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LOK SABRA DEBATES (English Version)

Tentb Session (Elghtb Lot Sabba)

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No.1. Monday, February 22. 1988/Phalguna 3, 1909 (Saka)

COLUMNS

President's Address - Laid on the Table 1-20

Obituary References and Resolution on the 20-32 demise of

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS EIGHTH LOK SABHA

A Appalanarasimham, Shri P. (Anakapalfi)

Shri (South Abbasi, Shri K.J. (Domariaganj) ArJun Singh, Defhi)

Shri (Tenkasi) Abdul Ghafoor, Shri (Siwan) Arunachalam, M.

Abdul Hamid, Shri (Dhubri) Ataur Rahman, Shri (8arpeta)

Abdullah, Begum Akbar Jahan Athlthan, Shri R. Dhanuskodi (Tiruchen- (Anantnag) dur)

Athwal, Shri Charanjit Singh (Ropar) Acharla, Shri Basudeb (8ankura)

AdalkalaraJ, Shri L. () Awasthl, Shri Jagdish (Bilhaur)

Agarwal, Shri Jai Prakash (Chandni Azad, Shri Bhagwat Jha (Bhagalpur) Chowk) Azad, Shri Ghulam Nabi (Washim) Ahmad, Shri Sarfaraz (Giridih) B Ahmed, Shrimati Abida (Bareilly) Baghel, Shri Pratapsinh (Ohar) Ahmed, Shri Saifuddin (Mangaldai) 8agun Sumbrul, Shri (Singhbhum) Akhtar Hasan. Shri (Kairana) 8alragl, Shri Balkavi (Mandsaur) Alkha Ram, Shri (Salumber) Bairwa, Shri Banwari Lal (Tonk) Anand Singh, Shri (Gonda) Baltha, Shri D.L. (Araria) AnJlah. Shrimatj Manemma (Secundera- bad) BaJpal, Dr. Rajendra Kumari (Sitapur)

Annanambl, Shri R. (Pollachi) Bala Goud, Shri T. (Nizamabad)

Ansari, Shri Abdul Hannan (Madhubani) Balaraman, Shri L. (Vandavasi)

Ansari, Shri Z.R. (Unnao) &all, Shrimati Vyjayanthimala (Madras- South) Anthony, Shri Frank (Nominated Anglo- Indian) Banatwalla, Shri G. M. (Ponnani)

Antony, Shri P.A. (Trichur) Banerjee, Kumar; Mamata (Jadavpur)

(\) Sarman, Shri Palas (Balurghat) Blrlnder Singh, Shri (Hissar)

Barrow, Shri A.E.T. (Nominated Anglo- Biswas, Shri Ajoy (Tripura West) Indian) Brahma Dutt, Shri (Tehri Garhwal) BaaavaraJeswari, Shrimati (8ellary) Budania, Shri Narendra (Churu) a... varaJu, Shri G.S. (Tumkur) Bundela, Shn Sujan Singh (Jhansi) B.sh.ar, Shri T. (Chirayinkil) Buta Singh, S. (Jalore) a.su, Shri Ani! (Arambagh) c Bhagat, Shri B.R. (Arrah) Chaliha, Shri Parag (Jorhat) Bhagat, Shri H.K.L. (East Delhi) Chandrakar, Shri Chandulal (Durg) Bhakta, Shri Manoranjan (Andaman & Nicobqr Islands) Chandrasekhar, Shrimati M. (Sriperum- budur) Bhandari, Shrimati O.K. (Sikkim) Chandrashekharappa, Shri T.V. (Shi- Bharat Singh, Shri (Outer Delhi) moga)

Bhardwaj, Shri Parasram (Sarangarh) Chandresh Kumari, Shrimati (Kangra)

Bhatia, Shri R.L. () Charles, Shn A. (Trivandrum)

BhattacharYY8, Shrimati Indumati Chatterjee, Shn Somnath (8olpur) (Hooghly) Chaturvedi. Shri Naresh Chandra Bhol, Dr. Krupasindhu (Sambalpur) ()

Bhoopathy, Shri G. (Peddapalli) Chaturvedi, Shnmati Vldyavatl (KhaJu- raho) Bhosale, Shri Pra1aprao 8. (Satara) Chaudhary, Shri Manphool Singh BIll:: /8, Shri R.M. (Ohule) (Blkaner)

Bhoye, Shri S.S. (Malegaon) Chaudhry, Shri Kamal (Hoshiarpur)

BhumlJ, Shn Haren (Dlbrugarh) Chavan, Shri Ashok Shankarrao (Nanded)

Bhuria, Shri Dileep Singh (Jhabua) Chav~n, Shrimatl Premalabai (Karad)

Blrbal, Shri (Ganganagar) Chavda, Shri Ishwarbhai K. (Anand)

Slr.ndra Singh, Rao (Mahendragarh) Chldambaram, Shri P. (Sivaganga)

(ii) Chlnte Mohan. Dr. (Tirupati) Dennis, Shri N. (Nagercoil)

Choubey, Shri Narayan (Midnapore) Oeo, Shri V. Kishore Chandra S. (Par- vathipuram) Choudhari, Shrimati Usha (Amravati) Deora, Shri Murli (Bombay South) Choudhary, Shri Jagannath (Ballia) Dev, Shri Sontosh Mohan (S;lchar) Choudhary, Shri Nandlal (Sagar) Devarajan, Shri 8. (Rasipuram) Choudhury, Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan (Maida) Oevl, Prof. Chandra Bhanu (8alia)

Choudhury, Shri Samar Brahma Dharlwsf. Shri Shanti '(Kota) (Kokrajhar) Dhillon, Dr. G.S. (Ferozepur) Chowdhary, Shri Saifuddin (Katwa) Dlgal, Shri R"'..Jhakanta (Phulbani)

o Digha, Shri Sharad (Bombay North Central)

Oabhl, Shri Ajitsinh (Kaira) Digvljay Sinh, Shri (Surendranagar)

Oalblr Singh, Shri (Shahdol) DlgviJaya Singh, Shri (Rajgarh)

Dalwai. Shri Hussain (~::Jfnaqiri) Dlkshlt, Shrimati Sheila (Kannauj)

Damar, Shri Somjibhai (Dohad) Dtnash Singh, Shri (Pratapgarh)

Dandavate, Prof. Madhu (Rajapur) Dongaonkar, Shri Sahebrao PatH () Dardi, Shri Teja Singh (Bhatinda) Dora, Shri H.A. (Srikakulam) Das, Shri Anadi Charan (Jajpur) Dube, Shri Bhishma Dec (Banda) Das, Shri Bipin Pal (Tezpur) E Oas, Shri R.P. (Krishnagar) Engtl, Shri Siren Singh (Autonomous Das, Shri Sudarsan (Karimganj) District)

Das Munsl. Shri Priya Ranjan (Howrah) F

Datta, Shri Amal (Diamond Harbour) Falelro, Shri Eduardo (Mormugao)

Deb, Shri Sarat (Kendrapara) fernandes, Shri Oscar ()

(ill) G Gowda, Shrt H.N. Nanja (Hassan)

Qadgll, Shri V.N. (Puna) Gowda, Shri K.V. Shankara (Mandya)

Gadhvl, Shri B.K. (Banaskantha) Guha, Dr. Phulrenu (Contai)

G ••kwad. Shri Raniit Singh (Baroda) Gupta, Shri Indrajit (Bastrhat)

Galkwad, Shri Udaysingrao (Kolhapur) Gupta, Shri Janak Raj (Jammu)

Gamlt, Shri C.d. (Mandvi) Gupta\ Shrimati Prabhawati (Motihari)

Gandhi. Shri Rajiv (Amethi) Guraddl, Shri S.M. (Bijapur)

Ganga Ram, Shri () H

Gavall, Shri Sitaram J. (Dadra & Nagar Halder, Prof. M.R. (Mathurapur) Haveli) Hannan Mollah, Shri (Uluberia) G.vlt. Shri Manikrao Hodlya (Nandurbar) Hansda, Shri Matilal (Jhargram) Gehlot, Shri Ashok () Hardwarl Lal, Shri (Rohtak) Gholap. Shri S.G. () Harpal Singh, Shri (Kurukshetra) Ghorpada. Shri M.Y. (Raichur) Hembrom, Shri Seth (Rajmahal) Ghosal. Shri Debi (8arrackpore)

Ghosh, Shri Bimal Kanti (Serampore) Iyer, Shri VI.S. Krishna ( South) Ghosh, Shri Tarun Kanti (Barasat) J Ghosh Goswaml. Shrimati Bibha (Nabad- wip) , Shri D.P. (Jam nagar) Gill, Shri M.S. () Jaffar Sharief, Shri C.K. (8angalore Gohll, Shri G.B. () North)

Gomango, Shri Giridhar (Koraput) Jagannath Prasad, Shri (Mohanlalganj)

Gopishwar. Shri () Jagathrakshakan. Dr. S. (Chengalpattu)

G08waml, Shri Dinesh (Guwahati) Jain. Shri Oal Chander (Damoh)

Gound.r. Shri A.S. (Palani) Jeln, Shri Nihal Singh ()

{\v) Jain, Shri Virdhi Chandar (Sarmer) Kannan, Shri P. CTiruchengode)

Jakhar, Dr. 8al Ram (Sikar) Kaul, Shrimati Sheila (~

Janarthanan, Shri Kadambur () Kaushal, Shri Jagan Nath ()

Jangde, Shri Khelan Ram (Bilaspur) Ken, Shri Lala Ram (Bayana)

Jatav, Shri Kammodilal (Morena) Keyur Bhushan, Shri (Aaipur)

Jayamohan, Shri A. (Tiruppattur) Khan. Shri Arif Mohammad (Bahraich)

Jeevarathlnam. Shri R. (Arakkonam) Khan. Shri Aslam Sher (Bstul)

Jena, Shri Chintamani (8alasore) Khan, Shri Khurshid Alam (Farrukhabad)

Jhansl LakshmJ, Shrimati N.P. (Chittor) Khan, Shri Mohd. Ayub (Jhunjhunu)

Jhikram, Shri M.L. (Mandla) Khan, Shri Mohd. Mahfooz Ali (Etah)

