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Saturday , March 26, 19 77 Sixth Series .2 Cha itr a 5, 1 899 (Saka) First Session Six th New Delhi CO NTENTS N o.2.—Saturday, March 2.6,i 977lChaitra 5, i899:(SaAa) ' COLUMN Members S w o m ........................................... .......... ' • . • I Election of the Speaker . ...•.•1- 3 Fdicitations to the S peakcr . -.•••• 3— i 4 Shri Morarji Desai . Shri Yashvantrao Chavan . ..... 4— 5 Shri Jagjivat R a m ........................................................................... 5 - 6 Shri P.K . D e o ...................................................................................... 6 S hti George J. Mathew . • . 7 Shri Samar M u k h e r j e e ................................................................. 8 Shri P.G . Mavalankar .................................................................8—9 S hrimati Parvathi Krishnan . ......................................................9— 10 Shri A r^ ^ id a Bala P a j a n o r ................................................................ ........... Shri L^mi Narain Nayak . ..... 11— 12 Shri A.V.P. Asaithambi . 12 Mr. Speaker . ...... 12— 14 Introduction of Ministers . ...... 14— 15 Obituary R e f e r e n c e ......................................................................................15— ^26 (Death of Shri Fakhruddin AH A.hmed, P res^ ^ t ofItu:lia) Shri Morarji Desai .... .... 15— 16 Shri Yashvantrao C h a v B Q ........................................... 1^—17 Shri Jagjivan Ram . ..... • 17— 18 ( i ) COLUMN Shri Samar IS Shri K. Mayathevar 18— 19 Shri G.M . Banatwalla 19 Shrimati Parvathi Krishnan 20' Shri Samar Guha 20— 22 Shri P.K. Deo . 22. Shri Skariah Thomas 22— 23 Shri Balbir Singh 23 Shri P.G. Mavalankar 23— ^ LO K SABHA DEBATES 1 !.OK SABHA THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRl MO^RARJI D ^ ^ I ) : Sir, I beg to movi" ■ Saturday. March 26, 1977/Chnitru 5. “That Shri N. Sanjiva Reddy, it 1399 (Saka) Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House,’ ’ The Lok Sabha met at Eleven o/ the Clock : p;ft (The SP^EAKBR pro tern (Shpi D. N. ^ CflT I Tiw.vri in the Chair} SHRI YASHV.o\.;.NTRAO CHAVAH lRElffl q'Gf' (Sa tara) : Sir, I rise t-:> support the proposal made by the Prime Minister =if» ^ 'ifrnrJ? if--. vrq-ti 1fT that Shri N. Sanjiva Reddy be chosen as the Speaker of this House. MEMBERS SWORN ^ I '" ' J Charan Narzary (Kokrajhar) “ Ai ..n Ifil, Shri George J. Mathew (Muvattu- iiIT ^ ^ 1: t, puzha) ^ ^RT ^ I’ ' Shri Madan Bhaiya (Janjgir) Shri Govinda Miri Wakil (Saran- ^ n : q R 1ft I, garh) it HTRmr 5 Ai ^ ^ itiT if(T t. I Shri Keshavrao Shankarrao Dhondge SHRI KANWAR LAL GUPTA (Nanded ) (Delhi Sadar): They are on the agenda. Shri Khagapati Pradhani (Nowrung- Those Members should be asked to pur) move their motions. Shri Kirit B ik r ^ Kishore Deb Barma $T ; 'IR l" W iJ) (Tripura East) 1 ^ I Shri Chandra Pal Singh (Amroha) Shrimati Shanti Devi (Sambh&l) Shri Phirangi Prasad (Bansgaon) “ Ai ' * ^ o Ifil, * ' Shri Sheo Sampat (Robertsganj) ^ WilT T f , w ^ 1fiT Shri S ^ a r Guha (Contai) l" Shri Brahm Perkash (Outer Delhi) ^ ^smncr if; qw if ^ t I ^ i fil ^ tfo'® 11.15 hra. ELE^CTION OF SPEAKER n f ; 1' 8fcri C1({ ^'IT if: P . t I ^ ..n *ftTTT^ ^ ^ T I ^The ^wtion was ^^^ted. 3 4 We.1fW : SIiI' ^ ari ^ it; faith and in a manner that the whole ^ tr-to IIiT q'Io world has applauded. Great things are expected from the new Parliament. It -n it ft;rc! unrfry^ i I has not only to undo the wrong'i that ;had crept into the body-politic and ^ R ^ I fita ^ ^o governmental functioning but to en ^!T ^ t firi ;rlr sure that the hopes of the millions are fulfiUed sp^^ily through wise and 1967it;GfR09"iITit^^ practical economic and social policies. ^ t ^ ^ *ft<^di U m It is our good fortune to have a per. f’n n m | i tt ^qrnr , A ; if son of Shri Reddy's vast experience and maturity to conduct our delibera ^wf.f ^ fita cf ^ U w tions. ^ <fiT1f I The compO^tion and character of the (Shri N. SanjivR Reddi! loas condiicted Lok Sabha have undergone a change to the Chair by the Prime l.finister anti unimagined until a little whHe ago. Shri Yashvantroo ^Cha,van) I have always believed that the pro per functioning of democracy requires [MR. SPEAKER (SHRI N. SAN.7IVA FREDDY) a constructive relationship between the in the Chair.] Government and the Opposition. Poli cies may differ but there should be an unqualified loyalty to the good of the 11.18 hrs: nation and the needs and aspirations of our people. I do