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LOK SABHA DEBATES
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[Fifth Series, Vol. XXIII, 7th Session, 1973]
No. 1.—Monday, February 19, 1973iMagha 30, 1894 (Saka)
Columns
Alphabetical List ol M e m b e r s ...... (iii)—(xii)
Officers of the House . f . . * . . . . (xiii)
Government of India—Ministers, Ministers of State etc. • . (xiv)—(xvii)
President’s Address—Laid on the Table . ' \ ’ * * * 1—^ Obituary References...... 25—48
Mr. Speaker ...... 25—29
Shrimati Indira G a n d h i ...... 29—32
Shri Samar M u k h e r je e ...... 32
Shri Sarjoo Pandey ...... 32-33
Shri Atal Bihari V ajp ayee...... 33-34
Shri G. V i s w a n a t h a n ...... 34
Shri Shyamnandan Mishra...... 34—39
Shri P. K. Deo ...... 39—42
Shri Samar G u h a ...... 42"43
Shri Jambuwant D h o t e ...... 43
Shrimati M. G o d f r e y ...... 43“44
Shri Muhammed S h e r i f f ...... 44
Shri K. Hanum anthaiya...... 45
Shri Banamali Patnaik ...... 45— 47
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3312 LS—1 ALPHABETICAL LIST OP MEMBERS
FIFTH LOK SABHA A Balakrishniah, Shri T. (Tirwpathi)
Achal Singh, Shri (Agra) Baladhandayutham, Shri K. (Co Afzalpurkar, Shri Dharamrao (Gul- imbatore) barga). Banamali Babu, Shri (Sambalpur) Aga, Shri Syed Ahmed (Baramulla) Agarwal, Shri Virendra (Moradabad) Banera, Shri Ilamendra Singh Agrawal, Shri Shrikrishna (Maha- (BMlwara) samund) Banerjee, Shri S. M. (Kanpur) Ahirwar, Shri Nathu Ram (Tikam- garh) Bansrji, Shrimati Mukul (New Delhi) Ahmed, Shri F. A. (Barpeta) Barman, Shri R. N. (Balurghat) Alagesan, Shri O. V. (Tiruttani) Barua, Shri Bedabrata (Kaliabor) Ambesh, Shri (Firozabad) Anand Singh, Shri (Gonda) Barupal, Shri Panna Lai (Ganga- nagar) Ankineedu, Shri Maganti (Oudivada) Basappa, Shri K. (Chitradurga) Ansari, Shri Ziaur Rahman (Unnao) Anthony, Shri Frank (Nominated— Basumatari, Shri D. (Kokrajhar) Anglo-Indians) Berwa, Shri Onkar Lai (Kota) Appalanaidu, Shri (Anakapalli) Besra, Shri S. C. (Dumka) Arvind Netam, Shri (Kanker) Bhagat, Shri B. R. (Shahabad) Austin, Dr. Henry (Ernakulam) Bhagat, Shri H. K. L. (East Delhi) Awdhesh Chandra Singh, Shri Bhagirath Bhanwar, Shri (Jhabua) (Farrukhabad) Azad, Shri Bhagwat Jha (Bhagalpur) Bhargava, Shri Basheshwar Nath (Ajmer) Aziz Imam, Shri (Mirzapur) Bhargavi Thankappan, Shrimati B (Adoor)
Babunath Singh, Shri (Surguja) Bhatia, Shri Raghunandan Lai Badal, Shri Gurdas Singh (Fazilka) (Amritsar) Bade, Shri R. V, (Khargone) Bhattacharyya, Shri Dinen (Seram- pore) Bahuguna, Shri H. N. (Allahabad) Bajpai, Shri Vidya Dhar (Amethi) Bhattacharyya, Shri Jagadish (Ghatal) Balakrishn&n, Shri K. (Ambalapuzha) Bhattacharyya, Shri S. P. (Uluberia)
(iii) (iv) Bhattacharyyia, Shri Chapalendu Chawla, Shri Amar Nath (Delhi (Giridih) Sadar) Bhaura, Shri B. S. (Bhatinda) Chellachami,, Shri A. M. (Tenkasi)- Bheeshmadev, Shri M. (Nagarkurnool) Chhotey Lai, Shri (Chail) Bhuvarahan, Shri G. (Mettur) Chhutten Lai, Shri (Sawai Madhopur)' Birender*Singh Rao, Shri (Mahendra- Chikkalingaiah, Shri K. (Mandya) garh) Chinnaraji, Shri C. K. (Tiruppattur) Bisht, Shri Narendra Singh (Almora) Chittibabu, Shri C. (Chingleput) Bosu, Shri Jyotirmoy (Diamond Harbour) Choudhari, Shri B. E. (Bijapur) Brahman, Shri Rattanlal (Darjeeling) Choudhury, Shri Moinul Haque > (Dhubn) Brahmanandji, Shri Swami (Hamir- pur) Chowhan, Shri Bharat Singh (DharV Brij Raj Singh—Kotah, Shri (Jhalawar) D Buta Singh, Shri (Rupar) Daga, Shri M. C. (Pali) C Dalbir Singh, Shri (Sirsa) Chakleshwar Singh, Shri (Mathura) Dalip Singh, Shri (Outer Delhi) Chanda, Shrimati Jyotsna (Cachar) Damani, Shri S. R. (Sholapur) Chandra Gowda, Shri D. B. (Chika- Dandavate, Prof. Madhu (Rajapur) magalur) Darbara Singh, Shri (Hoshiarpur) Chandra Shekhar Singh, Shri (Jehanabad) Das, Shri Ajnadi Charan (Jajpur) Das, Shri Dharnidhar (Mangaldai) Chandrakar, Shri Chandulal (Durg) Das, Shri R. P. (Krishnagar) Chandrappan, Shri C. K. (Tellicherry) Dasappa, Shri Tulsidas (Mysore) Chandrashekharappa Veerabasappa, Shri T, V. (Shimoga) Daschowdhury, Shri B. K. (Cooch- Behar) Chandrika Prasad, Shri (Ballia) Chatterjee, Shri Somnath (Burdwan) Deb, Shri Dasaratha (Tripura East) Chaturvedi, Shri Rohan Lai (Stah) Deiveekan, Shri (Kallakurichi) Chaudhari, Shri Amarsinh (Mandvi) Deo, Shri P. K. (Kalahandi) Chaudhary, Shri Nitiraj Singh Deo, Shri R. R. Singh (Bolangir) (Hoshangabad) Deo, Shri S. N. Singh (Bankura) Chaudhry, Shri Ishwar (Gaya) Desai, Shri D. D. (Kaira) Chaudhuri, Shri Tridib (Berhampore) Desai, Shri Morarji (Surat) Chavan, Shri D. R. (Karad) Deshmukh, Shri K. G. (Amravati) Chavan, Shri Yeshwantrao (Satara) Deshmukh, Shri Shivaji Rao S* Chavda, Shri KL S. (Patan) (Parabhani) Gaekwad, Shri Fatesinghrao (Baroda) Gowda, Shri Pampan (Raichur) Gandhi, Shrimati Indira (Rae Bareli) Gowder, Shri J. Matha (Nilgiris) Ganesh, Shri K. R. (Andaman and Guha, Shri Samar (Contai) Nicobar Islands) Gupta, Shri Indrajit (Alipore) Ganga Devi, Shrimati (Mohanlalganj) 'Gangadeb, Shri P. (Angul) H Garcha, Shri Devinder Singh (Ludhiana) Haidar, Shri Madhuryya (Mathura- 'Gautam, Shri C. D. (Balaghat) pur) Gavit, Shri T. H. (Nandurbar) Haider, Shri Krishna Chandra (Ausgram) *Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, Shrimati (Jaipur) Hansda, Shri Subodh (Midnapore) Genda Singh, Shri (Padrauna) Hanumanthaiya, Shri K. (Bangalore) «George, Shri A. C. (Mukandapuram) Hari Kishore Singh, Shri (Pupri) ♦George, Shri Varkey (Kottayam) Hari Singh, Shri (vi) Hashim, Shri M. M. (Secunderabad) Kahandole, Shri Z. M. (Malegaon) Hazra, Shri Manoranjan (Arambagh) Kailas, Dr. (Bombay South) Horo, Shri N. E. (Khunti) Kakodkar, Shri Purushottam (Panjim> Kakoti, Shri Robin (Dibrugarh) I Kale, Shri (Jalna) Ishaque, Shri A. K. M. (Basirhat) Kalingarayar, Shri Mohanraj (Pollachi) J Kalyanasundaram, Shri M. (Tiruchi- Jadeja, Shri D. P. (Jamnagar) rapalli) Jaffer Sharief, Shri C. K. (Kanaka- Kamalfshaiah, Shri D. (Nellore) pura) t Kamala Prasad, Shri (Tezpur) Jagjivan Ram, Shri (Sasaram) Kamaraj, Shri K. (Nagercoil) Jamilurrahman, Shri Md. (Kishan- ganj) Kamble, Shri N. S. (Pandharpur) Janardhanan, Shri C. (Trichur) Kamble, Shri T. D. (Latur) Jeyalakshmi, Shrimati V. (Sivakasi) Kamla Kumari, Kumari (Palamau) Jha, Shri Bhogendra (Jainagar) Kapur, Shri Sat Pal (Patiala) Jha, Shri* Chiranjib (Saharsa) Karan Singh, Dr. (Udhampur) Jharkhande Rai, Shri (Ghosi) Kami Singh, Dr. (Bikaner) Jhunjhunwala, Shri Bishwanath Kasture, Shri A. S. (Khamgaon) (Chittorgarh) Kathamuthu, Shri M. (Nagapattinam) Jitendra Prasad, Shri (Shahjahanpur) Kaul, Shrimati Sheila (Lucknow) Joarder, Shri Dinesh (Malda) Kavde, Shri B. R. (Nasik) Joseph, Shri M. M. (Peermade) Kedar Nath Singh, Shri (Sultanpur) Joshi, Shri Jagannathrao (Shajapur) Kevichusa, Shn A. (Nagaland) Joshi, Shri Popatlal M. (Banaskantha) Khadilkar, Shri R. K. (Baramati) Joshi, Shrimati Subhadra (Chandni Kinder Lai, Shri (Hardoi) Chowk) Kiruttinan, Shri Tha (Sivaganja) Kisku, Shri A. K. (Jhargram) K Kotoki, Shri Liladhar (Nowgong) Kachwai, Shri Hukam Chand Kotrashetti, Shri A. K. (Belgaum) (Morena) Koya, Shri C. H. Mohammed Kadam, Shri Dattajirao (Hatkangale) (Manjcri) Kadam, Shri J. G. (Wardha) Krishna Kumari of Jodhpur, Shrimati Kadannappalli, Shri Ramachandran (Jodhpur) (Kasergod) Krishnan, Shri E. R. (Salem) Kader, Shri S: A. (Bombay—Central South) Krishnan, Shri G. Y. (Kolar) (vtf) Krishnan, Shfi M. K. (PonAani) Mandal, Shri Yamuna Prasad (Sam- astipur) Krishnappa, Shri M. V. (Soskote) Manjhi, Shri Bhola (Jamui) Kulkarni, Shri Raja (Bombay—North- East) Manoharan, Shri K. (Madras North) Kumararnangalam, Shri S. Mohan Marak, Shri K. (Tura) (Pondicherry) Maran, Shri Murasoli (Madras South) Kureel, Shri B. N. (Ramsanehighat) Martand Singh of Rewa, Shri (Rewa) Kushok Bakula, Shri (Ladakh) Maurya, Shri B. P. (Hapur) 1 Mavalankar, Shri P