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LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version)
Sixth Session (Eighth Lok Sabb.)
(Vol. XVIII Cl'ntaln{ ,Vos. I to 10)
LOB: SARRA SECRETARIA'J NEW DELIO PriM : RI. 6.00 (Oriaiaal SqUib prcaedi,. iDdaded ita Eaaliab VeniOD aod 0riaiDaI BIDdi proceediD81 iDduded iD HiDdi Ve!IioD will be treated 81 autboritatiw ad DOt the uu.latiOD thereof.l CONTENTS
[Eighth Seru8, Vol XVIII. Sixth Session, 1986/1908 (Saka)]
No.1, Thurlday. July 17, 1986/A8adha 26, 1908 (Saka)
Columns
Obituary References 1-26 At.PHAB2TICAL LISt all MEMBBRS OF EIOafH LOt{ SABHA
A Bagun Sumbrui, Shri (Sioghbhum) Bairagi, Shri BaJkavi (Mandsaur) Abbasi, Shri K. J. (Domariaganj) Bairwa, Shri Banwari Lal (Tonk) Abdul Ohafoor, Shri (Siwan) Baitha, Sbri D. L. (Araria) " Abdul Hamid, Sbri (Dhubri) Bajpai, Dr. Rajendra Kumari (Sitapur) Abdullah, Begum Akbar Jahan (Anantnag) Bala Goud, Shri T. (Nizamabad) Acharia, Shri Basudeb (Bankura) Balaraman, Shri L. (Vandavasi) Adaikalaraj, Shri L. (Tirucbirappalli) Bali, Shrimati Vyjayanthimala (Madras Adiyodi, Dr. K. O. (Calicut) South) Agarwal, Shri Jai Prakash (Chandni Banatwalla, Shri G. M. (Ponnani) Chowk) Banerjee, Kumari Mamata (Jadavpur) Ahmad, Shri Saifuddin (MangaIdaj) Bansi Lal, Shri (Bhiwani) Ahmed, Shri Sarfaraz (Giridih) Barman, Shri Palas (Balurghat) Ahmed, Shrimati Abida (Bareilly) Barrow, Shri A. B'. T. (Nominated Anglo- Akhtar Hasan, Sbri (Kairana) Indian) Alkha Ram, Shri (Sal umber ) Basavaraju, Shri G. S. (Tumkur) Anand Singh, Shri (Gonda) Basavarajeswari, Shrimati (Dellary) Anjiah, Sbri T. (Secunderabad) Basbeer, Shri T. (Chirayinkil) Annanambi, Shri R. (Pollachi) Basu, Shri Anil (Arambagh) Ansari, Sbri Abdul Hannan (Madhubani) Bhagat, Shri B. R. (Arrah) Ansari, Shri Z. R. (Unnao) Bhagat, Shri H. K. L. (Bast Delhi) Anthony, Shri Frank (Nominated Anglo- Bhakta, Shri Manoranjan (Andaman & Indian) Nicobar Islands) Antony, Shri P. A. (Trichur) Bhandari. Shrimati D. K. (Sikkim) Appalanarasimbam, Sbri P. (Anakapalli) Bharat Singh, Shri (Outer Delhi) Arjun Singh, Shri (South Delhi) Bhardwaj, Shri Parasram (Sarangarb) Arunachalam, Shri M. (Tenkasi) Bhatia, Shri R. L. (Amritsar) Ata-ur Rahman, Shri (Barapet) Bhattacbarvya, Shrimati Indumati (Hooghly) Athithan, Sbri R. Dhanuskodi (Tirucbendur) Bhoi, Dr. Krupasindhu (Sambal~ur) Athwal, Shri Cbaranjit Singh (Ropar) Bboopathy, Shri G. (PeddapaUi) Awasthi, Shri Jagdish (Bilhaur) Bhosale, Sbri Prataprao B. (Satara) Azad, Shri Bhagwat Jha (Bbagalpur) Bhoye, Shri R. M. (Dhule) Azad, Sbri Ghulam Nabi (Washim) Bhoye, Shri S. S. (Malegaon) Bhumij, Sbri Haren (Dibrugarh) B Bhuria, Shri Dileep Singh (Jbabua) Birbal, Shri (Ganganagar) Bachchan, Shri Amitabh (Allahabad) Bircndra Singh, Rao (Mahendragarh) Baghel, Sbri Pratapsinh (Dbar) Birinder Singb, Sbri (Hissar)