Jltendra Prasada, Shri (Shahjahanpur) Khan, Shri Zulfiquar Ali (Rampur)

Jltendra Singh, Shri (Maharajganj) Khattrl. Shri Nirmal (Faizabad)

i Jujhar tilngh, Shn (Jhalawar) Khirhar I Shri A.S. (Sitamarh )

K Kidwai, Shrimati Mohsina ()

Kinder Lal, Shri (Hardoi) Kabuli. Shri Abdul Rashirl () Kisku. Shri Prithv; Chand (Dumka) Kakade. Shri Sambhajirao (Baramati) Kolandalvelu, Shr; P. (Gobichetti- Kalanldhl. Dr. A. (Madras Cent·ral) palayam)

Kafpana Devi, Dr. T. () Krishna Kumar, Shrj S. (QuiJon)

Kamal Nath, Shri (Chhindwara) Krishna Singh, Shri (Bhind)

Kamat, Shri Gurudas (Bombay North Kshrisagar, Shnmati Kesharbai (Bhlr) East) Kuchan, Shri Gangadhar S. (Solapur) Kamble, Shri Arvinc. Tulshiram (Osmana- bad) Kujur, Shri Maurice (Sundargarh;

Kamla Kumari, Kumari (Palamau) Kumaramanga.am, Shri P.R. (Salem)

Kamson, Prof. Meijinlung (Outer Manlpur) KunJambu, Shri K. (Adoor)

(v) kunwar Ram, Shri (Nawada) Manorama Singh. Shrimati (8anka) kuppuswamy, Shri C.K. () Manvendra Singh, Shri (Mathura)

Kurian, Prof. P.J. (Idukki) Martand Singh, Shri (Rewa)

Kurup. Shri Suresh (Kottayam) Masudal Hossain, Shri Syed (Murshi- dabad) L Mavanl, Shrimati Patel Ramaben Lachchhl Ram. Ch. (Jalaun) Ramjibhai ()

Lal Duhoms, Shri (Mizoram) Me&na, Shri Ram Kumar (Sawai Mad- hopur) Law, Shri Asutosh (Dum Dum) Mehta, Shri Haroobhai () Low.ng. Shn Wangpha (Arunachal East) Meira Kumar, Shrimati (Sijnor) M Mlrdha, Shri Ram Niwas (Nagaur)

Madhutee Singh. Shrimati (Purnea) Mishra, Shri G.S. (Seoni)

Mahablr Prasad, Shri (Bansgaon) Mishra, Dr. Prabhat Kumar (Janjgir)

MahaJan. Shri Y.S. (Jalgaon) Mishra, Shri Ram Nagina (Salem pur)

Mahallngam. Shri M. (Nagapattinam) Mishra, Shri Shripati (Machhlishahr)

Mahata. Shri Chitta (Purulia) Mishra, Shri Umakant (Mirzapur)

Mahendra Singh. Shn (Guna) Mishra, Shri ViJay Kumar (Darbhanga)

Makwana. Shri Narsinh (Dhandhuka) Misra, Shn Nityananda (Bolangir)

Malik. Shri Dhatam Pal Singh (Sonepat) Misra. Shri Satyagopal (Tamluk)

Malik, Shri Purna Chandra (Durgapur) Modi, Shri Vishnu ()

Mallick, Shri Lakshman (Jagatsmghpur) Mohandas, Shri K. (Mukundapuram)

Malvlya, Shri Bapulal (ShaJapur) Mohanty, Shri BraJamohan (Puri)

Mandai. Shri Sanat Kumar (Joynagar) More, Prof. Ramkrishna (Khed)

Mane. Shri MurHdhar (Nasik) Motila. Singh, Shri (Sidhi)

Mane. Shri R.S. (Ichalkaranji) Mukherjee, Shrimati Gaeta (Panskura)

(vi) Mukhopadhyay, Shri Ananda Gopal o () Odedra, Shii Bharat Kumar () Mundackat, Shri George Joseph (Muvat- tupuzha) Od.yar, Shri Channaiah (Davangere)

Murmu, Shri Sidha Lal (Mayurbhanj) Oraon, Shrimati Sumati (lohardaga)

Murthy, Shri M.V. Chandrashekara Owalsl, Shri Sultan Safahuddin (Hydera- (Kanakapura) bad)

Murty, Shri Bhattam Srirama (Visakhapat- p nam) Padayachl, Shri S.S. Ramasamy (Tindi- Murugalah, Shri A.R. (Karur) vanam)

Mushran, Shri Ajay () Pakeer Mohamed, Shri E.S.M. (Mayuram)

Muttemwar, Shri Vilas (Chlm ur) Palakondrayudu, Shri S. (Rajampet)

N Panda, Shri Raj Mangal (Oeoria)

Nalk, Shri G. Davaraya (Kanara) Pandey. Shri Damodar (Hazaribagh)

Nalk, Shri Shantaram (Panaji) Pandey, Shri Kali Prasad (Gopalganj)

Nalkar, Shri O.K. (Dharwad North) Pandey, Shri Madan (Gorakhpur)

Namgyal, Shri P. (Ladakh) Pandey, Shri Manoj (Bettiah)

Narayanan, Shri K.R. (Ottapalam) Panlgrahi, Shri Chintamani (Bhubanes- war), NataraJan, Shri K.R. (Dindigul) Panlgrahl, Shri Sriballav (Oeogarh) Natwar Singh, Shri K. (Bharatpur) Panlks, Shri Ram Pyars (Robertsganj) Nawal Prabhakar, Shrimati Sunderwati (Karol 8agh) PanJa, Shri A.K. (Calcutta North-East)

Neekhra, Shri Rameshwar (Hoshan- Pant, Shri K.C. () gabad) Panwar, Shri Satyanarayan (Ujjain) Negi, Shri Chandra Mohan Singh (Garhwal) Parashar, Prof. Narain Chand (Hamirpur)

Nehru, Shri Arun Kumar (Rae 8areti) Pardhl, Shri Keshaorao (Bhandara)

Nalam, Shri Arvind (Kanker) Pa8wan, Shri Ram Bhagat (Rosera)

(vii) Pawl, Dr. A.K. () PilOt, Shri Rajesh (Dausa)

Patel. Shri Ahmad M. (Broach) PooJer" Shri Janardhana ()

Patel, Shri C.D. () Potdukha, Shri Shantaram (Chandrapur)

Patel. Shri G.t () Prabhu, Shri R. (Nilgiris)

Patel, Shri H.M. (Sabarkantha) Pradhan, Shri K.N. ()

Patel, Shri Mohanbhai () Pradhanl. Shri K. (Nowrangpur)

Patel, Shri Ram Pujan (Phulpur) Prakash Chandra, Shri (Barh)

Pate., Shri U.H. (Bulsar) Puran Chandra, Shri (Hathras)

Pathak, Shri Ananda (Oarjeeling) Purohit, Shri Banwari Lal () • Pathak, Shri Chandra Kishore (Saharsa) Purushothaman, Shri Vakkom (Alleppey)

Patn, Shri Balasaheb Vikhe (Kopargaon) Pushpa Devi, Kumari (Raigarh)

Patn, Shri O.B. (Kolaba) Q

Patll, Shri H. B. (Bagalkot) Qureshi, Shri Aziz (Satna)

Patll, Shri Prakash V. (Sangli) R

Patll, Shri Shivraj V. (Latur) RaghuraJ Singh, Chaudhary (Etawah) Palll, Shri Uttamrao (Yavatmal) Ral, Shri I. Ram~ (Kasaragod) PatII , Shri Veerendra (Gulbarga) Rai, Shri Raj Kumar (Ghosi) PatII, Shri Vijay N. (Erandol) Ral, Shn Ramdeo (Samastipur) PatII , Shri Yashwantrao Gadakh (Ahmednagar) Raj Karan Singh. Shri (Sultanpur)

Patnalk, Shrimatl Jayanti (Cuttack) Rsjeshwaran. Dr. V. (Ramanathapuram)

Pattnalk, Shri Jagannath (Kalahandi) RaJhans, Dr. G.S. (Jhanjharpur)

Pawar, Shri Balasaheb (Jalna) RaJu, Shri Ananda Gajapathi (Bobbili)

Panchalilah, Shri P. (Nellars) RaJu, Shri Vijaya Kumar (Narasapur)

Peruman, Dr. P. Vallal (Chidambaram) Ram, Shri Ram Ratan (Hajipur)

(viii) Ram. Shri Ramswaroop (Gaya) R.o. Shri Jagannath (Barhampur)

Ram Awadh Prasad, Shri (Basti) Reo, Shri K.S. (Machilipatnam)

Ram Bahadur Singh, Shri (Chapra) Rao, Shrf P.V. Narasimha (Ramtek)

Ram Chan, Shri (lalganj) Rao, Shri Srihari (Rajahmundry)

Ram Prakash, Ch. (Ambala) Rao, Shri V. Krishna (Chikballapur)

Ram SSlT'uJhawan, Shri (Saidpur) Rao, Shri V. Sobhanadreeswara (Vijaya- wada) Ram Singh, (Hardwar) Rath, Shri Somnath (Asks) Ramachandran, Shri Mullappally (Can· nanore) Rathawa, Shri Amarsinh (Chhota Udaipur

Remalsh, Shri B.B. (Eluru) Rathod, Shri Uttam (Hingoli)

Ramalsh, Shri Soda (Bhadrachalam) Ratnam, Shn N. Venkata (Tenali)

Ramamurthy, Shri K. (Krishnagiri) Raut, Shri Bhota (8agaha)

Ramashray Prasad Singh, Shri (Jahana- Ravanl, Shri Navin (Amreli) bad) Rawst, Shri Harish (Almora) Ramoowaria, Shri Balwant Singh (San· grur) Rawat, Shri Karnla Prasad (8arabanki)

Rampal Singh, Shri (Amroha) Rawat, Shri Prabhu Lal (Banswara)

Ramulu, Shri H.G. (Koppal) Raddl, Shri C. Madhav (Adilabad)

Rana Vir Singh, Shri (Kaiserganj) Reddy, Shn B.N. (Mlryalguda)

Ranga, Prof. N.G. () Reddy, Shri Bezawada Papi (Ongole)