G. (Ahmedabad) Lakkappa, Shri K. (Tumkur) „ . Mayavan, Shri V. (Chidambaram) Lakshmanan, Shri T* S (Sriperum- Mehta, Dr. Jivraj (Amreli) budur) Mehta, Dr. Mahipatray (Kutch) Lakshmikanthamma, Shrimati T. (Khammam) Mehta, Shri P. M. (Bhavnagar) Lakshminarayanart, Shri M. R. Melkote. Dr. G. S (Hyderabad) (Tindivanam) Mcnon, Shri V. K. Krishna (Trivan Lalji Bhai, Shri (Udaipur) drum) Lambodar Baliy&r, Shri (Bastar) Mirdha, Shri Nathu Ram (Nagaur) Laskar, Shri Nihar (Karimganj) Mishra, Shri Bibhuti (Motihari) Lutfal Haque, Shri (Jaixgipur) Mxshra, Shri G. S. (Chhindwara) Mishra Shri Jagannath (Madhubani) M Mishra, Shri L N. (Darbhanga) Madhukar, Shri K M. (Kesaria) Mishra, Shri Shyamnandan (Begu- Mahajan, Shri Vikram (Kangra) sarai) Mahajan, Shri Y. S. (Buldana) Misra, Shri S. N (KannauJ) Maharaj Singh, Shri (Mainpuri) Modak, Shri Bijoy (Hooghly) Mahata, Shri Debcndra Nath (Purulia) Modi, Shri Shrikishan (Sikar) Mahishi, Dr. Sarojini (Dharwar North) Mody, Shri PilOo (Godhra) Majhi, Shri Gajadhar (Sundargarh) Mohammad Ismail, Shri (Barrackpore) Majhi, Shri Kumar (Keonjhar) Mohammad Tahir, Shri (Purnea) Malaviya, Shri K. D. (Domariaganj) Mohammad Yusuf, Shri (Siwan) Malhotpa, Shri Inder J. (Jammu) Mohan Swarup, Shri (Pilibhit) Malik, Shri Mukhtiar Singh (Rohtak) Mohanty, Shri Surendra (Kendrapara) Mallanna, Shri K, (Madhugiri) Mohapatra, Shri Shyam Sunder (Bala- MaUikarjun, Shri (Medak) sore) Mandal, Shri Jagdiafa Narate (Godda) Mohsin, Shri F. H. (Dharwar South) (viii) Muhammed Khuda Bukhsh, Shri Mur- Pandey, Shri Krishna Chandra shidabad) (Khalilabad) Muhammed Sheriff, Shri (Periakulam) Pandey, Shri Narsingh Naraln Mukerjeet Shri H. N. (Calcutta— (Gorakhpur) North-East) Pandey, Shri R. S. (Rajnandgaon) Mukherjee, Shri Samar (Howrah) Pandey, Shri Sarjoo (Ghazipur) Mukherjee, Shri Saroj (Katwa) Pandey, Shri Sudhakar (Chandauli) Munsi, Shri Priya Ranjan Das (Cal Pandey, Shri Tarkeshwar (Salempur) cutta South) Pandeya, Dr. Laxminarain (Mandsaur) Murthy, Shri B. S. (Amalapuram) Pandit, Shri S. T. (Bhir) Muruganantham, Shri S. A. (Tirunel- veli) , Panigrahi, Shri Chintamani (Bhuba neswar) * Muthuswamy, Shri M. (Tiruchengode) Pant, Shri K. C. (Nainital) N Paokai Haokip, Shri (Outer Manipur) Nahata, Shri Amrit (Barmer) Parashar, Prof. Narain Charid (Hamir- pur) Naik, Shri B. V. (Kanara) Pankh, Shri Rasiklal (Surendranagar) Nair, Shri N Sreekantan (Quilon) Parmar, Shri Bhaljibhai (Dohad) Nanda,* Shri G. L. (Kaithal) Partap Singh, Shri (Simla) Narendra Singh, Shri (Satna) Parthasarathy, Shri P. (Rajampet) Nayak, Shri Baksi (Phulbani) Paswan, Shri Ram Bhagat (Rosera) Nayar, Shrimati Shakuntala (Kaisar- ganj) Patel, Shrj Arvind M. (Rajkot) Neg]\ Shri Pratap Singh (Garhwal) Patel, Shri H. M. (Dhandhuka) Nimbalkar Shri (Kolhapur) Patel, Shri Nanubhai N. (Bulsar) Patel, Shri Natwarlal (Mehsana) O Patel, Shri Prabhudas (Dabhoi) Oraon, Shri Kartik (Lohardaga) Patel, Shri Ramubhai (Dadra and Oraon, Shri Tuna (Jalpaiguri) Nagar Haveli) Patil, Shri Anantrao (Khed) P Patil, Shri C. A. (Dhuiia) Pahadia, Shri Jagannath (Hindaun) Patil, Shri E. V. Vikhe (Kopargaon) Painuli, Shri Paripoomanand (Tehri- Patil, Shri Krishnarao (Jalgaon) Garhwal) Patil, Shri S. B. (Bagalkot) Palodkar, Shri Manikrao (Auranga bad) Patil, Shri T. A. (Osraanabad) Panda, Shri D. K. (Bhanjanagar) Patnaik, Shri Banamali (Puri) Pandey, Shri Damodar (Hazaribagh) Patnaik, Shri J. B. (Cuttack) (ix) Peje, Shri S. I* (Ratnagiri) Rao, Dr. K. L. (Vijayawada) Fillai, Shri R. Balakrishna (Mave- Rao, Shri K. Narayana (Bobilli) likara) Rao, Shri M. S. Sanjeevi (Kakinada) Prabodh Chandra, Shri (Gurdaspur) Rao, Shri M. Satyanarayan (Karirn- Pradhan, Shri Dhan Shah (Shahdol) nagar) Pradhani, Shri K. (Nowrangpur) Rao, Shri Nageshwara (Machilipatnam) Purty, Shri M. S. (Singhbhum) Rao, Shri P. Ankineedu*Prasada (Angole) Q Rao, Shri Pattabhi Rama (Raja- mundry) 'Qureshi, Shri Mohd. Shafi (Anantnag) Rao, Shri Rajagopala (Srikakulam) R Rao, Dr. V. K. R. Varadaraja (Bellary) Radhakrishnan, Shri S. (Cuddalore) Rathia, Shn Umed Singh (Raigarh) Raghu Ramaiah, Shri K. (Guntur) Raut, Shri Bhola (Bagaha) Rai, Shrimati Sahodrabai (Sagar) Ravi, Shri Vayalar (Chirayinkil) Raj Bahadur, Shri (Bharatpur) Ray, Shrimati Maya (Raiganj) Rajdeo Singh, Shri (Jaunpur) Reddi, Shri P. Antony (Anantapur) Raju, Shri M. T. (Narasapur) Reddy, Shri B. N. (Niryalguda) Raju, Shri P. V. G. (Visakhapatnam) Reddy, Shri K. Kodanda Rami (Kur- Ram, Shri Tulmohan (Araria) nool) Ram Deo Singh, Shri (Maharajganj) Reddy, Shri K. Ramakrishna (Nal- gonda) Ram Dhan, Shri (Lalganj) Ram Prakash, Shri (Ambala) Reddy, Shri M. Ram Gopal (Nlzama- bad) Ram Sewak, Ch. (Jalaun) Reddy, Shri P. Bayapa (Hmdpur) Ram Surat Prasad, Shri (Bansgaon) Ram Swarup, Shri (Robertsganj) Reddy, Shri P. Ganga (Adilabad) Ramji Ram, Shri (Akbarpur) Reddy, Shri P. Narasimha (Chittoor) Ramkanwar, Shri (Tonk) Reddy, Shri P. V. (Kavali) Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Shri (Chapra) Reddy, Shri Y. Eswara (Cuddapah) Rana, Shri M. B. (Broach) Richhariya, Dr. Govind Das (Jhansi) Ranabahadur Singh, Shri (Sidhi) Rohatgi, Shrimati Sushila (Bilhaur) Rao, Shrimati B. Radhabai A (Bhadra- Roy, Shri Bishwanath (Deoria) chalam) Rao, Shri J. Rameshwar (Mahbub- Roy, Dr. Saradish (Bolpur) nagar) Rudra Pratap Singh, Shri (Bara Rao, Shri Jagannath (Chatrapur) Banki) s Shafee, Shri A. (Chanda) Sadhu Ram, Shri (Rhillaur) Shafquat Jung, sfhti (Kairana) Saha, Shri Ajit Kumar (Vishnupur) Shahnawaz Khan, Shri (Meerut) Saha, Shri Gadadhar (Birbhum) Shailani, Shri Chandra (Hathras) Sami, Shri Mulki Raj (Dehra Dun) Shakya, Shri Maha Deepak Singh Sait. Shri Ebrahim Sulaiman (Kozhi (Kasganj) kode) Shambhw Nath, Shri (Saidpur) Saksena, Prof. S. L. (Maharajganj) Shamim, Shri S. A. (Srinagar) Salve, Shri N. K. P. (Betul) Shankar Dayal Singh Shri (Chatra) Samanta, Shri S. C. (Tamluk) Shanknr Dev, Shri (Bidar) Sambhali, Shri Ishaque (Amroha) Shankaranand, Shrt B. (Chikodi) Saminathan, Shri P. A. (Gobichetti- Sharma, Shri A. P. (Buxar) palayam) Sharma, Dr. H. P. (Alwar) Sanghi, Shri N. K. (Jalore) Sharma, Shri Madhoram (Karnal) Sangliana, Shri (Mizoram) Sharma, Shri Naval Kishore (Dausa)' Sankata Prasad, Dr. (Misrikh) Sharma, Shri R. N. (Dhanbad) Sant Bttx Singh, Shri (Fatehpur) Sarkar, Shri Sakti Kumar (Joynagar) Sharma, Shri R. R. (Banda) Sathe, Shri Vasant (Akola) Sharma, Dr. Shankar Dayal (Bhopal) Shashi Bhushan, Shri (South Delhi) Satish Chandra, Shri (Bareilly) Satpathy, Shri Devendra (Dhenkanal) Shfestri, Shri Biswanarayan (Lakshim- pur) Satyanarayana, Shri B. (Parvathi- Shasln, Shri Raja Ram (Varanasi) puram) Savant, Shri Shankerrao (Kolaba) Shastri, Shri Ramavatar (Patna) Savitri Shyam, Shrimati (Aonla) Shastii, Shri Sheopujan (Bikramganj) Sayeed, Shri P. M. (Laccadive, Mini- Shastri, Shn Shiv Kumar (Aligarh) coy and Amindivi Islands) Shenoy, Shri P. R. (Udipi) Scindia, Shri Madhavra0 (Guna) Sher Singh, Prof. (Jhajjar) Scindia of Gwalior, Shrimati V. R. Shetty, Shn K. K. (Mangalore) (Bhind) Shinde, Shri Annasaheb P. (Ahmed- Sen, Shri A. K. (Calcutta—North- nagar) West) Shivappa, Shri N. (Hassan) Sen, Dr. ftanen (Barasat) Shivnath Singh, Shri (Jhunjhunu) Sen, Shri Robin (Asansol) Shukla, Shri B. R. (Bahraich) Sequeira, Shri Erttsmo de (Marmagoa) Sftukla, Shri Vidya Charan (Raipur) Sethi, Shil Arjun (Bhadrak) Siddayya, Shri S. M. (Chamaraja- Sezhiyan, Shri (Kumbakonam) nagar)- (x0 Siddheshwar Prasad, Shri (Nalanda) Tewari, Shri Shankar (Etawah) Singh, Shri D. N. (Hajipur) Thakre, Shri S. B. (Yeotmal) Singh, Shri Vishwanath Pratap (Phul- Thakur, Shri Krishnarao (Chimur) pur) Thevar, Shri P. K. M. (Ramanatha- Sinha. Shri C. M. (Mayurbhanj) puram) Sinha, Shri Dharam Bir (Barh) Tiwari, Shri Chandra Bhal Mani (Balrampur) Sinha, Shri Nawal Kishore (Muzaffar- pur) Tiwari, Shri R. G. (Bilaspur) Sinha, Shri R. K. (Faizabad) Tiwary, Shri