(i) niswas, Shri Ajoy (Tripura West) Damor, Sbri Somjibhai (Oohad) Brahma Dutt, Shri (Tehri Garhwal) Dandavate, Prof. Madhu (Rajapur) Budania, Shri Narendra (Cburu) Dardi, Shri Teja Singh (Bhatinda) Bundela, •Sari .sujaD .Siagb (.Jo.haDsi) ·"\Das;' Shri-A'tHdf'eharan:{.f1tjpur) Buta Singh, S. (Jalore) Das, Shri Bipin Pal (Tezpur) Das, Shri R. P. (KTishnagar) .C Das, Sbri .BuwseD ~Karil;n&enj)
Challha, Shri Parag (Jorhat) Das Munsi,.SilrLPdya.&eojab (IrIDWmh) Chandrakar, Shri Chandulal (Durg) Datta, Shr.j.. A ...al (Oiamoo4.Harboar) Chandrasekbar, Shrimati M. ._,Deb, tSbri~ara.t.(K.endrapara) (Sriperumbudor) Denois.,.,8hr;'-N. '(~oil) Chandrasllekharappa, ' 'Sbri 1'.' V. ~OJ,Shri .V.~ ~lhore,QaDdra.S. " {Shirnoga) (Parvathipuram) Chandresh Kumari, Shrimati (Kangra) Deora, Shri Murli (Bombay South) Charao Singh, Shri (Baghpat) Dev, Shri Sontosh Mohan (SiIobar) Charles, Shri A. (Trivandrum) DoYarajan. rShr." B. ·(Rasipuram) Chatterjee, Shri .somnath (Bolpur) Devi, Prof.. Chandra .Bbanu:~aJja) Chatucvedi, Sari Naresh Cbandra Dbariwa)"Shd Saanti (Kota) (Kanpur) Dhillon" Dr. G. S. (Fero~epur) Chaturvedi, Shrimati Vidyavati Digai, Slui Radhakanta (Phulbani) (Khaj urano) Dighe, Shri ,Sharad Cbaudhary', Sbri Singh -Manph'oo1' (Bombay North Central) (Bikaner) Digvijay Sinh, Shri (Surendranagar) Chaudhry, Shri Ka~al {tk>smarp.r) Digvijaya Singh, Shri (Rajgarh) Chavan, Shrinlafi tPMmalabal (Karad) Dikshit, Shrirnati Sheila (Kannauj) Cha.an; Shri S .. B. (Nabdud) :_ Ctnrvda; ,Sari lsbwarbftai K. (~D.and) Dinesh Singh, Shri (Pratapgarh) Chldambaram, Shri P. (Stvagtfnga) Dogra, Shri G. L. (Udhampar) Chlnta'Moban, Dr. t'ft~ti) Dongaomcar, .Sbri SahtbraO'· Patil . ~Auraogabad) Chaubey, 'Shrl Narayan ~ (Midnapote) Dora, Shti. H. A. (Srikakulam) Choudhari, Shrimafi Usha (Amravuti) Dube; Sbti Bbisbma Deo (Banda) Choudhary, Shri Jagannath'-(Ballia) . Choudhary'; Shii Nand1at (Sagar) Choudhury, Shri A. B, A Gbani Khan f· E (Maida) Choudhury, Shri Samar Brahma angti; ~Shri·BireD .Singh , tKO«Ibjhlr) (Autonomous District) Cbowdhary. tSbn Saifuddin {Kalwa) OF "D Faleiro, Shri Eduardo (Mormugao)