Ranganath, Shri K.H. (Chitradurga) Reddy, Shri C. Janga (Hanamkonda)

Rao, Shri A.J. V.B. Maheswara (Amalapu- Reddy, Shri D.N. (Cuddapah> ram) Reddy, Shri E. Ayyapu (Kurnool) Reo, Dr. G. Vijaya (Siddipet) Reddy, Shri K. Ramachandra (Hindupur)

Rao, Shri J. Chokka (Karimnagar) Reddy, Shri M. Raghuma (Nalgonda)

Reo, Shri J. Vengala (Khammam) Reddy, Shri M. Subba (Nandyal)

(btl Reddy, Shri Manik (Medak) Sctndla, Shn Madhavrao (GwaJior)

Reddy, Shri S. Jalpal (Mahbubnagar) Selvendran, Shri P. (Periyakutam)

Rlyan, Shri Baju Ban (Tnpura East) Sen, Shn A.K. (Calc~tta North West)

Roy. Or. Sudhir (Burdwan) Sen, Shn :Bholanath (Calcutta South)

Roypradhan, Shri Arnar (Coach Behar) Sethi, Shri Ananta Prasad (Bhadrak)

s SethI, Shn P.C. ()

Saha. Shri Ajit Kumar (V.shnupur) Shah, Shn Annopchand (Bombay North)

Saha, Shri Gadadhar (Blrbhum) Shahabuddln, Shri Syed (Klshanganj)

Stlhl, Shrimat. Krishna (8egusarai) Shahl. Shrt Lalrteshwar (Muzaffarpur)

Sahu, Shri Shiv Prasad (Ranch,) Shallesh, Dr. B.L. (Chad)

Saikls, Shn Gokul (Lakhlmpur) ~naktawat, Prof. Nlrmala Kuman (Chittor- garh) Salkla, Shri M.A. ~Nowgong) Shamlnder Singh, Shn (Fandkut) Salt. Shn Azeez (£?harwad South) Shankaranand, Shri B. (Chikkodi) Salt. Shri Ebrahim Sulaiman (Manjeri) Shanmugam, Shn A.C (Vellore) Sakargayen. Shri Kahcharan (Khandwa) Shanmugam, Shrt P. (Pondlcherrv) Salahuddln. Shn (Godda) Shantl Davl. Shrimati (Sambhal) Samant. Dr. Datta (Bombay South Central) Sharma, Shn ChlranJI Lal (Karnal)

Sambu. Shri C. (Bapatla) Sharma, Shn Nand Klshore (Balaghat)

Sankhawar, Shn Ashkaran (Ghatampur) Sharma, Shn Nawal Kishore (Jalpur)

Sankta Prasad, Dr. (Mlsrtkh) Sharma, Shn Pratap Bhanu (Vldlsha)

8anyal. Shri Manik (Jalpaiguri) Shastri, Shri Hari Krishna (Fatehpur)

Satyendra Chandra, Shri (Nainltal) Shervan', Shri Saleem I. (Budaun) I

Sathe, Shri Vasant (Wardha) Shlngda, Shri D.B. (Oahanu)

Say.ed. Shri P.M. (Lakshadweep) Shlvendra 8ahadur Singh, Shri (Rajnandgaon)

(x) Shukla. Shri Vidya Charan (Mahasamund) Solankl. Shri Natavarslnh (Kapadvanj)

Siddhartha, Shrimati O.K. Thara Devi Somu, Shri N.V.N. (Madras North) (Chikmagalur) Soren, Shri Harihar (Keonjhar) Slddlq, Shri Hafiz Mohd. (Moradabad) Soundararajan, Shri N. (Sivakasi) Sidnal, Shri S.B. (Belgaum) Soz, Prof. Saifuddin (Baramulla) Singaravadlvel, Shri S. (Thanjavur) Sparrow. Shri A.S. (JulJundur) Singh. Shri Bhanu Pratap (Pilibhit) Sreenlv8sa Prasad, Shri V. (Chamarajan- Singh, Shri Chandra Pratap Narain agar) (Padrauna) Sukh Ram, Shn (Mandi) Singh, Shn D.G. (Shahabad) Sukhadia, Shnmati Indubala (Udaipur) Singh, Shn K.N. (Hapur) Sukhbuns Kaur, Shrimati (Gurdaspur) Singh, Shn Kamla Prasad (Jaunpur) Sultanpurl. Shri K.D. (Simla) Singh, Shn Krishna Pratap (MaharajganJ) Suman, Shri R.P. (Akbarpur) Singh, Shri Lal Vijay Pratap (Sarguja) SundararaJ, Shri N. (Pudukkottai) Singh, Shri N. Tombi (Inner Manipur) Sunder Singh, Ch. (Phillaur) Singh, Shn Ram Naram (Bhlwani) Sunil Dutt, Shri (Bombay, North West) Singh, Shn S.D. (Ohanbad) Surendra Pal Singh, Shri (Bulandshahr) Singh, Shri Santosh Kumar (Azamgarh) Suryawanshl, Shri Narslng (Bidar) Singh Deo, Shri K.P. (Dhenkanal) Swami Prasad Singh, Shri (Hamlrpur) Sinha, Shri Atish Chandra (BerhampQre) Swamy, Shn D. Narayana (Anantapur) Sinha. Shrimati Kishori (Vaishali) Swamy, Shr; Katuri Narayana (Narasar... Sinha, Shnmati Ram Dulan (Sheohar) aopet)

Sinha, ~, i Satyendra Narayan (Auran- Swell, Shri G G. (Shilfong) gabad) T Sodl. Shri Mankuram (Bastar) Tandel, Shr; Gopal K. (Daman & Diu) I Solankl, Shri Kalyan Singh (Aonla)

(xt) Tantl, Shri Bhadraswar (Kaliabor) u

Tapeshwar Singh, Shr; (Bikramganj) .Jnnlkrlshnan, Shri K.P. (Badagara)

Tariq Anwar, Shri (Katihar) v

T.wary, Prof. K.K. (Buxar) Vairala, Shri Madhusudan (Akola)

Thakkar, Shrimati Usha (Kutch) Van, Shri Deep Narain (Balrampur)

Thakur, Shri C.P. () Vanakar, Shri Punam Chand Mithabhai (Patan) Thambl Dural, Shri M. (Oharmapuri) Venkatesan, Shri P.R.S. (Cuddalore) Thangaraju, Shn S. (Perambalur) Venkatesh, Dr. V. (Kolar) Thomas, Prof. K.V. (Ernakulam) Verma, Dr. C.S. (Khagana) Thomas, Shri Thamf.Jdn (Mavelikara) Verma, Shrimatl Usha (Kheri) Thorat, Shri Bhausaheb (Panonarpur) Vljayaraghavan, Shri V.S. (Palghat) Thota, Shri Gopal Krishna (Kaklnada) Vir Sen, Shri (Khurja) Thungon, Shri P.K. (Arunachal West) Vyas. Shri Girdhari Lal (Bhilwara) Tlgga, Shn Simon (Khunti) w Tllakdharl Singh. Shn (Kodarma) Wadlyar. Shrt Srikanta Datta Nara- Tlraky. Shn P'yus (Ahpurduars) slmharaJa ()

Tomar, Shnmatl Usha Rani (Alrgarh) Walia, Shn Charanjlt SIngh (Patiala)

Trlpath', Shrimatt Chandra (Chandaull) Wasnik, Shri Mukul (Buldhana)

Trlpathl, Dr. Chandra Shekhar (KhaJila- y bad) Yadav. Shri Kailash (Jalesar) Tulslram. Shri V. (Nagarkurnoot) Vadav. Shn Mahabir Prasad (Madhepura)

Tur, S. Tarlochan Singh (Tarn Taran) Yadav, Shri R.N. (Pali?hani)

Ty_gl. Shri Dharamvtr Singh (Muzaffar" Vadav. Shri Ram Singh.(AlwBr) nagar) V.dav. Shri Shyam Lal () TV'I.,. Shri Jagdish (Oelhi Sader)

(xii) YaeI.v. Shri Subhash (I

V.d.v. Shri Vljoy Kumar (Nalanda) foga.h. Shri Yogeshwar Prasad (Chatra)

V.dava. ~hri Bal Ram Singh (Mainpuri) Z

Yadava, Shri D.P. (Monghyr) lalna. Abedln. Shri (Jangipur)

Va.hpal Singh. Shri (Saharanpur) Zalnul Basher. Shri (Ghazipur)

(xlii) GOVERNMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CABINET

Prime Mintstar and also incharge of the Ministries! Shri Rajl. .,dhi Departments of External Affairs; Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; Science & Technology; Atomic Energy; Etectronics, Ocean Developmont; Space and other subjects not allocated to any other Cabinet Minister or Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Minister of Human Resource Development Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao

Minister of Home Affairs Shri Buta Singh

Minister of Planning and Minister of Shri P. Shiv Shanker Programme Implementation

Minister of Finance and Mitiister of Commerce Shri Narayan Datt Tiwari

Minister of Defence Shri K.C. Pant

Minister of Industry Shri J. Vangal Rao

Minister of Energy and Minister of Shri Vasant Sathe Communications

Minister of Agriculture Shri Bhajan Lal

Minister of Law & Justice Shri Bindeshwari Duboy

Minister of Water Resources Shri Dinesh Singh

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Shri H.K.L. Bhagat Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Minister of Steel and Mines Shri Makhan Lal Fotedar

Minister of Urban Development and Smt. Mohsina Kidwai Minister of Tourism

Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Shri Moti Lal Vora Minister of Civil Aviation

Minister of T Qxtiles Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Mintster of State (Independent Charge) Shri Brahm Dutt of the Ministry of PetrQleum & Natural Gas

(xiv) ~ini.t.r of Stat. (Independent Charge) Shr; Jagdieh TytJet .. ~ the Ministry of ,.abo';r

Minister of Stat&- ·.. rlt'~pendent Charge) Shri Madhavrao Salndi. n1 the Ministry of Railways

Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Rajendra Kumari Bajpai of the Ministry of Welfare

Minister of State (Independent Charge) Shri Rajesh Pilot of the Mini&try of SurlacQ Transport

M nister of State (Independent Charge) Shri Sukh Ram of thA Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies

Minister of State (Independent Charge) S h ri Z. R. Ansari of the Ministry of Environment and Forests

MINISTERS OF STATE

:v1inister of State in the Oeptt. of Revenue Shri Ajit Panja in the Ministry of Finance

Minister of State In the Ministry of Planning Shri Siren Singh Engl' and Minister of State In the Ministry of Programme Implementation

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Expenditure Shri B.K. Gadhv: in the Ministry of Finance

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Chinta",ani Panigrahi

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Coal in the Shri c. K. Jaffar Sharief Ministry of Energy t~;nister of State in the Ministry of Urban Shri Dalbir Singh Development

.Ainister of State in the Deptt. of Economic Shri Eduardo Faleiro Affairs in the Ministry of Finance

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Shri Giridhar Gomango

Minister of State in the Ministry of law and Shri Hans Raj Bharttwaj Justice

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Agricultural Shrl Hari Krishna Shastri Research & Education in the Ministry of Agriculture

(xv) - Minister of State in the Deptt. of Rural Shri Janardhan Poojari Development in the Ministry of Agriculture

Minister of State in the Ministry of External Shri K. Natwar Singh Affairs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Smt. Kri3hna Sahi Resources

Minister of State In the Ministry of SCience Shn K. R. Narayanan & Technology and Minister of State In the Oeptts. of Ocean Davelopment, Atom,c Energy, Electronics and Space

Minister of State in the Deptts. of Education Shri L.P. Shahi and Culture in the Ministry of Human Resource Development

Minister of State in the Deptts. of Youth Smt. Margaret Alva Affairs & Sports and Women & Child Development in the Ministry of Human Resource Development

Minister of State in the Oeptt. of Industrial Shri M. Arunachalam Development in the Ministry of Industry

Minister of State In the Ministry of Parliamentary Shri M.M. Jacob Affairs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Shri P. Chidambaram Pubtic Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the MinIstry of Home Affairs

Minister of State In the Ministry of Commerce Shn P.R. Das Munshi

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Mines In the Shrt Ramanand Yadav Ministry of Steel and Mines

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Fertilizers in Shri R. Prabhu the Ministry of Agriculture

Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Shri Santosh Mohan De\

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health Kumari Saroj Khaparde and Family Welfare

Minister of State in the Ministry of Smt. Shiela Dikshit Parliamentary Affairs

(xvi) Minister of State in the Oeptt. of Oefence Shri Sh;vraj PatH Production & Supplies in the Ministry of Defence

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Agricutture Shri Shyam Lal Yadav & Cooperation in the Ministry of Agriculture

Minister of State in the Deptt. of Power in Smt. SushUa Rohatg; the Ministry of Energy

Minister of State in the Oeptt. of Steel in Shri Yogendra Makwana the Ministry of Steel and Mines

DEPUTY MINISTERS

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food and Shri D.L. Baitha Civil Supplies

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways Shr; Mahabir Prasad

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Surface Shri P. Namgyal Transport

Deputy Minister in the Mlnjstry of Labour Shri Radhakishan Ma- laviya

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum Shri Rafique Alam & Natural Gas

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information Shri S. Krishna Kumar and Broadcasting

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Welfare Smt. Sumati Oraon

(xvii)

LOK SAIHA

ThsSpeaker

Dr. eal Ham Jakhar

Th. Dsputy-Speaker

Shri M. Thambi Dural

Panel of Chairmen

Shrimati Basavarajeswari

Sh~ Zainul Basher

Shri Sharad Dighs

Shrf Vakkom Purushothaman

Shri Somnalh Rath

SM; N. Venkata Ratnam

Secretary-General

Dr. Subhash C. Kasyap

CONTENTS

[Ei.btb Series, Volume XXXV, Tenth Session. 1988/1909 (Saka»)

No.3, Wedne,day, February 24, 1988/ Pho/auna 5, 1909 (Soka)

Welcome to Mauritius Parliamentary Delegation

Oral Answers to Questions : 1-31

*Starred Questions No!. 22 to 26 and 28 to 30

Written Anc;wers to Questions 31-246

Starred Questio,,~ Nos. 21, 27 and 31 to 40. 31-42

Unstarred Questions No~. 231 to 241, 243.245 to 336,

338 to ~52, 354 to 397 and

399 to 420 42-248

RESIGNATION BY MEMBER 247

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 249-25'

COMMtTTEB ON PRIVATE MBMBBRS' BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS- Fourty-sixth Report -Presented 258-260

RAILWAY BUDGET, 1988-89-Presented 260-284

STATEMENT RE: POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION RATES- Sbri Sontosh Mohan Dev 284-291

CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE-

Situation arising of continued strike by laywers in Delhi- 292-317

Shri Ananda Pathak 292 S. Buta Singh 292 ------·The Sign + marked above the name of a Member indicates that tbe question was actually asked 00 tbe floor of the House by that Member. ( II )

Pales

Shri Sbarad Digbe 298 Shri Jagdisb Awasthi 300 Sbri Amal Datta 302

BUSINB~S ADVISORY COMMITTEE-

F ourty-eiabtb Report-adopted 318

MATTER UNDER RULE 37;-

(i) Need to provide financial assistance to Orissa for construction of some bridges over the tributaries of rivers Brabmani and Budha-

Shri Anadi Cbaran Das 318

(ii) Demand for reducing the price! of Rifampicin formulations-

Shri Manvendra Singh 319

(iii) Need to provide financial assistance to Orissa for the common service and facility centre for Glac;~ and ceramic Industrial CompJex at Jharsuguda (Orissa)-

Shri Sriballav Panigrahi 319

(iv) Need to he1p h.1ndJoom weaver~ of Basti and Gorakhpur districts or UP by g,ving them grants. making prompt payments and fixing remunerative price for their products -

Dr. Chandra Shekher TripathJ . 32"0

(v) Need to give cleafance to sheep rearing scheme in Karnataka--

Shrimati Basavarajeswari 321

(vi) Need to withdraw the excise duty imposed on units manufac- turing H D.P.E. woven fabrics-

Sbri Jai Prakash Agarwal 321

(vii) Need to construct an over-bridge at the existing manned inter- look level crossing ncar Penoar Bridge in Nellore (A. P.)-

Sbri P. Pcnchalliab 322 LOK SABHA DEBATES

Vol.. XXXV-First day of the Tenth Session of Eighth Lok Sabha-No. 1

LOKSABHA , Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a symbol of the spirit of non .. violence and secularism. His life was a saga of unsur- passed cou rage and sacrifice. I also pay Monday, February 22, 19881Phalguna 3, tribute to the other colleagues who have 'ef1 1909 (Saka) us, including the former Prime Minister, Shrl Charan Singh, and Shri M.G. Ramachan .. The Lok Sabha met at fifty-five minutes dran, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who past Twelve of the clock through his farsightedness worked for and strengthened national ';Jnity. [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] 3. Our vision of India is of a land whose PREStDENT'S ADDRESS unity and integrity are invulnerable to external threats or internal weaknesses; [English] where the ideals of democracy, Secretary-General: I beg to lay on the secularism and socialism en- Table a copy of the President's Address to shrined in our Constitution, are both Houses of Parliament assembled to- fully realised; gether on the 22nd February, 1988. where social justice prevails. President's Address with equality of opportunity for every human being; Honourable Members, where sCience and technology 11 is a privilege f( r me to address you for hav_e helped to wipe out poverty the first time as Pre~ dent. I welcome you to . ul1d disease; this session of Parliament. I particularly fe- licitate the new members, who for the first 'Nh&ra economIc development time, include a representative from the does not exhaust the bounties of newly constituted constituency of Daman nature, but creates wealth in and DIu. I give my good wishes to the people harmony with it; of Goa, which has attained statehood. where industrialisatIon and 2. A few weeks ago, we were depriv9d modernization are fused with of the presence of a great soul. A link with the moral and spiritual values; stirring days of the freedom struggle is no more. A close associate of Mahatma where all religions and cultures 3 President's Address FEBRUARY 22, 1988 President's Address 4