D. N. (Gopalganj) Sinha, Shri Satyendra Narayan Tiwary, Shri K. N. (Bettiah) (Aurangabad) Tombi Singh, Shri N. (Inner Manipur) Sivaswamy, Shri M. S. (Tiruchendur) Tula Ram, Shri (Ghatampur) Sohan Lai, Shri T. (Karol Bagh) Tulsiram, Shri V. (Peddapalli) Sokhi, Shri Swaran Singh (Jamshed pur) Solanki, Shri Pravinsinh (Anand) U S >lanki, Shri Somchand (Gandhinagar) Uikey, Shri M. G. (Mandla) Somasundaram, Shri S. D. (Thanjavur) Ulaganambi, Shri JL P. (Vellore) Stephen, Shri C. M. (Muvattupuzha) Unnikrishnan, Shri K. P. (Badagara) Subramaniam. Shri C. (Krishnagiri) Subravelu, Shri (Mayuram) V Sudarsanam, Shri M. (Narasaraopet) Vajpayee, Shri Atal Bihari (Gwalior) Sunder Lai Shri (Saharanpur) Veeriah. Shri K. (Pudukkottai) Surendra Pal Singh. Shri (Buland* shahr) Vekaria, Shri (Junagadh) Suryanarayana, Shri K. (Eluru) Venkatasubbaiah, Shri P. (Nandyal) Swaminathan, Shri R. V. (Madurai) Venkatswamy, Shri G. (Siddipet) Swamy, Shri Sidrameshwar (Koppal) Verma, Shri Balgovind (Kheri) Swaran Singh, Shri (Jullundur) Verma, Shri Phool Chand (Ujjain) Verma, Shri Ramsingh Bhai (Indore) Swatantra, Shri Teja Singh (Sangrur) Verma, Shri Sukhdeo Prasad (Nawada) Swell, Shri G. G. (Autonomous Dis tricts) Vidyalankar, Shri Amarnath (Chandi garh) Vijay Pal Singh, Shri (Muzaffamagar) T Vikal, Shri Ram Chandra (Baghpat) Tarodekar, Shri V. B. (Nanded) Virbhadra Singh, Shri (Mandi) Tayyab Hussain, Shri (Gurgaon) Viswanathan, Shri G. (Wandiwash) (xii) Y Yadav, Shri R. P. (Madhepura) Yadav, Shri Shiv Shanker Prasad Yadav, Shri Chandrajit (Azamgarh) (Khagaria) Yadav, Shri G. P. (Katihar) Yadav, Shri D. P. (Monghyr) Yadav, Shri Karan Singh (Budaun) Z Yadav, Shri N. P. (Sitamarhi) Zulfiquar Ali Khan, Shri (Rampur) LOK SABHA The Speaker Dr. G. S. Dbillon The Deputy-Speaker Shri G. G. Swell Panel of Chairmen Shri K. N. Tiwary Shri N. K. P. Salve Shrimati Sheila Kaul Dr. Saradish Roy Shri Era Sezhiyan Secretary Shri S. L. Shakdher GOVERNMENT OP INDIA M em bers of C abinet The Prime Minister, Minister of Shrimati Indira Gandhi Atomic Energy, Minister of Electro nics, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Space. The Minister of Agriculture. Shri Pakhruddin Ali Ahmed The Minister of Finance. Shri Y. B. Chavan The Minister of Defence. Shri Jag] ivan Ram The Minister of External Affairs. Sardar Swaran Singh The Minister of Petroleum and Shri Dev Kanta Borooah Chemicals. The Minister of Planning. Shri D. P. Dhar The Minister of Home Affairs. Shri Umashankar Dikshit The Minister of Law, Justice and Shri H. R. Gokhale Company Affairs. The Minister of Steel and Mines. Shri S. Mohan Kumaramangalam The Minister of Railways. Shri Lalit Narayan Mishra The Minister of Heavy Industry. Shri T. A. Pai The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Shri K. Raghu Ramaiah The Minister of Shipping and Trans Shri Raj Bahadur port. The Minister of Works and Housing. Shri Bhola Paswan Shastri The Minister of Tourism and Civil Dr. Karan Singh Aviation. The Minister of Industrial Develop Shri C. Subramaniam ment and Science and Technology. M inisters of State The Minister of Communications. Shri H. N. Bahuguna The Minister of Commerce. Prof. D. P. Chattopadhyaya The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri Niti Raj Singh Chaudhury of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. (X iv) (xv) The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri D. R. Chavan of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri Mohan Dharia of Planning. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri K. R. Ganesh of Finance. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri I. K. 'Gujral of Information and Broadcasting. The Minister of Health and Family Shri R. K. Khadiikar Planning. The Minister of Supply. Shri Shah Nawaz Khan The Minister of State in the Ministry Dr. (Sint.) Sarojini Mahishi of Tourism and Civil Aviation. The Minister of State in the Depart Shri Om Mehta ment of Parliamentary Affairs aaad in the Ministry of Works and Hous ing. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha of Home Affairs and in the Depart ment of Personnel. The Minister of Education, Social Wel Prof. S. Nurul Hasan fare and Culture. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri K. C. Pant of Home Affairs. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana of Shipping and Transport. The Minister of Irrigation and Power. Dr. K. L. Rao The Minister of Labour and Rehabili Shri K. V. Raghunatha Reddy tation. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri Annasahib P. Shinde of Agriculture. The Minister of State (Defence Pro Shri Vidya Charan Shukla duction) in the Ministry of Defence. The Minister of State in the Ministry Prof. Sher Singh of Agriculture. The Minister of State in the Ministry Shri Surendra Pal Singh of Externa] Affairs. (xvi) DEPUTY MINISTERS The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Ziaur Rahman Ansari of Industrial Development. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Bedabrata Barua of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Kondajji Basappa of Health and Family Planning. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri A. C. George of Commerce. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Subodh Chandra Hansda of Steel and Mines. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri A. K. Kisku of Health and Family Planning. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri F. H. Fohsin of Home Affairs. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee of Industrial Development. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Arvind Netam of Education and Social Welfare and m the Department of Culture. The Deputy Minister in the Shri Jagannath Pahadia of Communications. The Deputy Minister in the Shri Janaki Ballav Patnaik of Defence. The Deputy Minister in the Shri Sukhdev Prasad of Steel and Mines. The Deputy Minister in the Prof. Siddheshwar Prasad of Heavy Industry. The Deputy Minister in the Shri Mohd. Shaft Qureshi Of Railways. The Deputy Minister in the Shrimati Sushila Rohatgi of Finance. The Deputy Minister in the Shri B. Shankaranand ment of Parliamentary Affairs. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Dalbir Singh of Petroleum and Chemicals. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri Dharam Bir Sinha of Information and Broadcasting. The Deputy Minister in the Depart Shri Kedar Nath Singh ment of Parliamentary Affairs. (xvii) The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri G. Venkat Swamy of Labour and Rehabilitation. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri BalgovLnd Verma of Irrigation and Power. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shri D. P. Yadav of Education and Social Welfare and in the Department of Culture. 