hopP. under the ^^ICITATION S TO THE SFEAKER guidance of Shri Sanjiva Reddy, who, is kno^m for the art of smooth con duct of debate and dlscuraion, this Lok M O ^ ^ U I ^DESAI): Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sabha wiU prove itself a vigilant I d^eem it our goOd fortune that this watchdog of the rigths and frep'flom a^ugust House has elected Shri N. San- of the people. jiva Reddy as its Speaker. I offer my o^n felicitations and those Shri Reddy occupies an eminer.t of aU sections of tn.e House, and the place in national life by .iint of his country at large, to Shri Sanjiva Reddy. contribution to the f^reom movement nnd his di^inguished and varied ser S}fRI YASHVANrRAO CllAVAN vices over the years. Besides his re (Satara): I riSe to jcm the Prime putation as administrator, he is a Minister in co^ngratulating Mr. Speaker veteran Parliamentarian. His Speaker on his election to this august and high ship of the Fourth Lok Sabha is re office. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are not membered for the dignity, fairplay and new to this office. You have held this the unfailing good humour which he office with distinction in the s t o ^ y brought to the discharge of the duties years of 1967—69. I am sure, your of this high office. By electing him wisdom, your skiU w il certainly be of again as Speaker, the Sixth Lok Sabha immense use to t,e conduct of busi has found the right person for the ness of this hon. House. The purpose right place. ful and dignified working of this sover eign body is of supreme importance The Lok Sabha is the repository of to Indian democracy and therefore, the sovereignty of the people. "j he as a Speaker, I am sure, )Iou, have a ^ ^ ak er is the custodian of the very important part to play. While I authority of the Lok Sabha. The peo do not want to bring in any contro ple of India have just aiven expres- versial issues to begin with, I am soiry, ^on to their will with fearlessness and the Prime Minister unnecessarily 5 j,out9 Speaker 6 touched some of the controversial as- ^^ts. But, I do not want to make this 'fIl 1:{p t I mistake on this flrst occasion. I would It ft61: IQ'lm I:;:t'T ^ I certainly like to assure you, besides congratulating you, on my behalf, on SHRI P. K. DEO (ro!re): behalf of every Member on this ^de, Some hon. Members rose. that in the interest of Indian demo- CTacy, in the interest of policies that MR. SPEAKER: W il you. kmdly be the nation has believed in so far and seated? Not all of you together. One for which ^e have worked for the last or the other only I can caU, not all thirty years after independence, we of you together. would give you aU cooperation. May I agaln say: Very weU done before, Shri P. K. Deo. please do better in future. SHRI P. K. DEO (Kalahandi): I join. with my friends in offering our feliel- ,TIf ( <ttor p t) i tations to you and I congratulate you q : ^ sTflWdr ..n- arm t for having assumed this high office. You acquitted yourself as a great t ! if Speaker and upheld the high trad it: ons of this House with ^^at dignity. vhrnir Yesterday we took oath to uphold it ^ 'IflT the Constitution and now yoU preside t I Cfi^m over the House whose power, as per rctf ^ ^ , ffT ^ ^ ^ ^ the te n d e d Constitution. has been over-emphasized at the cost of the fir; , Ifili rr ^ I judiciary. The constitutional amend f-iRr ments are not for judicial review. God ^ ^ "!q" I it forbid an irresponsible Parliament may not delete Art 368 which gives the t, ;sit ^ arftenff if qrf amending power of the Parliament or ^\ifr ^ 41{ cA t I plant one Juan Carlos as the monarr^h of this country as in Spoin. Even the poor man’s acce^ to the High Court t l q : ^ ^ under Art 226 has been denied for any t Ai if Q;ifi men ^ other purpose. With this background ^ r n t I at\' trT!5RTT and with the election results in view you wiU be guiding the pro^edings of it: ^ ^ !AR ^ tr.r this House. After aU, people are qcr it liPnmvl i q m supreme and their voice has to be reflected in this House. ltiT 4igqF»T, t t If\T ^ i t . If;) We, the Independents, however, in- ^gniflcant we may be in number, wPwKn^Tt ^ G A I it if fit; w should be given sufficient time to m&ke m if ^ an: srfinrw our view-points heard. I hope you wiU always hear dispas^onate and jn dependent views from the Independent Q;"ti ^ t: I Members as you are insulated against any political pressure. We neither have any personal axe to grind nor '' ' w»n^TO^ itm 11 have to aspire for the corridors of t fir; ^ i!r R ltiT m power.