flourish in an atmosphere of ties. We need both a higher rate of growth mutual respect and cooperation. and.a composition of growth which matches the basic n~eds of our people and the evolv- We want an India whose interaction with the ing requireritents of our economy and soci- nations of the world is dedicated to peace ety. and international cooperation, and a new world order based on equality, freedom and 5. We have pursued growth within the justice. framework of two crucial parametres: the freedom of our country and the freedom of In the last 40 years we have progressed our people. To this end, we have built strong along this path, iUumined by Mahatnla institutions to guarantee the democratic Gandhi and . We shall rights of our citizens and to overcome the adhere to tt, come what may, with the deter- many challenges to our independence, in- mination and courage instilled in us by Indira tegrity and nationhood. Efforts have been Gandhi. mounted, from outside and within, to sub- vert, suborn and undermine our democratic 4. The struggle for .independence was political system. Our ever-vigilant people the precursor to the struggle for self-reliant have thwarted all such efforts. progress, the struggle for social emancipa- tion, the struggle to recover for India her 6. The failure of the rains has tested the traditional, historic place in the vanguard of resilience of our economy and the strength human civilization. Our achievements have of our purpose. Ourfarming community, and been notable. More notable still has been the indeed the nation as a whole, has responded consistency of our endeavour, the sincerity to this serious economic challenge in a most of our effort, the dedication and hard work of heroic manner. The people are cooperating our people. Our primary goal has been the magnificently with the Government. The rapid amelioration of poverty and its eradica- nation's economic performance is a tribute tion. The key to the alleviation of poverty lies to the soundness and strength of our devel- in a rapid and sustained expansion of 9m- opment strategy. pfoyment opportunities In both rural and urban areas. Our strategy has been to 7. With a determined and concerted combine direct intervention in favour of the national effort, the challenge of terrorism is poorer segments of society through asset- being met in Punjab and elsewhere. Follow- creation and employment-creation anti·pov- ing President's Rule in Punjab, the law- arty programmes, with faster and more di- enforcing agencies have harnessed the versified growth, underpinned by a massive resurgent will of the people of Punjab and programme of quaHty education. We seek to mounted a determined campaign against realize the full potential of our unmatched misguided anti-national elements. The fore- human resources while harmonizing the most task is to crush terrorism and isolate country's educational proLle with the growth the secessionist!l_ The terrorists have lately requirements and employment needs of our stepped up their depredations. They have to economy. We have moved purposefully contend with the high morale. regenerated towards the achievement of our aims. The professionalism and strict Vigilance of our pace of progress has markedly quickened in security forces. They also have to contend the last 8even years. Jha Eighth Plan must with the people's refusal to be browbeaten or provide for even fa.ter growthJ_ the maxi- cowed. There can and will be no compro- misation of employment opportunities, and mise ovar the nation's integrity and unity. In the vigorous reduction of regional dispari- the search for a non-violent political solution 5 President's Address PHALGUNA 3, 1909 (SAKA ) President's Address 6 ot the problem within the framework of the Constitution were invoked in Tamil Nadu in Constitution. Government stands ready for a view of the situation that developed there in dialogue with all those who eschew vio- January. Elections in the State are proposed lence. The nation mourns the Joss of inno- to be held at an early date. cent lives. We salute those who have laid down their lives in the cause of national 13. The Com mission on Centre-State unity. relations which was set up under the chair.. manship of Shri Justice R.S. Sarkaria has 8. rn Tripura, the extremists stepped up submitted its report. The views of Parlia- their campaign of terror. The escalated vio- ment. States and members of the public wnt lence and mounting loss of innocent human be taken into account before arriving at lives left Government with no option but to decisions. declare Tripura as a disturbed area. We are determined to put down violence there. 14. The National Policy on Education is our pledge to the coming generations and 9. We are unflinching in our determina- our gauge to the future. Quality educat{on for tion to root out communlism, fundamental .. all is the key to national development. A ism and other fissiparous tendencies. programme of action for the implementation Committees of the National Integration of the Policy was presented to Parliament in Council have been active in devising meas .. 1986. Major steps were taken during the ures for the promotion of communal har- year in pursuance of the Policy. Ourconcem mony. The Centre and the States must make for primary education is paramount. sustained efforts to implement the Fifteen Operation "Blackboard" was launched to Point Programme for the welfare of the improve the quality of instruction and the .~ minorities. infrastructure in primary schools. Particular attention is being paid to the educationally 10. We are committed to the elimination backward States. The massive programme of the consequences of centuries of ostr~ for training 5 Jakh teachers ar,nuatly has cism, discrimination and oppression \"h been continued. A national core curriculum have reorganised the National Commission is being developed to impart an awareness for Scheduled Castes and Schedulap of our heritage and a sense of national Tribes, and strengthened the office of the ·coheslon. The number of Navodaya Commissioner. The importance we attach to Vidyalayas has risen to 206. An anatysis of the welfare and development of these disad- admission tests to these schools for 1986 vantaged sections of our &l)ciety is reflected shows that 41 per cent of the selected chil- in the Seventh Plan outlay of over As. 14000 dren belong to families below the poverty crores in theirfavour. It is a matter of particu- line, 77 per ceRt <:;ome from rural areas, ~nd lar satisfaction that coverage of Scheduled the percentage of chiJdren from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Castes and Scheduled Tribes is much IRDP has reached 41 per cent. far exceed .. higher than their percentage in the total ing the target of 30 per cent. population. The scheme for free secondary stage education for girls is now being imple- 11. During the year elections were held in menteit' in all States. A comprehensjve Jammu and Kashmir. Kerala, West Bengal, scheme has1!lllNn drawn upforthe vbcation .. Haryana, NagaJand, Meghalaya and alisation of 9'clJcation. Government are Tripura. working on a number of measures to en- hance the quality of higher educatk>n and 12. The provisions of Arti'cle 356 of the technical edu~t;on. 7 President's Address FEB~UARV 22. 1988 President's Address 8

15. The promotion of the small family tunity to the athletic prowess of our youth. norm is a high national priority. Last year we recorded 20 million acceptors of contracep- 19. Harmonious industrial relations were tive coverage: the highest level ever a significant feature of the year. We compli- achieved. The problems of family welfare ment both labour and managements on their and health are interlinked. They are, there- constructive attitudes. We want to promote a fore. being tackled through an integrated set participatory management cutture in indus- of measures. Immunisation programmes try. Government intend to bring forward a have accelerated over the last two years. comprehensive Bill on industrial relations and a Bill for major changes in the Employ- 16. The emancipation of women from all ees' Provident Fund Act. forms of prejudice. discrimination and abuse, deprivation and oppression is a na- 20. While segments of our workforce tional duty and a national task. Their full and have organized themselves to secure and equal participation in the nation's life is a safeguard their rights, the overwhelming national imperative. Government have pre- majority of our working people are pared a perspective plan up to the year 2000 unorganized and, therefore, exploited. Data to deal with the problems of women. Govern- about their conditions of work is inadequate ment have also reconstituted the National and action to ameliorate their lot unsatisfac- Committee on Women to review and advise tory. We are deeply concerned about their on policies and programmes for women. A welfare and progress. We are committed to National Commission has been established the improvement of their conditions. We to look into the problems of women in the have, therefore, appointed the National unorganised sector. Its report is expected Commission on Rural Labour. We have also shortly. framed a National Policy on Child Labour. Voluntary agencies are being associated in 17. Following the barbaric incident at the identification and rehabilitation of Deerala, the Commission of Sati (Preven- bonded labour. tion) Act. 1987, was passed. Government are determined to root out this evil practice. 21. The Twenty POint Programme has These efforts should be backed by the wid- infused new hope in the countryside. It ac- est possibte mobilisation of public opinion. counts for 30 per cent of the total Plan outlay for the current year. IRDP, NREP and 18. A very significant feature of our RLEGP are our major instruments in the changing society is the transformation tak- attack on rural poverty. In the Jast seven ing place in the country's demographic pro- years, IROP has assisted 23.4 million fami- file. As a people, we are growing younger. lies belonging to weaker sections and other Therefore. meeting the needs of our youth backward groups below the poverty line. and fitting them for their role in the nation's Women now constitute 16 per cent of the ita are matters of high priOrity. The Nehru beneficiaries. During the period April 1987- Vuvak Kendras have been galvanlsed into a January 1988, NREP and RLEGP gener- high level of activity. Intellectual and physi~ ated 471 million mandays of employment. cal discipline. and a sense of enterprise and adventure. are being instilled in lakhs of our 22. Water for the first time has been rec~ boys and girls through the NSS, the Bharat ognized as a vital national asset. The new Scouts and Guides and the National Cadet National Water Policy derives from the na- Corps. The Sports Authority of India has tional consensus on this point. This paves dona commendable work in affording oppor- the way fer effective planned development 9 President's Address PHALGUNA 3, 1909 (SAKA ) President's Address 10 and efficient utilization of our national water 28. The menace of drugs is assuming resources. ' worrying proportions. H we are not careful, the flower of our youth could be endangered, 23. The Ganga Action Plan has caught the physical and moral fibre of the nation the nation's imagination. It is in full swing in could be sapped. We are determined to fight 25 towns and cities. the protection of the this evil. The Narcotics Control Bureau environment has emerged as a major na- made major seizures of drugs during the tional priority. Environmental standards year. Programmes have been launched for have been notrtied for 24 priority industries. the de-addiction and rehabilitation of the Parliament ha$ arready amended the law on unfortunate victims of drug abuse. air pollution. Stringent legislative action is planned to protect our forests and prevent 29. We are consciously directing science the pollution of water. and technology to the removal of poverty, particularly in rural India. This is the aim of 24. Government undertook legislation in our five technology missions. The tasks the winter session of Parliament to establish assigned to these five missions are : to a National Housing Bank. One of its major provide potable water to all villages in the tasks will be to finance housing for the country; to immunise 20 million pregnant weaker sections. In this session, Govern- women and 18 million infants against vac- ment will bring forward a National Housing cine-preventable diseases; to impart func- Policy for providing dwellings for the unshel- tionalliteracyto 30 million adults; to augment tered millions. the production of oilseeds and edible oil; and to provide increased access to telecommu .. 25. A major item of the Twenty Point nication services. These missions have for- Programme is the development of a more mulated their operational plans for 1988-89 reponsiv9 administration, especially in its and 1989-90. The plans are baing closely I interface with the weaker sections. A series monitored and carefully evaluated. of workshops of District Collectors on the subject of responsive administration is being 30. Government have adopted the ap- held. The machinery for the redressal of proach of jntegrated energy for rural areas. public grievances is being strengthened. Natura' and perennial sources of energy IJke Special programmes are being organised to solar. wind, biomass, mini-hydel sources train officials' of the District Planning Cells. and improved chulhas are being popu- larised. 26. Plans to provide speedy and inex- pensive justice for the under-privileged 31. Oil exploration and exploitation are made headvv'ay. A committee, with the Chief being intensified. Refining ~apacity will be Justice of India as Patron-in-Chief, has been furthe. augmented. A Centre for High Tech- entrusted with the implementation of legal nology has been established to acquire. aid schemes. develop and adapt modern technologies in refineries. The first section of the HBJ pipe- line was completed during the year. 27. A new impetus was given last year to the drive against smuggling, foreign ex- 32. Significant strides have been made in change racketeering and drug trafficking. electronics. India has emerged as one of the The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau few countries with its own technology for is comi,'9 down hard on syndicates of smug- manufacturing electronic exchanges. Soft.. glers !ind racketeers. ware 9X~rtS are shaping up as a major new 11 President's Address FEBRUARY 22. 1988 President's ~ddr9ss 12 area of growth. Union Territories was affected by the drought. In many araas, it was the second 33. In nuclear science, we are among the successive year of failure of rains; in some, few with a mastery of the complete nuclear the third orthefourth. A shortfall of 7to 1 0 per fuel cycle for the production of nuclear cent in foodgra;ns production. as compared power. A'iandmark in this area has been the to the 198R-87 level. is apprehended. A designing of 500 'AWe capacity I~actors. comprehensive strategy was evolved to The Nuclear Power Corporation has been combat the impact of the drought. Central established to enhance the nuclear power relief assistance was expeditiously provided programme. to the States for employment. drinking water and the supply of fodder. The flow of essen- 34. August 1987 was a landmark in our tial commodities through the Public Distribu- effort to 'develop capabilities in seabed min- tion System was greatly expanded. A pack- ing. The Preparatory Commission of the age of debt relief and additional credit assis- International Seabed A'..;thority registered tance was made available to farmers. For India's claim for a mintJ site in the Indian those affected for three or more years. this Ocean for exploration and development It is included a moratorium on principal and inter- a matter of pride that India is the1irst country est payments. A strategy for maximising rabi to be granted such a claim by the Authority. production has been adopted.