33iaL LOK SABHA DEBATES Vol XXIII First Day of the Seventh Session of the No. l Fifth Lok Sabha LOK SABHA situation. In 1972, about 10.6 million tonnes ot grains were distributed through the public system. Monday, February 19, 1973/Magha 30, 1894 (Saka) 3. Inevitably, the drought led to a fall in food production, particularly in the areas of rain-fed cultivation The Lok Sabha met at Thirty Minutest and thuv, in turn, influenced priccs, past Twelve of the Clock. which have registered a sharp increase since May last year. This has been a [Mr. Speaker in the Chair] matter of grave concern to my Gov ernment In addition to stiengthtn- PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS ing the public distribution system, as mentioned above, an emergency pro SECRETARY: I beg to lay on the gramme was launched to increase tabi Table a copy of the President’s and summer foodgrains pioduction to Address to both Houses of Parliament offset the loss of kharif output. We assembled together on the 19th Feb expect a good rabi crop thic- .vear ruary, 1973. None the less, we must husband all available food resources and n\cid President's Address waste. Honourable Members, 4 Prices of food articles can be brought under check and the interests You have assembled to perform the of the common people safeguarded l:y exacting tasks which lie ahead of you. taking over the surplus of wheat and Not only have you to transact the for rice, by eliminating wholesale traderc mal legislative business but also to and by organising distribution of food take' stock of the problems that the grains, especially to scarcity areas and nation faces and give guidance to the the vulnerable sections of the popula Govemmenl and the people. tion The wholesale trade in wheat will be taken over from the coming 2. Barely had the country over wheat marketing season. This will come the extraordinary challenges of be followed by the take-over of whole 1971, when we were confronted with sale trade in rice. The success of this fresh problems. The after-effects of programme calls for the whole the influx of refugees and the war hearted co-operation of surplus as were aggravated by drought in several well as deficit States. parts of the country. Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected 5. The emphasis on credit policy by drought and in certain other areas continues to be one of restraint, con by cyclone and floods. Works on a sistent with the need to maximise large scale have been undertaken in production, meet priorities and attend all affected areas to provide employ to hitherto neglected sectors The ment and relief. Our buffer stock of Government’s programme of market fpodgrains, along with the strengthen borrowings during the year was de ing of the public distribution system, signed to absorb the surplus liquidity enable^ the Government to meet the of the commercial banking system. President's Address FEBRUARY 19, 1973 President’s Address 6. The relatively sluggish rate o 1 power, coal, steel, heavy engineering, growth of industrial pro4uction i» b$$&ngj insurance and important 1970 and 1971 gave place to an upward segments of external and internal trend in 1972. Industrial production trade. As a result of the vigorous increased by over 7 per cent during steps taken by Government, a definite the year. It would have been still improvement was discernible in most higher but for the shortage of power public sector units last year. Ulti in most parts of the country. Govern, mately, production and the quality of ment is taking short-term and long service tq the people in all these fields term measures to improve the gene, depend on the dedication and sense ration, transmission and distribution of involvement of managers and of power. workers. In the ptiapged context, both managers and workers have to give up the traditional concept of their 7. Government ha§ recently'clarified roles. Management has to develop new its Industrial Licensing Policy of curb attitudes and look upon workmen as ing ippnopolies and the concentration of economic power, consistent with participants in the service of the people. Workers should not allow the objectives and the priorities oi trade unions rivalry to prevent them production the Fifth Year during Five from fulfilling their historic role of Plan. Several measures which should being in the vanguard of socialist stimulate investment on a wide front transformation by making our public have been announced. The larger enterprises successful and models of number of applications and approvals service to the people. On its part, for licences, capital goods, finance from industrial financing institutions, Government recognises the central role of the worker in the economic registration of companies and capital process and will do everything in its issues—all indicate a gathering tempo power to ensure that his legitimate of industrial activity. Government is rights are protected. I appeal to also laying emphasis on the active im workers, particularly in vital indus plementation of industrial liccnces al tries and sectors, to place the country ready granted and is devising practi first and keep in mind the conditions cal measures to increase the pace of oi the vast multitude of the low paid implementation. and the unemployed. 8 Government has devoted atten tion to the problems of textile and 10 Government (wifl continue its engineering units which have been efforts to bring about a consensus lying closed or are facing serious among trade unions on the critical difficulties due to mismanagement and problems of uninterrupted production, failure to re-invest surpluses and to increase in produptivtty, wages and modernise the plants. The manag- participation in management. ment of a number of these units has been taken over this year in order to 11. Government has been consider, revive production and ensure continu ing methods of improving the per ous employment. With the restoration formance of "public sector undertak of law and order in West Bengal, in ings. Some of these need to be res dustrial recovery is gaining momen tructured as holding companies so as tum under a 16-point programme. to combine entrepreneurial vigour 'with effective public ac^ountafciliiy. 9. In our steady march towards The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has socialism/ fin increasingly wide seg been set up ¥o reorganise the steel ment of economic activity has been industry 12. The Approach to the Fifth Five year has been formulated. These Year Plan has been approved by the schemes for the provision of house National Development Council. The sites to landless labour, creation of Approach indicates the effort neces rtiral employment as also provision of sary to attain the twin objectives o£ water supply and electricity to rural self-reliance and the removal of area*! will be further accelerated. The poverty within a reasonable period implementation of land reforms will A number of programmes proposed to be expedited. be taken up in the Fifth Plan—the National Programme of Minimum 15. Simultaneously, a programme of Needs, the Employment programme, advance action for the Fifth Plan has the accent on the development of been prepared. It is proposed to in backward classes and backward re crease the production of pulses, oil gions and the reorientation of the pat seeds, sugarcane and cotton, and to tern of production with emphasis on accelerate irrigation projects, improve goods of mass consumption—are* de the working of power stations and signed directly to attack the problem* hasten the commissioning of those of poverty. The Approach is based which are nearing completion. The on Government’s considered view that production of steel and fertilisers is growth and social justice are inter also being increased. linked. Social justice needs growth to be meaningful and growth needs so 16. Realising the significance of cial justice to be sustained and dur education, both for social transforma able. The quality and content of tion and economic growth, Govern growth are more important than ment has decided to take steps, m growth by itself. cdncert with State Governments, for programmes of educational reconstruc 13. The new directions given to the tion and development in the Fifth Five Fifth Plan and the magnitude of its Year Plan. targets call for major efforts on the part of all sections of our people. We 17 A Science and Technology plan, have to sustain and transfer the unity, which will form an integral part of morale and confidence which we de the economic plan, is being prepared monstrated in meeting external dan This will help us to harness science ger to the fields of economic and social and technology in a more purposive transformation of the country. I have way for self-reliance and economic no doubt that