qult India Movement", .he made a of Dr. Neelam Sanjlva Reddy and other departed significant contributlsn in drafting our Constitution in colleagues of thls House on behalf of my party, the the Constuent Assembly. Thereafter, he demonstrated Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, and on behalf of hls admlnlstrative acumen, resolute determination the ~eooleof Goa. and assiduity in d'lfferent departments of the Government and in the organisational matters of the Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a novice in this House. I party. He is one of the builders of modern Andhra had no occasion to know Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Pradesh. The developmental achievements of Andhra from close quarters. But ever slnce I began my Pradesh and the contribution of the great Andhra political career almost two decades ago, I had people, helonginy to a very large state and region of watched Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. I had occasions the country is greatly attributed to the leadership, to meet him whenever he visited Goa in his capacity the Chief Ministership and Ministership of Shri as the Congress President and in his capacity as the Reddy. I have watched Shri Sanjiva Reddy working President of India. firmly and resolutely in tortuous organisational Sir, Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy will be situations. He showed the honesty of principles remembered for his various deeds, various during difficult days of division and unity. Even today achievements and in times to come, perhaps, this we have to draw inspiration from him as to how, country may raise various memorials in the form of remaining true to our ideologies, we can bring statues or perhaps some institutions in his honour. maturity to democracy through Parliament. Shri Sanjiva Reddy set many exampl'es to this effect I wish to draw your attention to a small memorial durlng his llfe time, during his Presidential tenure which exists down in Goa. Way back, when he was and at different stages of his life through his acts the President of this country, he visited Goa and laid and deeds. We also pay homage to our other the corner-stone of a bridge which connects Goa departed friends with whom we got a chance to work. with Maharashtra, the neighbouring State. I am very Shri Vijay Pal Singh, whom you and other hon. sorry to state in this House that years have gone by; leaders have paid homage, was the voice of the great leaders have occupied various positions in farmers He advocated the casue of the farmers in this country: lndiraji came and went; Rajivji came his speeches be that the U.P. Legislative Assembly and went; we had also illustrious Prime Ministers or th~sHouse. He was the leader of the sugarcane like Shri Narasimha Raoji and very recently we had farme~sof the country. His communist ideology Shri Vajpayeeji and now, of course, Shri Deve represented the farmers and the workers, Likewise, Gowdaji yet the bridge was not completed. I am whereas on the one hand Late Shri D.D. Puri was a sorry to state that that bridge, the work of which was staunch advocate of modernisation of industries and started when Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the wanted the sugar industry to be modernised, on the President of this country, still remains unfinished. It other hand he was a unique industrialist who also is my humble request to this House and particularly represented the workers. to the present Government that we cannot leave I have also had the opportunity of having unfinished a work which was started by an eminent experience of maturity of thought and eloquence of personality like Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Shri PA Antony Whenever he used to speak, he Something in earnest should immediately be done. effectively inflynced the Parliamentary Comr,rittees It is a bridge which spans a small river and the in whtch he served by his sheer honesty of thought length could be not more than 500 metres. I think, and imprecnable reasoning. one year's dedicated work will be enough to complete that bridge and it can carry the name of Dr. Neelam Shri Ram Charan who represented Khurja Sanjiva Reddy. We, the people of Goa, are grateful Parliamentary constituency always raised here the to Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy not only for having voice of the poor and the downtrodden. The services started the work of that bridge on National Highway rendered by Shri Valmiki Choudhary, as mentioned but also for an irrigation project which he had started. by you earlier, his literary experience, works and The project has been completed but the bridge has contribution made by him as a freedom fighter will not yet been completed. ever be remembered. I request you to kindly convey my and my party's I also join the House in extending my humble condolence to the bereaved families. condolences to the bereaved families of other departed Members of this House. [Engl~shj MR. SPEAKER : ~he'~ousemay now stand in SHRI RAMAKANT D. KHALAP (Panall) : Hon. silence for a short while as a mark of respect to the Speaur~ Sir, I joln you and the worthy Members of deceased. 17 Obituary References JYAISTHA 20, 1918 (Saka) Obituary Refererr~ss 1 d

12.4 % hre. 12.15 hrs. The Members then stood in silence The Lok Sabha then adjourned trll Elever] or the Clock on ~uesda~,June 11 for a short while. 1996/Jyaistha 21, 191 8 (Saka). MR. SPEAKER : The House stands adjouned 16 meet again tomorrow, the 1 lth June, 1996 at 11 a.m