35. The first Indian Remote Sensing 38. We have always believed that the Satellite. designed and developed by the nation can be strong only if the farmer and Indian Space Research Organisation farming are strengthened. Our quest for self- (ISAO). is beIng launched next month by a reliance in foodgrains has served us well. Soviet launcher. The second flight of the We built substantial buffer stocks. These augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle with the have helped us tide over difficult Situations SROSS-II satellite will be launched in April. In recent years, rice productivity has In· This satellite will carry a jOint ISRO-West creased in the Eastern States covered by the German payloa~L In June, our communica- Special Rice Production Programme. Gov- tion satellite INSAT-IC will be launched on ernment are making determined 9ffo .... s to the French Ariana launcher. ensure that foodgrajns output reaches 175 million tonnes by the end of the Seventh 36. Our economy has demonstrated its Plan. Emphasis will be placed on increasing resilience in the face of one of the worst the productivity of dry tand farming. A Task climatic setbacks in memory, namely, the Force has been set up to work out the details widespread drought in most parts of the of the strategy. A recent innovation is agri- country and the floods in the eastern region. cultural planning on the basis of agrowcJi- We have stood up well to the challenge and matic zones. warded off a crisis because the development strategy followed by , and the 39. The funds needed for drought relief new initiatives of the past threo years, have greatly exceeded the amount originally Imparted an mtrinsic· strength to our econ- budgeted. It became necessary to take fiscal omy. We will ensure the restoration of counter-measures to check inflaUonary momGntum in agricultural growth as soon as pressures. A temporary surcharge was in- normalcy returns to climatic conditions. troduced on Income Tax, Wealth T~Xt Cor- poration Tax and Customs Duty. Strict 8OOn- 37 About 45 million hectares of land omy was enforced In public expendtture. spread over 269 districts in 15 States and 6 The Reserve Bank also took m.asur•• 1o 13 Pf9sident's Address PHALGUNA 3, 1909 (SAKA) Prssident's Address 14

mop up excess liquidity in the banking sys- has averaged 55 per cent, compar$d with tem and tighten selective controls. Inflation .. 52.2 per cent during the same period In the ary pressures have been much less than in previous year. The growth rate in CXlal in the earlier droughts. In 1970-80 the Wholesale first 9 months of 1987-88 was 10.2 per cent. Price Index had risen by over 21 per cent. In Railway freight expanded by 5.4 per cent. contrast, the increase upto the third week of January 1988 has been only 9.8 per cent. 42. The public sector occupies the com- manding heights of the national economy. It 40. The performance of the industrial safeguards the economic independence of sector has been commendable. It reflects India. It must and will continue to play this the success of Government policies in pivotal role in our development strategy of stimulating investment and production, and building socialism. For this very re~son. promoting technological upgradation. A Government have stressed the need for special tribute is due to our industrial work- improving its efficiency and financial viabil- ers who responded well to the call for raising ity. We are giving the public sector greater productivity. Since 1984.. 85. industry has operational autonomy through Memoranda grown at a rate between 8.5 to 9 per cent per of Understanding. annum. The momentum continued into 1987-88 with the general index of industrial 43. The balance-of .. payments position production showing a growth of 10.2percent has been managed successfully despite a in April-November 1987. For the year as a difficult external situation. Government's whole, it is likely to exceed 8 per cent as the efforts at promoting exports have yielded effects of the drought become evident in the results. Exports have shown a healthy non-agricultural sectors. The small-scale growth of 24.7 par cent in value terms in the sector has contributed significantly to the first nine months of the year, while the in- rapid growth of industry in this period. A crease in imports has been kept at 13.5 per National Equity Fund has been established cent. The trade deficit over April-Decem- to provide financial support to small-scale ber 1987 was lower than the deficit in the manufacturing units. The Board for Indus- same period last year. Government will keep trial and Financial Reconstruction. set up the balance-of-payments position under under the Sick Industrial Companies (Spe- close watch. cial Provisions) Act. 1987 became operational last May. 44. Central Sector Plan outlays have been ahead of Seventh Plan targets. While 41. The infrastructure, which is almost this is gratifying. we have to pay much ctoser exclusively in the public sector, has per- attention to the achievement of physical formed very well. This segment of the geon- targets. The Mid-T arm Review of the Sev- omy had shown healthy growth in 1986-87, enth Plan has been completed by the Plan- with pow(lr geheration expanding by 10.2 ning Commission and will shortly be pre.. per cent. ooal by 7.5 per cent and railway sented to the National Development Council freight by 7.4 per cent. All these continued to and Parliament. show their strong performance in the current year. Power generation in April-Oecember 45. From the earliest times. the 'ndian 1987 was 7.6 per cent higher than the previ- mind has transcended "narrow domestic ous year. despite a substantial decrease in walls" and sean all of humanity as one large hydel generation due to drought. Thermal family. Ours ;s a millennial heritage of tot.,- power generation grew by 16.1 per cent. The ance and compassion. of the self-confid4nt Plant LDad Factor in April-Oecember 1987 assimilation and synthesis of all that i8 beat. 15 President's Address FEBRUARY 22. 1988 President's Addr9ss 16 from wherever it comes. Our strutgJe for December on the elimination of land-based freedom was guided by the ancient prin- intermediate and short-range missiles. ciples of truth, of non-violence and of hu- While welcoming this agreement as a his- manity as one. The basic tenets of our for- toricfir~t step towards nuclear disarmament. eign policy derive from this integrated and we have emphasised the need to ensure deepl~ entrenched world-view. The philoso- rapid progress towards further and substan- phy and practice of Non-alignment is mod- tial reduction in nuclear arsenals. and the ern India's outstanding contribution to con- induction of aU nuclear-weapon powers into temporary international relations. It was a the process. The Stockholm Summit of the philosophy conceived and elaborated by Six-Nation Initiative last month spelt out the those great men of vision, steps which need to be taken in the wake of and Jawaharlal Nehru. First a minority view, the INF Treaty with a view to ensuring the deprecated and even derided, it has grown global elimination of all nuclear weapons to embrace two-thirds of the international within a specified period of time. community. profoundly influencing thinking people everywhere, crucially contributing to 47. Our future is also threatened by the the shaping of a new world order. Our foreign growing degradation of the environment. We policy has safeguarded our sovereignty, must ensure environmentatly sustainable promoted our national interests and made a development. We support international ef- vital contribution to the building of a just, forts to realise this objective. We hosted a equitable and democratic world order. We meeting of the World Commission on Envi- believe in the peaceful resolution of interna- ronment and Development. The Prime Min· tional disputes. We seek the enlargement of ister addressed the United Nations during our friendship and cooperation will all coun- the special debate on the Commission's tries. We are committed to the promotion of Report. peaceful co-existence and nuclear disarma- ment. 48. In July 1987, we concluof:lo t'le his· toric Indo-Sri Lanka agreement which has 46. While defence strategists remained been welcomed in Tamil Nadu and all other mired in obsolAte concepts of deterrence, in parts of India as the harbinger of peace in Sri a world threatened with extinction by nuclear Lanka and justice for the Tamil minority in weapons, on the very morrow of Hiroshima, that country. The agreement has been inter- Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru nationally acclaimed as an act of the highest grasped the catastrophic implications of the statesmanship. The provisions of the agree- advent of nuclear weapons. The elimination ment meet all the legItImate aspirations of of these weapons became a principal plank the Sri Lanka Tamil minority while ensuring of indE-pendent India's foreign policy. the unity and integrity of Sri Lanka. The Throughout the last forty years, India has agreement P;:l'lC5 the way for durable peace worked steadfastly for a non·violent W'" 'd 1nd stability in that country. It meets impor- without nuclear weapons. The ~I •• • .~atl""n tant security concerns of ours and strength- Initiative, in which Indira Gandhi played a ens Non-alignment in our region. As pro· leading part. contributed signIficantly to the v;ded for in the agreement, and in response resumption of the deadlocked disarmament to the urgent request of President Jaya- negotiations. The Initiative has mobilised wardene. the thdian Peace Keeping Force opinion world-wide in favour of nuclear dis- was sent to Sri Lanka. They have done an armament. It has helped set the stage for the outstanding job in the most difficuft circum- agreement between the UnIted States and stances. We pay tribute to our gallant sol .. the Soviet Union signed in Washington last diers. To those who have made the supreme 17 Presidsnt's Address PHALGUNA 3, 1909 (SAKA ) President's Address 18 sacrifice, We pledge that their sacrifice shall the Secretary General of the United Nations not be in vain. We are firmly resolved to on . There are signs of positive secure the fun implementation of all provi- movement, although hurdles are being put in sions of the agreement. We are giving fur- the way of a settlement. We welcome the ther momentum to the processes envisaged announcement made by General Secretary under it. We are ensuring that the objective Gorbache', regarding the withdrawal of of achieving a durable solution to the ethnic Soviet troops in accordance with the stipu- problem in Sri Lanka is realized in full meas- lated schedule. We hope the forthcoming ure. proximity talks at Geneva will lead to a final settlement. We have been in touch with the 49. Regional cooperation in South Asia is parties concerned. We will work together an important.dimension of ourforeig.\ policy with them to ensure the status of Afghani- and of growing significance in our region. stan as a sovereign, independent and non- Under our Chairmanship, regional coopera- aligned country. tion was consolidated and several major initiatives were promoted. The third Summit 53. The travails of the Kampuchear at Kathmandu carried forward the process. people have caused us much distress. We We must realise the immense untapped have followed with sympathy and deep inter- potential for South Asian cooperation. est the effElrts of the Kampucheans to rebuild their country, protect their independence 50. The peoples of India and and sovereignty, and safeguard their non .. share much in common. We wish the people aligned status. We are helping in'the peace of Pakistan well. We want to promote trust process. We have contributed towards and friendship through greater interaction bringing together those who must jointly between our peoples. We hope the Govern~ work out a solution to the Kampuchea" ment of Pakistan will reciprocate our senti- question. We sh~1I continue our efforts in mellts and help create the atmosphere for cooperation with the parties concerned. enduring peace and friendship. Unfortu- nately. our efforts in this direction have been 54. We have been deeply sympathetic to hampered, and many of our initiatives the cause of the Palestinian people since the thwarted. Pakistan continues its clandestine days of our freedom movement. The parti .. efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. They tion of Indi~ and the partition of Pa1estine also continue to assist terrorist and seces- took place in the same year. We have stood sionist elements in India. Is this the path of by the Palestinian people through their trials friendship and cooperation? My Govern- and tribulations and the terrible suffering ment still believe that reason and good they have undergone. We deeply deplore sense will prevail and the Pakistan Govern- the brutal repression of Palestinians by Is- ment will make a fresh assessment of its raeli forces In the Occupied Territories. policy towards India. There can be no solution that ignores the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. 51. We attach importance to building They must have a State of their own in their friendly relations with China. Outstanding homeland. To find a lasting solution, an issues have to be resolved in an amicable International Peace Conference should be manner, consistent with our national inter- immediately convened, with the participa- est. It 'is important to maintain peace and tion of the Palestine Liberation Organisation tranquillity along the border. and others concerned.