the people will respond growth. At the same time, we must to this challenge. It will be the privi take measures to preserve the qualify lege of this fifth Parliament of our of the natural environment Republic to give shape to the Fifth Five Year Plan and make it the turn 18 A new Department of Space and ing point in our advance towards eco a Space Commission have been con nomic independence. stituted to utilise fully the benefits that can accrue to the country as a 14. A number of programmes in result o! the peaceful uses of outer tended for the benefit of rural mas space ses have been in operation for the last two to three years—the small and ID. Government has been deeply Marginal Farmers’ Programme, the concerned at the recent developments programme for Rural Employment, in Andhra Pradesh. The problem in Drought Prone Areas Programme, that State has a long history We provision of house sites to landless view with grave anxiety the resort to labour in rural areas and the Nutrition violence in an attempt to settle this Programme. A special programme to problem Such violence is opposed to provide employment opportunities for the basic values we cherish; it has re 5 lakh educated persons in the coming sulted in the loss of valuable lives and Presidents Address FEBRUARY 19, 1973 President’s Address g extensive damage 'to public property. 22. Our friendship with Bangladesh I express my sympathy and sorrow for has taken concrete shape in the his those who have suffered. There is no toric Treaty of Friendship. Co-opera problem for which a reasonable solu tion and Peace and in Agreements on tion cannot be found through calm various matters of mutual interest. and rational discussion. Government's Bangladesh has made remarkable re sole consideration is to safeguard the covery from the ravages of the libera interests of all sections of our people. tion struggle. Within a year, Bangla I appeal to the people of Andhra Pra desh has adopted a Constitution and desh to co-operate fully ’with the Gov is about to hold her first General ernment in finding a peaceful solution. Elections. Seldom has a nation which has been through so harrowing an 20. 1 now turn to relations with ordeal progressed so rapidly on the neighbours, near and far. We have tosfii to political stability and economic desired the establishment of mutually recovery We hope that Bangladesh, beneficial anti inendly relations with which hns N»en recognised by 95 coun rakistan. We signed the Simla Agree- tries. will take her rightful place in Mctif as the first step towards the the Umled Nations. Wo hare Bangla f suululvrent of durable peace. The desh’s concern for her nationals who Agreement Jays emphasis on bilateral are detained ir Pakistan and hope ism for the solution ot diflerences bv that fhev will soon be released. pearelul means and exc ude& outsine agencies and third party involvement. 23 Our friendly relations and dose 1 am glad that India and Pakistan lo-ourratioi with Nepal continued to have 34. During your present Session, IBTffW -IP?!'# Wfcl % you wiH be dealing With the Demands tor Grants for th* next financial year f t v m f*wr* as well as with legislative business. 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He joined the Satyagraha cam paign against Rowlett Act in 1919 and OBITUARY REFERENCES the Civil Disobedience movement in MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, as the following year. He suffered im we meet today ---- (Interruptions) prisonment many a time and came to Please do not interrupt obituary re be regarded as one of the trusted ferences. May I tell Mr. Jyotirmoy lieutenents and followers of Mahatma Bosu that I have not permitted him Gandhi. to speak? Interruptions* His parliamentary careed began m 1933 when he entered the Madras MR. SPEAKER:' How do I come in Legislature. Later he served as Chief this picture7 All Parties talking to Minister of that State from 1937 to each other, they may be retorting each 1939. He was a Member of the Cons other. Where does tfre Speaker come* tituent Assembly during the years in? ___ (Interruptions) You are in 1946-47 and of the Provisional Pai- terrupting even while I am on my liament during the years 1950-52. He logs. Please sit down...... (Jnter- was a Member of the Interim Gov ruptions). ernment during the years 1946-47 and Governor of West Bengal from August Hon’ble Members, as we meet to-day 1947 to June 1948. He was Minister after an interval of almost two without portfolio in the Union Cabi months, it is my sad duty to inform net between July and December, 1950, the House ot the passing away of Union Minister of Home Affairs in some of our distinguished elders and 1950-51 and Chief Minister of Madras friends duiing the interval. in 1952-54. All of us were deeply shocked to He acted as Governor-General of learn of the sad demise of Shri India in November, 1947 and later had Chakravarti Rajagopalachari on the the unique distinction of being the 25th December, 1972. Rare are the first and the only Indian to hold that moments in the history of a nation office again from June, 1948 to Janu when its people, irrespective of caste, ary, 1950. His elevation to the highest creed, political affiliation or notions office of the country was due to hi<= mourn the death of a man who had distinguished services to the count ly earned distinction amongst them. and was a tribute to his outstanding Rajaji, as he was popularly known, capabilities. In recognition of his was a man who, by virtue of his sac services to the country, he wa* award rifices, simplicity and zeal of mission, ed the highest honour of the land, the became an institution by himself. He ‘Bharat Ratna’, in 1954. has been regarded as one of the out standing statesmen not only in our In Rajaji’s personality there was a country but in the world at large. unique combination of a politician, Above all, he was first and last a philosopher, intellectual, literateur, great patriot. journalist and a man of letters. He was indeed one of the greatest leaders Rajaji started his public life in this country had produced. An altruist 1917 when he was elected as the and an accomplished dialectician, he Chairman of the Salem Municipality. always had a formula to offer for even It was the entry of Mahatma Gandhi the most difficult and intricate pro into the political arena that embolden blems that this country faced. He ed Rajaji to join the freedom strug- has left behind a great treasure of his *Not recorded. 27 Obituary References FEBRUARY 19, 1973 Obituary References 28 [Mr. Speaker] during the years 1967—70 rejBWteftfifeg political, philosophical and literary Howrah constituency of West ^Ben works which are an asset to this gal. He had served as Municipal nation for all times to come. These Commissioner for Howrah for 10 works are the living embodiments of years and had also been a Member his sharp intellect, incisive logic, of West Bengal Legislative Council clear vision and courage of his con during the years 1956-57. viction. He lived a full life and died full of honours. He was a close associate of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and served im I have also to inform the House of prisonment several times for parti the sad demise of seven other friends cipating in the freedom movement. As namely, Dr. Shaukatullah Shah An- a Member of Lok Sabha, he used to sari, Shri Bakar Ali Mirza, Shri Kri take, active part in the proceedings of shna Kumar Chatterji, Shri G. D. the House. Outside also, he was Somani, Major General Himatsinhji, associated with a number of educa Shri Mahadevappa Rampure and Shri tional, social and trade union activi Jiyalal Mandal. ties. He passed away in tragic circum Dr. Shaukatullah Shah Ansari was stances on the 7th January, 1973 at Meinber of First Lok Sabha during Howrah at the age of 65. the years 1952—57 representing Bidar constituency of the then State of Shri G. D. Somani was a Member of Hyderabad. Comifig from one of the First and Second ■ Lok Sabha during well-known families of India, he ser the years 1952—62 from Nagaur-Paii ved th^ country in a variety of ways. and Dausa constituencies of Rajasthan. He practised medicine till 1947 and Coming from a noted industrialist later held a number of diplomatic family, he used to take active interest assignments including Chairman of in the proceedings of the House, parti the International Control Commission cularly on matters concerning industry. at Laos. He was Governor of Orissa He was associated with a number of during the years 1968-71. He passed social, educational and religious insti away at New Delhi on the 26th Dec tutions. He passed away at Bombay ember, 1972, at the age of 65. on the 8th January, 1973 at the age of 65. His son Shri N. K. Somani was Shri Bakai* Ali Mirza was a Mem a Member in the last Lok Sabha. We ber of the Provinsional Parliament express our sympathies with him. during the years 1950-52 and of the Third and Fourth Lok Sabha during the years 1962-70 from Andhra Pra Major-General Himatsinhji was a desh. A very affable and soft-spoken Member of the Central Legislative gentleman, he was an active parlia Assembly representing Indian Armed Forces during 1946-47 and of the Con mentarian. He represented India at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Con stituent Assembly and Provisional ference at Istanbul and was also a Parliament during the years 1947-48 Member of the Parliamentary Dele and 1950—52. Hte also served as a gation to Russia and Mangolia. He Member of the Union Constitution Committee. He was elected to Lok Wa\ ? lsV Member of the Common wealth Observers team to Guiana to ®abh& in 19$2 but resigned Ms Meat vh being Lt. OovetnbUr observe and report on the elections in appointed the that territory and literary Adviser of HimacWM Fradfeh. He toad nltt> df (Press) to the Government -of IftM %e offlcfe Of Depiity Minister Afghanistan. He passed away at ©eftwsd# titetttg the -y&tn fie featfMRt •atfray fct Jfefcnnigkt oh fhe Hyderabad on the 1st January, 1973 at the age of 73. 9th January, 1973 at the age of 75. Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterjee was Shri Mahadevappa Rampure was a a Member of the Fourth Lok Sabha Member of Second and Third Lok 29 Obituary References MAGHA 30, 1894 (SAKA) Obituary References 30 Sabha during the years 1957—67 from for Independence. He held many Gulbarga constituency of Mysore. other high offices, tout his eminence Earlier, he was a Member of the Legis was not the kind that was derived lative Council of Mysore and had serv from the offices he held. It came from ed as its Deputy Chairman. A great within him. from his extraordinary, organiser and social worker, he was sharp and powerful intellect and his associated with a number of educa dedication to the cause no1 merely of tional institutions. He was a veteran India but of mankind. He served the parliamentarian and used to speak Congress lor nearly 40 years, and he with vigour whenever he took part in founded the Swatantra Parly. But no the proceedings of the House. He party could really contain him. He passed away at Bangalore on the 5th immersed himself in the great books February, 1973 at the age of 53. of Indian civilisation and was an eloquent exponent of our culture. Shri Jiyalal Mandal was a Member . Through his deep concern for the of the Second and Third Lok Sabha great issues of mankind--the problem during the years 1957—67 representing of war and peace, the problem of Khagaria constituency of Bihar. guarding moral values from material Earlier he had been a Member of 1he pressures—he was in fact a guardian Bihar Legislative Assembly during of human culture. the years 1952—57. An agriculturist, he did constructive work for the Many in this House will also le- removal of untouchability. lie parti member him as one of the greatest cipated in the freedom movement of parliamentarians that our country has the country and suffered imprison produced The sweep of his intellect, ment. IJc was also associated with a his polem "’til power, aml his proTound number of social and educational insti understar lin ; rind f'uc of adminis lutions. He passed away at Saharsa trative a’ '1 political problems, will on the 9th February, 1973 at the age remain a -nodel tor he and for those of 58. who come after us. We deeply mourn the loss of these As I sa d the time of his deeply- mourned death, we have lost not a friends and 1 am sure the House will person In'! a torce. join me in conveying our condolences to the bereaved families. Our co' lolences go to members of Rajaji's f'mily and to ti*ose who were THE PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER close to him. but the loss is not theirs OF ATOMIC ENERGY, MINISTER OF alone. ELECTRONICS, MINISTER OF IN FORMATION AND BROADCASTING Dr Shaukat Ansari began lile as a AND MINISTER OF SPACE (SHRI distinguished medical man and later MATI INDIRA GANDHI): Mr. Speaker proved his mettle m national service, Sir, each session of the House begins in diplomacy and administration. He with a solemn act of homage to those came from a family which toiled with who have left us. The inter-session unceasing energy and gave all it had period has taken a heavy toll of for the national cause. Dr. Ansari former colleagues. embodied in himself the finest values of our secular culture. I should like particularly to recal’ Dr. Ansari’s work The foremost amongst them In age. as our representative in Laos, Viet achievement and wisdom was Shri nam and Sudan, and as Governor r Chakravarti Rajagopalachari. He was Orissa. the last Governor-General and the first and only Indian to hold that office Shri Bakar Ali Mirza had a brilliant marking jthe triumph of our struggle academic career and was associated Obituary References FEBRUARY 19f 3973 Qbltuiry References 32 [Shrimati Indira Gandhi! sympathy and condolences to their families. early in his life with the trade union movement and in the fight against SHRI SAMAR MUKHERJEE imperialism He served Andhra Pra (Howrah): On behalf of our Party, desh in many capacities) and was a I fully associate myself with the conscientious parliamentarian. sentiments expressed here at the demise of the eminent statesman, Shri Shri K. K ( hatterj 1 • went all his C. Rajagopalachari, and seven other adult life 111 the thick of nohtics A ex-Memhers of Parliament, Dr Shau- youth leader, a freedom fUhter, a close katullah Shah Ansari. Shri Bakar Ali associate of Netaji Subhas Bose, a Mirya, Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterji, trade unionist and author, he served Shri G. D. Somani, Mafor General Bengal and the oountrv with tireless , Himatsinhji, Shri Mahadevappa Ram energy a*’d intensity of lee ing. «■ pure and Shri Jiyalal Mandal. Shri Gajadhar Somani was promi I reauest you to convey our condo nent m the busmen world and was an lences io the bereaved families. active office-bearer of many institu tions connectcd with trade and indus try. He also supported a number of social service organisations The House jytT XI #5cTT %, will remember the intei est ho took in eft % srfo tftcrrr srers economic matters. I I rrfr ^ Major-Geneial Himatsinhji brought ^ Sft faer $ frra sq-fam to Parliament deep knowledge of defence acquned through ‘.eivice in % ^TFPTT«TT I i?T He was the founde and moving spirit sro wterressrr w rrft ^ of a large number of educational in stitutions m Gulbarga. f M r s f c f r s r ^ 1 WcRr wftn %*r t wzx *r^r- Shri Jiyalal Mandal was drawn into *tpt* $ «rrsr ?rer *$r 1 1 the national movement while still m km his teens. He devoted his energies 13.00 hrs. equally to political activity and con structive work. He organised the Kisarts of Bakhtiarpur and made a f a s r f s r « r mark as a legislator both in the Bihar Assembly and in the National As *r«r fq $ i ar$ ar$cr sembly. 