52. We support the continuing efforts of 55. The Iran-Iraq war is a matter of great 19 President's FEBRUARY 22, 1988 Ob" Ref9f9nCflS & Rssl. on 20' Address Demise of Khan Abdul Ghaffar sorrow. It has led to an increasingly volatile Minister had wide-ranging talks with the US situation in our neighbourhood and the pro- President. We continue to impress upon the liferatic.:t of external m ifitary presences in the United States the seriousness of our cor.· region. We shaU continue our work with cern about the supply of armaments t-o others in the arduous search for peace. Pakistan notwithstanding that country's re- lentless pursuit of nuclear weapons. 56. Apartheid l is a blot on civilization, repugnant to our com mitment to the unity of 60. India's relations with the Soviet Union the human family. Since Mahatma Gandhi's have always been warm and friendly. The early experiments with truth in South Africa, Delhi Declaration of November 1986 af- the elimination of racial discrimination has firmed the common commjtment of both been an integral part of our freedo'll struggle countries to non-violence and peaceful co- and as yet an unfulfillad mission of our for- existence. In the last three years, we have eign policy. Apartheid survives because of enlarged and enriched the content of our the economic and military sustenance which relationship. There has been an unprece- Pretoria receives from a few rich and power- dented increase in high-level visits, an un- ful co~ntries. The only way of ending this paralleled expansion of trade, and new abomination without too much bloodshed is dimensions and new vistas added in areas through comprehensive, mandatory sanc- such as science and technology, further tions under Chapter VII of the United Nations expanding our already wide-ranging coop- Charter. We have striven for this at the UN, eration. The mutual goodwill of our peoples Non-aligned and in Commonwealth forums. has found spectacular expression in the AU Commonwealth countries, with one ex- Festivals held in the two countries. During ception. agreed at the Vancouver Summit the year, the Prime Minister of India visited last October to intensify their sanctions the Soviet Union and the Prime Minister of against apartheid. The AFRICA Fund, which the Soviet Union visited India. we conceived of as a practical measure of support, has received a gratifying response 61. Honourable Members. with the from countries all over the world. united endeavour of the nation we can meet with confidence thE) challenges that confront 57. The moves in Fiji to deprive people of us and accomplish the tasks that lie ahead. their rights so'ely on a raciat basis have We shaH be faithful to the ideals and goals of caused deep resentment. Fiji's constitu- our Republic. We shall place the national tional arrangements must ensure fair and good above any sectional interest. t wish you just representation in Parliament for a" all success in your endeavours in the year communities. before us.

58. We welcome the agreement signed JAI HIND In Guatemala by leaders of five Central American countries. Wfl earnestly hope the agreement will lead to a just and lasting '12.56 hr•. settlement ensuring the security, sover- eignty and independence of all States of the OBITUARY REFERENCES region. AND RESOLUTION ON THE DEMISE OF KHAN ABDUL GHAFFAR KHAN 59. There has been substantial progress in our bilateral relations with the United [English] States of America. particularly in the techno- logical and economic fields. The Prime MR. SPEAKER: Hon'ble Members. as 21 Db. References & PHAlGUNA 3,1909 (SAKA) of Khan Abdul 22 Rest. on Demise Ghaffar Khan

we meet today after an interval of more than had profound faith in Gandhiji's creed of non- two months, it is' my sad duty to inform the violence. ' -House of the demise of Khan Abdul Ghaffar ':han; Shri M.G. Ramachandran; former In 1946, he was elected to the Constitu- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; two sitting ent Assembly of un-divided India and on Members and eleven of our former col- partition his membership was transferred to leagues namely, Chaudhary Rahim Khan, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. He Sarvashri A.G. Subburaman; David Munzni; abhorred the idea of . He Soti Mohd. Akbar; P. Ramamurti; Sonubhau delivered a speech in the Constituent As- Baswant; S.M. Banerjee; Hargovind Verma; sembly of Pakistan for which he was ar- Shyamaprasana Bhattacharyya; Ramavtar rested and sentenced to three years' impris- Shastri; C.D. Pande; Upendra Nath Barman; onment on charge of sedition. and Karpoori Thakur. An ap.ostle of peace and non-violence Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, endearingly and a crusader for liberty and justice, Khan called Badshah Khan or Bacha Khan by Abdul Ghaffar Khan continued to struggle millions of his fellow Pathans passed away even in his old age for what he considered at (Pakistan) on 20 January, 1988 the rightful claims of his people. A crose at the age of 97 years. A close associate of associate of Gandhiji for over 27 years, he Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for free- endeared himself to milHons of our country- dom, he was aptly called Frontier Gandhi by men. He personified Gandhiji's ideals and- our own countrymen. throughout his long fife. he remained unas- suming in manners and ascetic in habits. By The popularity he won, the Influence him simple life and devout actions, he epito- and power he exercised over people have mised the humanist way of life in all its seldom bean equalled by men who have aspects. A true servant of God, he was kept themselves as seduously away from against the practice of untouchability in any the limelight. as he did. form and campaigned for the emancipation of women and equal respect for all religions. Like many other of his time, he came under the spell of writings of Maulana Zafar 13.00 hrs. Ali Khan and Maufana Abdul Kalam Azad and opted to join the freedom struggle. In He had a stint in journalism too. As early 1919, when Gandhiji started agitation in 1928 he started a monthly called against the Rowlatt Bill, Khan Abdul Ghaffar 'Pakhtoon' which became the mouthpiece of Khan took active part in it and was put behind Khudai Khidmatgars - a nonviolent and non- the bars for six months. politica~ movement. Again in 1938, he started jOas Roza' which lasted till 1945 In 1921, he started a national school in when it was finally closed down. Through his native village, Utmanzai. The British journalism. he infused the ideais uf freedom Government regarded his efforts to start among the people. more such schools as subversion and sent him to prison for three years. In 1924, he A Titan of our freedom struggle, Khan settled down to social reforms amongst the Abdul Ghaffar Khan spent nearty 36 years of Pathans through the school established by his precious life in various jails for the sake of him. It turned out a numbar of fine men who his ideals. chose him later formed the nucleus of the celebrated the ·Prisoner of the year' in 1962, for having Khudai Khitmatgars or the 'Red Shirts' who spent a long period of his life ;n various 23 Ob. References & FEBRUARY 22, 1988 of Khan Abdul 24 Resl. on Demise Ghaffar Khan

prisons of the sub-continent both before and Accord to end the ethnic trouble in the island .•.! after partition. He was awarded the 'Nehru nation. '', the highest award of Peace Prize' in 1969. Last year he was the land, was posthumously conferred on honoured with the 'Bharat Ratna'. the high- him for his services tothe people. est award of the land. With the passing away of Shri M.G. With his passing away India has lost a Ramachandran, the nation has become good friend, one of the stalwarts of our poorer. The country has lost a great states- freedom struggle and the world a messiah of man and patriot and the State of Tarnil Nadu peace in this strife-tom-world. We pay our an ardent champion of the down-trodden. tributes to this great leader whose memory We pay our respectful homage to this great will fill our hearts for ever. departed leader.

Shri M.G. Ramachandran, popularly Chaudhary Rahim Khan was a sitting and attectionately called M.G.R., died in member of this House from con- harness as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at stituency of Haryana. Earlier he had been a Madras on 24th December, 1987, at the age member of Hary ana Legislative Assembly of 71 years. during 1967-72, 1972-74 and again 1982- 84. He had also served as a member of A seasoned politician, Shri M.G. Rama- CounciLof Ministers in the State of Haryana chandran was first elected to the Tamil Nadu and held various important portfolios. Legislative Council in 1962 but resigned from its membership in 1964. He was again An agriculturist, political and social elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative As- worker, he was associated with several sembly in 1967 and remained its member till cooperative marketing societies and other his death. He became the Chief Minister of social and educational institutions in various the State in 1977 and adorned that Chair for capacities. He served in the.lndian army and over a decade. rendered valuable service in Burma during the second world war for which he was An able administrator, Shri M.G. Rama- awarded a war medal. chandran made far-reaching reforms in the State Administration. He abolished the Chaudhary Rahim Khan passed away Revenue Board and the system of village at New Delhi on 18 December, 1987 at the officers. He introduced a massive free mid- age of 65 years. day meal scheme to benefit poor children and destitutes. The scheme received wide Shri A.G. Subburaman was a sitting approbation. It was during his Chief Minister- member of this House representing ship that the Telugu-Ganga project to pro- constituency of Tamil Nadu. Earlier, he had vide drinking water to the city of Madras was been a member of the Seventh Lok Sabha. put to shape. By introducing many other welfare schemes, he endeared himself to the rural poor and down-trodden. A businessman by profession and a social worker, he worked for the uplift of the Shri M.G. Ramachandran was a man at weaker section of society. the masses and he held an enormous sway over them. A veteran patriot, he stood for the He evinced special interest in the devel- unity and integrity of the country. He was the opment of hand loom and powerloom textile co-architect of the historic lndo-Sri Lanka units in his home State. 25 . Ob. References & PHALGUNA 3, 1909 (SAKA ) of Khan Abdul 26 Resl. on Demise Ghaffar Khan

~ He took keen interest in sports activities A seasoned parliamentarian, Shri and had been serving as President of Tamil Ramamurti made valuable contribution to Nadu Football Federation since 1983. the debates particularly in matters relating to welfare of the working class. He was always Shri Subburaman passed away at New heard with respect. He served as Leader of Delhi on 7 February, 1988 at the age 'of 58 the Opposition in the Madras Leqislative years. Assembly during 1953-57.