'Vsr*# tnp?rr % SflfN? ftrorsr f W We mourn the loss of these col leagues, distinguished Indians. Sir, I «rff?r «r i request you to convey our sincere 11 $3 Obituary kejerences MAGHA 30, 1894 (SAKA) Obituary References 34 «ft fw»r ^resff % sw fst Sr *fcnr er*r cPP *FTcr ^nr ^ S* imnct % w fa tspTft fsremft tk ^rfar^T grt x% 1 w w k I ?TTc*rf^T *Pt I *t r f t «Tt qr?T ’ST^T ^T Nd??T% ^HTPT ?Tft iff spfT ere? *nft | 1 * m f w I "3^ *Pt %»?Ht ?tV ^Fft it 5TST *ft^s*r*w%faqs§ [ WTO ?F5t* f w ] f q *p^ t «?t : He was one of the dizzy heights of % m * fMto ft s?rif humanity, Sr TTTsp rvsft wt sr^m % ^ TO ’ TTTOWT ^t Stft if ?T $ faR ^ «TT I 5TW: fl*ft encqr f^r 33H ?r ftrr w rr 3tim ^facrcff *Pt frorjcnr & str1^ *?rr «TT I ^ ^tfeff if TO ^ 1 *ter ftnrr «rr 1 cftfa^ft^|% vrmr^TO^t! fa7 ^ tpt ^r w m f t ?r ^ % x m sft apt *n*r TOt 1 ?rmrm 3f|crfa5ft cPF ^ *TT TO tft SK ^ rnrrer t o t | ?ft ^ r s^eth mm fargsr Tnrr3ftl%^t % *%^tf3pt *rt «rr 1 ^ sqlro^ ^ ^ if snrr * 1 ^ srfcT % 5ERTRT | qftftTcT ^ *T -&1 if ?T^?r t w ^ T % ** vfo: m ^ «tt i t eft ^r*rsFRnr g ft* *nrc ?cHT fTTT % fn45W WiT ^T^cfT I f f ^ q r ^fr Trsrr ^ft % i — TT3T ^ft % “A dumb people and a deaf gov SRft ^TFP f^RT «FT^ nization and propagate his very ideas [sft fa«r] for whic 1 he stood for m n 1 fr fiwrara *n>s*r $ At the ripe old age he had the clarity aft ®PW 5HP £* T f I of vision and started the Swatantra ip rr $ #p*TT *r, ^ fm j Party to fight the growing to talitarian VK «f*R JP7St I *Wr 5t cfcr fiw socialistic tendencies in this country. He could easily analyse, dissect and ymnRix nra*r |^t, *n*T diagnose and find a remedy for any % Twftra ^Pt ^ t t 3t t ^ intricate problem. With his razor- ^mr f% f^R- srew fsrarert far qtft i sharp intelligence he had a vision to see twenty five years ahead. He had ^ ifta *rft *roft arnrm a sharp mental acumen and his mas Trejjta arrroSr, urcwrv Terr ter" y exposition of the various intri cate problems in the simple language *f *ri q tfk fm rr tfte of the masses and his contribution of *prnsr ^ r ?rrrar ®rre w r r » $ arti flies in the Swarajya on current iTT«ft ?iTH) %■, ?rq^ ^T cRxfi % topics will not be available to us. w ft *rft?Rf % srfir fTf^r ^rerrsr^fV In officc and out of office, in prison srfacr ^ r r -g 1 and outside, he devoted himself to the study and exposition of the various SHRI P. K. DEO (Kalahandi): Indian classics like Bhagwat Gita, Mr. Speaker, Sir, with profound sorrow Ramuyana, Mahabharata and Kuran. and grief, I associate myself and the Swantantra Party with the sentiments A versatile genius, a born leader who expressed in this House by the vari never followed anybody without con ous Leaders of the Parties and your viction, a great fighter who could not self at the passing away of Chakra- be cowed down by any opposition, he varty Rajagopalachari, the founding gave up his most lucrative lega’ prac father of the Swatantra Party. tice in his young days and joined the mainstream of the national struggle When he was most wanted in this and he courted imprisonment several world, this world has lost an elderly times. statesman, a giant among intellectuals and foremost among Mahatma As an administrator, he had a firm Gandhi’s associates, known as his con- grip of various intricate problems. In science-keeper and the authentic inter 1937, as the Prime Minister of Madras, preter of his conscience. he first introduced prohibition and to He dominated the Indian political make good the loss, he introduced the scene for nearly seven decades. Most Sales Tax which contributes the major part of the twentieth century of this share of revenues of the various States country's history has been inter-woven today. He had the courage to abolish by his various activities. He took a food control and rationing and has leading part in the freedom movement. proved that all these artificial barriers He championed the cause of the down lead to shortage. trodden. He always fought for the Though not in the Congress, he was preservation of the fundamental rights called to take part in Delhi and Simla and democratic values which we had talks during Sir Stafford Cripps and the privilege of learning at his feet the Cabinet Mission’s visits to this and for which the Swatantra Party country. A life full of service to the always stands. nation and the world and to the humanity, he is no more. He was a A man of strong conviction, when he man among men of his era who dedi differed from his colleagues, he did cated his heart and soul for the uplift not hesitate to go out from the orga of humanity. 41 Obituary References MAGHA 30, 1894 (SAKA) Obituary References 42 His trip to the United States to im on to the members of the bereaved press upon President Kennedy on non family. Thank you. Sir. proliferation of nuclear armaments had a tremendous impact. SHRI SAMAR GUHA (Contai): Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my Contemporary history has given party, I associate myself in expressing him a prominent place not only as a our deep respect for Rajaji and the freedom fighter but as the first Bharat other former Members of this House Ratna and the first and last Indian and also in paying our condolences to Governor-General and a statesman of their bereaved family. rare order. He never ran away from responsibility. He acquitted himsfilf Sir, there is no word adequate as a very able administrator, first as enough to pay our tribute to the great the Prime Minister of Madras in 193*7,# contribution of Rajaji and to his great then as Governor of the problem- personality. Rajaji lived to the very ridden and famine-stricken Bengal, fullness of his life, with a purpose.— then as Governor General in the after- not common, but uncommon, not only math of partition, then as Ilome for our generation, but for many Minister in post-independent Cabinet generations to come. Chakravarthi and then again as Chief Minister of Rajagopalachari was known popularly Madras State in 1952, after the Con as Rajaji. Indeed, he was a king gress debacle in that State. among the people of our country. He had monarchical stature as one of Sir, the last of the Romans, the the profound thinkers of our country, great Titan has passed away and we as a philosopher, as an erudite scholar, join the nation in mourning at his —not only so, but as a man who was great loss and we send our condolences a true Indian.—a true Indian in his to the bereaved family, and at the thinking, in his living, in his every same time, Sir, we re-dedicate our day behaviour He will be remembered selves to the noble ideals which we not only bv our generation, but for learnt at his feet. generations to come. He was one of the giants among the leaders of the Sir, regarding the various colleagues freedom struggle of our country. He of ours, I express our condolences on was also one of the rare architects of behalf of my party. Dr. Shaukatullah freedom of our country after we Shah Ansari was the Governor of my attained our independence. Not many State and he was very affable in/ people live beyond their deaths but nature, he was true to the tradition, Rajaji will be remembered not only and in a very difficult period of by our generation, as I have said, but Orissa's history, he worked with great by posterity for many centuries to distinction. come. Mr. Bakar Ali Mirza was a freedom- fighter and a very good friend of mine. I pay my respectful tributes to the He was a prominent Praja-mandalist memory of one of the wisest men India and he helped in the integration of has ever produced in this era of ours. the Hyderabad State in this country. Shri G. D. Somani was a prominent 1 had the privilege to know Shri industrialist, a philanthropist and an Krishna Kumar Chatterji. He was extremely religious man. I did not member of the Forward Bloc and hc< have the personal acquaintance with c'ose association with Nelaji Subhas the others, but, at the same time, I, Chandra Bose. He was a very fiery on behalf of my party, offer my condo type of freedom-fighter and had been lences and I request you to pass them with Netaji in jail for many years. 