Shri David Munzni was a member of the A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Third Lok Sabha during 1962-67 represent- Ramamurti was drawn into freedom struggle ing Lohardaga constituency of Bihar. . while he was .still a student and suffered imprisonment for several years. A political and social worker, Shri Munzni worked tor the welfare of the down- A well known trade unionist, political trodden. He was associated with several and social worker, he was responsible for social organisations and advocated the organising industrial workers in the then cause of industrial labour. A widely travelled State of Madras and held prominent posi- person, he represented India in the World tions in the trade union movement. He was Conference of Moral He-Armament at Caux also associated with Dakshina Bharat Hindi in Montreaux in 1950. Prachar Sabha, Madras for several years,

Shri David Munzni passed away at Shri P. Ramamurti passed away at Delhi on 3 December, 1987 at the age of 63 Madras on 15 December, 1987 at the age of years. 79 years.

Shri Sofi Mohd. Akberwas a memberof Shri Sonubhau Baswant was a member the First Lok Sabha during 1952-57 from the of the Fourth Lok Sabha during 1967-70 State of Jammu & Kashmir. Earlier, he had representing Bhiwandi constituency of been a member of the Jammu & Kashmir Maharashtra. Earlier, he had been a mem- Legislative Assembly during 1941-46. ber of the Third Lok Sabha during 1962-67.

A social worker, Shri Sofi Mohd. Akber An agriculturist, Shri Baswant also took took active part in the spread of co-operative active part in trade union activities and held movemant.He was associated with several prominent positions in trade- union organisa- social organisations in-various capacities. tions. A well known social worker. he worked for the development of cooperation and Shri Sofi Mohd. Akber passed away at agriculture. SOPOI e on 14 December, 198'7 at the age of 84 years. ShFi BasWaAt passed away at Bombay on 16 D-e1cember,1987 at the age of 73 Shri P. Ramamurtiwas a member of the years. Fourth Lok Sabha during 1967-70 repre- senting Madurai constituency of the erst- Slff.i S.M. Banerjee was a member of while State of Madras. He had been a . Fifth,lok Sabha during 1971-77 represent- member of Rajya Sabha for two terms in fng Kanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. 1960 and 1977. Earlier he was a member of Earlier. he had been a member of Second, jhe Madras Legislative Assembly during Tliird and Fourth Lok Sabhaduring.1.9.57J62. 1952-57. 1962-67 and 1967-70 respective If. 27 Ob. Ref.rent»s & FEBRUARY 22. 1988 of Khan Abdl.ll 28 Resl. on Demise Ghaffsr Khan

A dynamic trade unionist and brilliant agriculturists and served on many peasants' parliamentarian, he took keen interest in the organisations in various capacities. proceedings of the House and made valu- able contribution to the debates particularly Shri Bhattacharya passed away at on matters affecting workers' interests. He Andulln Howrah district, West Bengal on 16 lost no opportunity to ventilate the griev- January, 1988, at the age of 83 years. ances of the working class inside and out- side the House. He took activQ part in trade Shn Ramavatar Shastri was a member union movement and was associated with of the Seventh Lok Sabha during 1980-84 ...veral trade union organisations in various representing Patna constituency of Bihar. capacities. Earlier, he had been a member of the Fourth and Fifth Lok Sabha dunng 1967-70 and A widely travelled person, Shri Baner- 1971-76 respectively. Jee took keen interest in classical music. fine arts and sports. A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Shastri suffered imprisonment for several years for Shri Banerjee passed away at New his participation in the freedom movement. A Delhi on 25 th December. 1987 at the age of dedicated SOCial worker, he worked for the 88 years. uplift of the down-trodden. A political work... and a trade unionist, he served several trade Shri Hargovind Verma was a member of union organisations in various capacities. the Sixth Lok Sabha during 1977-79 repre- senting SltapuT constituency of Uttar A Journalist by professIon. he was the Pradesh. Later, in 1980 he was elected to author of several articles on Socia-political the Uttar Pradesh LegIslative Assembly. subjects. A Widely travelled person. he served on the Executive Committee of Indo- A well known social worker. Shri Verma GOA Friendship Association for saveral worked for village uplift. He was associated years. with several social and educational organ- isations in various capacities. An active parliamentarian, he took keen interest in the proceedings of the House and Shrl Verma passed away under tragic made valuable contributions to the debates. circumstances at Sitapur on 15 January. He served on the Committee on Estimates 1988 at the age of 51 years. during 1969-70. He also served on various Joint and Select Committees of Parliament. Shri Shyamaprasanna Bhattacharyya was a member of the Fifth and Sixth Lok Shri Ramavatar Shastri pass ad away at Sabha during 1971-77 and 1977-79. repre- Patna on 26 January. 1988 at the age of 68 senting Uluberia constituency of West Ben- years. gal. Earlier, he had been a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly during Shri C.D. Pande was a member of the 1957-62. First and Second Lok Sabha during 1952-62 representIng Naini Tal constrtuency of Uttar An active political worker, he was asso- Pradesh. Earlier, he had been a member of ciated with Sr.. Sangha. a revolutionary the Provisional Parliament during 19S()"S2. party of We. Bengal. A well known SOCial worker. Shri Panda He evinced keen interest in the uplift of took keen interest in the establishment of 29 OIl. Rsferenoe, & PHALGUNA 3,1909 (SAKA) of Khan Abdul 30 Res/. on Demls. GhllffarKhan

educational institutions and served them in State as Deputy Chief Minister and Minl ••r various capa~ties. He was Private Secre- of Education and Finance in 1967 and .s

I J tary to Pandit Govind BaUabh Pant, Chief Chief Minister during 1970.. 71. He was a Minister of Uttar Pradesh during 1937-39. sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar at the time of his death. Shri C.O. Panda passed away at New Dethi on 25th January. 1988 at the age of 82 A veteran freedom fighter, he took an years. active part in the '' in 1942 and was imprisoned for a long period. Shri Upendranath Barman was a A dedicated social worker throughout his member of the First and Second Lok Sabha political life, he fought incessantly against during 1952-62 representing Cooch Behar corruption and the exploitation of the poor.

constituency of West Bengal. Earlier t he had He championed the cause of the down- been a memberof the Constituent Assembly trodden and the weaker sections of the and Provisional Parliament during 1947-50 society. He took active part In Bhoodan, and 1950-52 respectively. He had also been Gramdan and Movements. He a member of the West Bengal Legislative also evinced keen interest in and Assembly during 1936-45. Village Industries development.

A lawyer by profession, Shri Barman An active trade unionist, he served as was associated with several educational Chairman of various trade union organisa .. institutions in various capacities. An able tions for several years. An educationist, he parliamentarian, he served as the Chairman was the founder of several educational insti- of the Public Accounts Committee and tutions and served them in various capaci· Committee on Petitions. He also served on ties. A widely travelled person, he was the Panel of Chairman in Lok Sabha. He held India's delegate to the International Union of office as Cabinet Minister in the then Gov- Socialist Youth Convention held at Vienna ernment of Bengal during 1941-43. and was also a member of the delegation to YugosJavia. Shri Karpoori Thakur had spe- A widely travelled person, he was a cial interests in music, particularly. in classi- memberofthe Indian Parliamentary Delega- cal music. tion to the Commonwealth Conference held at in October, 1948. He was also Shri Thakur passed away at Patna on leader of the Indian Delegation to Interna- 17th February, 1988 at the age of 69 YE'ars. tional Rice Conference in Rangoon in 1950. His demise has Ipft a void which would be difficult to fill. Shri Barman passed away at Jalpaiguri on 7th February. 1988 at the age of 89 years. With the permission of the House, may I move a special resolution? Shri Karpoori Thakur was ~Iected to the Sixth Lok Sabha from Samastipur constitu- I now place before the House the fonow .. ency of Bihar in 1977 and remained its iog resolution which the House may adopt member for a brief period till 241h December, unanimously :- 1977 when he resigned his seat to head the Council of Ministers in the State of Bihar. I·The Lok Sabha expre.... Its Earlier, he had been a member of the State profound sorrow at the pas.ang Assembly from 1952 and played a promi- away of Khan Abdul Baffar -nent role in his home State. He served the Khan, popularly known as Fron .. 31 Ob. References & FEBRUARY 22, 1988 of Khan Abdul 32 R9SI. on Demise GhagarKhan

tierGandhior'Badshah Khan'. A condolences to Khan WaH Khan close associate of Mahatma and other members of the family Gandhi, Khan Abdul Gaffar as well as to millions of his Khan was a Titan among the admirers and followers in the legions who fought for the Indian sUb--continent.· country's liberadon from fortHgn yoke. He shared with Mahatnla I think the House agrees with the Gandhi an unshakeable faith in rQsotution unanimously. truth and non-violence. A true servant of God, Khan Abdul Now. the Members may stand in silane, Gaffar Khan started a unique for a short while. movement called 'Khudai Khidmatgars'. Unswerving in his The Members then stood in silence for a patriotism, he abhorred the idea short while of vivi-section of the country. With his passing away. we have MR. SPEAKER: The House will now lost one of the greatest stalwarts adjourn to meet again at 11 O'cleok, on 2~rd of our freedom struggle and a February, 1988. 'Messiah of Peace' in this strife- torn world. Above all a truly noble soul, his name will always adorn 13.15 hrs. the pages of our history. The like of him are rarely seen on earth in flesh and blood. The Lok Sabha then adjourned till EI,vtfln of the Clock on Tuesday, February 23, This House conveys its deep 19881PhalQuna 4, 1909 (Saka)

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