43 Obituary References FEBRUARY 19, 1073 Obituary References [Shri Samar Guha.] the House and by the Leader of the House and the other Members who I do not know what happened to have spoken, in regard to our revered him. He was suffering from an in Rajaji who not only endeared him curable disease, and the tragic way self to every Indian but endeared him he ended his life is a real shock to self to every human being. all of us who know him very closely. '© was a very emotional man; he was I would also like our condolences A very sentimental man. Perhaps to be sent to the bereaved members something happened to him as a result of the families of all our other col of which he ended his life tragically. leagues who had passed away during the last few months, and particularly, I had the privilege to know Shri I would like to tell them that we all Bakar Ali Mirza in the last Lok Sabha. pray for repose to their departed He was a very simple man, an ami souls in heaven. able man but very firm in his ideo logical conviction. SHRI MUHAMMED SHERIFF (Periakulam): The demise of Rajaji I did not know Dr. Ansari. but his is a great loss to the nation. He was name was known to all of us. Parti the most eminent politician and a cularly, I remember those days of pioneer Gandhian leader. Even Partition when the communal storm before our Constitution made un- created wavering tendencies among touchability an offence, he was the many freedom-fighters in our country, first man who had the guts to allow but he. remained a patriot and he re Harijans into the Meenakshi temple mained an Indian and braveda all the at Madurai, while he wus the storms of communalism in those days Premier of the then Madras State during 1937—30. As the first Prime To other former Members of the Minister of the undivided Madras House whom I did not have the State, after the introduction of the privilege to know personally, I pay Provincial Autonomy Act, he intro my respects and express our condo duced prohibition in his own district lences to their bereaved families. Salem in Tamil Nadu. During the period when inter-caste marriage was considered as a horrible marsr ^ci^crr one, he bravely gave his daughter sttpt % tTcfr trsT* famgt «fr Lakshmi in marriage to Shri Devdas Gandhi, son of Gandhiji. Thus, he t o ft, *tr?t % was the first man in every respect. 3RT5T tfto XT^fhTTWRT^t, 5T© *nrpV, ^ «rrvr His works on the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Upanishads, the fasrf, ’EfhTpft, 5T3R Bhagavad Gita and Tirukkural are snror 3ft sfK TT^Frr considered as finest literary pieces ^ fr f a m *t, for our future generations. No doubt, he was a devout Hindu but at the same time, he was the best friend of s o t s f t r SrftFro «T5hr#r vtfm the minority communities such as g i Muslim and Christians, I offer my condolences with deep SHRIMATI M. GODFREY (Nomi sorrow to his bereaved family and to nated—Anglo-Indians) : I wish to the families of the other departed the sentiments expressed by you and ex-Members, on behalf of my party, associate myself and my group with the Indian Union Muslim League, 45 ObitmetfH References MMMA 30, 10ft4 SHRI K. HANUMANTHAIYA Rajaji. I came into contact with (Bangalore): Sir, we have come to Rajaji when I opposed him. When I count Mahatma Gandhi as the Father was a student of Ravenshaw College, Of the Nation and Prophet of freedom. I greeted him with black flag. But he If the analogy could be carried a met me with love and affection. This little further, as every Prophet had was in 1941 when he was opposing apostles, he had, in my opinion, four the Congress and the Quit India apostles, Nehru, Patel, Rajendra movement. Again in 1946, when an Prasad and Rajaji. These were the unknown young boy, was elected to four persons who faithfully followed the Orissa Assembly, he sent me a Mahatma Gandhi and gave strength telegram from Madras congratulating and content to the freedom move- me, saying ‘Young man, remember ment. me’. As some of my radical friends *use , Again in 1949, as the Governoi- the word, Rajaji was for a long time General of India, he was camping m the “theoretician” of Gandhi and Puri. I had an opportunity of mectinp, his ideas. There are personalities who him then along with a few others enhance the stature of one’s country, Shri Asaf Ali was then the Governor and Rajaji was one such. Apart of Orissa. He had invited us to irom many of his achievements to dinner. Then I had the courage to which this House has testified, he ask him- ‘Rajaji, you are the was even a model so far as the Oppo apostle of non-violence. You are a sition is concerned, when he founded follower of Gandhiji How could you the Swatantra Party and acted as confirm the death sentence on those the spokesman for the Opposition; who murdered Gandhiji?’ Immedi the dignity and sweet reasonable ately, he said: ‘Yes, I expected this ness with which he did his work is question. I was then puzzled what one of those achievements given to to do. Followers of Gandhiji from very few people. all over the world sent me telegrams not to confirm the death sentence, Many a time when we are m oppo except his youngest son Dcvadas, sition, we become irritable. We be whom I have spoiled by giving my come what is called over-enthusias- daughter in marriage. I was feeling lic in earning the approbation of the shy. I sent for Devadas and got all people. But even here, Rajaji exer the writings of Gandhiji. From cised what it called the detachment those writings, I found that when described in the Gita and showed Swami Shraddhanand was murdered how a perfect opposition mind could and the culprit was hanged, Gandhiji work, did not say anything. That led me to confirm the death sentence’. Sir, my appeal to you, and through you, to this House, is to have a fitting memorial for him in this capital city His was a great mind and it cleared of ours. These four apostles of various things from conflict in re Mahatma Gandhi must find their gard to non-violence and all that. I proper place in the heart of the have no words to express my grati country, that is, the capital, always tude to Rajaji. to inspire the coming generations with the high ideals for which they Dr. Shaukatullah Ansari was worked and died. Governor of Orissa. I had the pleasure of working with him for SHRI BANAMAU PATNAIK three years. He was a great nation (Puri): I would like to associate my alist I had the opportunity of meet self with the aentiments expressed ing him several times when he was tone and p*y a personal tribute to Governor. He used to think of the 47 Obituary References, FEBRUARY 19, 1971 Obmwr# Rxf&rettee* (Shrx BanamaU Patnaik J MIL SPEAKERt The "House may « past He was very sorry that India stand un silence for a short while to was partitioned He used to tell me express its sorrow. how Mr Jmnah liked to influence The Members then btood in silence him But he told me ultimately that for a short while. Pakistan could not last and it would be soon dismembered And during 13.37 lura. his lifetime we could see that Pakis tan was dismembered The Lok Sabha then adjourned ti I Eleven of the Clock on Ttte day I do not know the others, but I pay February 20* 1973/Phalguna 1, 1894 my homage to all ot them (Sflka) MJ-j JPMO •*L—33U S 38-Z-73—ioio