D8.bb'f 18bri. ,AjAsinh!{Kaira) Fernandes, Sbri Oscar (Udupi) Daga, Shri Mottl OI1and (PVli) G Dalbir SiDgbit (ii) Gaekwad,. Sbtl Ranjit Siftgb, (Baroda) Jagannath Prasad, Shri: (Mohanlalganj) Gaikwad,. Shri Udaysinsrao ,(KoJhapur) Jagathrakshakan, Dr. S. ('ChengaJpattu) Gamit-~ Shri C. D.' (Mandvi) Jaideep Singh, Shri (Godhra) Gandhi, Shti Rajiv {Amethi) Jain, Shri Dal Charrder (Damob) Ganga Ram, ·Shrj.·tFirozabad) Jain, !Shri Nrhal Singh (Agra) GavaJi, Shri Sitaram J. Jain, Shri Vlrdbi Chamier (Barmer) (Dadra & Nagar HaveJi) Jakhar, Dr:'Ba1 Ram (Sikar) Gavit, Shri M"nikrao Hodlva Janarthanan, Shri Kadambur (Nandurbar) ~ (Tirunel veli) Gehlot, Shri Ashok (Jodhpur) Jangde, .Shri Kh~an Ram .i~Bilaspur) Oboiap, 'Shri S. G. (Thane) Jatav', S'Iri Kammodila}:,(Morcna) Ghosal, Shri'Debi (Barrackpore) Jayamohan, Shri A. (Tiruppattur) Jeevarathinam, Shri R. (Arakkonam) Ghbs1:f, 'Shri Bil11al Kanti (Serampore) Jena, Shri Chintamani (Balasore) Ghosh, Shri Tarun Kanti (Barasat) Jhansi Lakshmi, Shrimati N. P. Ghosh Goswami, Shrimati Bibha (Chittoor) . "(Na~adwip) Jhikram, Shri M. L. {Mandla) Gill; IShri M. S. (Ludhiana) Jitendra Prasada~ ,Shri-.(Shahjahanpur) Gohi1; 'Shri G. B. (Bhavnagar) Jjtendra Singh1 Shri (Maharajganj) ,Bomanga,IShri Glridhar (Koraput) Jujhar Singh, Sbri (Jhalawar) Gopeshwar, !Shri (Jamshedpur) Gosw.ami~18hri Dinesh ,Guwahati) Gounder, ShIi A. S. (Palani) K Gowda, Shri H. N. Nanje (Hassan) Kabuli, Shri Abdul Rashid (Srinagar) Guha, Dr. Phulrenu (Contai) Kakade, Shri Sambhajirao (Baramati) Gupta;. Shr.i Indrajlt \ Basirhat) Kalanidhi, Dr. A. \Madra~ 'Central) Gupta, Shri Janak Raj (Jammu) Kalpana Devi, Dr. T. (Warangal) ,Gupta, Shrimati Prabhawati (MotihaTl j Kamal Nath, Shri (ChbinOwara) 6uraddi., Sbri S. M. (Bijapur) Kamat, Shti Gurudas (Bombay· North East) H Kamble, Sbri Arvind Tulshiram Halder. Prof. M. R. (~1.athurapur) (Osrnanabad) Hannan Mollah, Shri (Uluberia) Kamla Kumari, Kumari (Pa tamau) Hansda, Shri MatHaI (Jhargram) Kamson; Prof. Meijiniung (Outer Manipur) Hardwari Lal, Shri (Robtak) Kannan', Sbri P. (Tiracbengode) Harpal Singh, Shri (Kurukslletra) l Kaul; Shrimati I Sheila uckn ow ) Hembrom, Shri Seth (Rajlllla;bal) tL Kausbal. Sbri lagan Nath ~bftnd;ipfh) I Ken, Sbri Lala ·Ram (Bayana) Kenyur Bhushan, Sbri (Raipur) Iyer, Shn V·. S. Krishna (Bangalore South) Kban, Shri Arif Mobatnmad:(Bahraich) Khan, Sbri Aslam Sher~tul) J Khan, Shri KhufShid Aiam (Farru kha bad) Jadeja, Shri D. P. (JaOlnagar) Khan, Shri Mohd. Ayub (Jhunj\lunu) laffar Sbarief, Shri C. K. (Bangalore North) Khan, Shri Mohd. Mahfooz Ali (Etab) (iii) khan. Shri Rahim (Faridabad) Mane, Shri Murlidhar (Nasik) Khan, Shri Zulfiquar Ali (Rampur) Mane, Shri R. S. (lchalkaranji) Khattri, Shri Nirmal-(Faizabad) Manvendra Singh, Shri (Mathura) Khirhar, Shri R. S. (Sitamarbi) Martan~ Singh, Shri (Rewa) Kidwai' , Shrimati Mohsina (Meerut) . Masudal Hossain, Shri Syed Kinder Lal, Sbri (Hardoi) (Murshidabad) Kisku, Sbri Prithvi Chand (Dumka) Mavani, Shrimati Patel Ramaben Kolandaivelu, Shri P. Ramjibhai (Rajkot) (Gobichetti palayam) Meena, Shri Ram Kumar Kooyak, Shri Cbingwang (Nagaland) (Sawai Madhopur) Krishna Kumar, Shri S. (Quilon) Mehta, Shri H~roobhai (Ahmedabad) Krishna Singb, Shri (Bhind). . Kshirsagar, Shrimati Kesharbal (Bbu) Meira Kumar, Shrimati (Bijnor) Kuchan, Shri Gangadbar S. (Solapur) Mirdha, Shri Ram Niwas (Nagaur) Mishra, Shri G. S. (Seoni) Kujur, Sbri Maurice (Sundargarh) Mishra. Dr. Prabhat Kumar (Janjgir) Kumaramangalam, Shri P. R. (Salem) Mishra, Shri Ram Nagina (Salempur) Kunjambu Shri K. (Adoor) t Mishra, Sbri Sbripati (Machhlishahr) Kunwar Ram, Shri (Nawada) Mishra, Sbri Umakant (Mirzapur) Kuppuswamy, Shri C. K. (Coimbatore) Mishra, Shri Vljay Kumar (Darbhaoga) Kurieo, Prof. P. J. (Idukki) Misra, Shri Nityananda (Bolangir) Kurup, Shri Sure~h (Kottayam) Misra, Sbri Satyagopal (Tamluk) Modi, Shri Vishnu (Ajrner) L Mohandas, Shri K. (Mukundapuram) Mobanty, Shri Brijamohan (Puri) Lachchhi RaIIl, Ch. (Jalauo) More, Prof. Ramkrishna (Kbed) Lal Duhoma, Shri (Mizoram) Motilal Singh, Shri (Sidbi) Law, Shri Asutosh (Dum Dum) Mukherjee, Shrimati Geeta (Panskura) Lowang, Sbri \Vangpha (Arunachal East) M ukhopadbyay, Sbri Ananda Gopal (Asansol) Mundackal, Shri George Joseph M (Muvattupuzha) Murmu, Sbri Sidha La] Madhuree Singh, Sbrimati (Purnea) (Mayurbhanj) Mahabir Prasad, Sbri (Bansgaon) Murthy, Shri M. V. Chandrasbekara Mabajan, Sbri Y. S. (Jalgaon) (Kanakapura) Mahalingam, Shri M. (Nagapattinam) Murty, Shri Bhattam Srirama (Visakhapatnam) Mahata, Shri Chitta (Purulia) Murugaiah, Shri A. R. (Karur) Mahendra Sinih, Shri (Guna) Mushran, Shri Ajay (Jabalpur) Makwana, Shri Narsinh (Dhandhuka) Muttemwar, Shri Vilas (Chimur) Malik, Shri Dharam Pal Singh (Sonepat) Malik, Shri Puma Chandra (Durgapur) N Mallick Sbri Laksbman (Jagatsinghpur) Malviya, Shri Bapulal (Shajapur) Naik, Shri G. Devaraya (Kanara) MandaI, Shri Sanat Kumar (Joynagar) Naik, Shri Shantaram (Panaji) (iv) Naikar, Shri D. K. (Dbarwad Nortb) Patel, Shri C. D. (Surat) Namgyal, Shri P. (Ladakh) Patel, Shri G.I. (Gandhinagar) Narayanan, Shri K. R. (Ottapalam) Patel, Shri H. M. (Sabarkantha) Natarajao, Shri K. R. (Dindigul) Patel, Shri Mohanbhai (Junagadh) Natwar Singh, Shri K. (Bharatpur) Patel, Shri Ram Pujan (Phulpur) Nawal Prabhakar t Shrimati Sunderwati Pate], Sbri U. H. (Bulsar) (Karol Bagh) Patel, Shri Ananda (Darjeeling) Neekhra, Shri Rameshwar Pathak, Shri Chandra Kishore (Saharsa) (Hoshangabad) PatH. Shri Balasaheb Vikhe (Kopargaon) Negi, Shri Chandra Mohan Singh PatH. Sbri D. B. (Kolaba) (Garhwal) Patil, Sbri H. B. (Bagalkot) Nehru, Shri Arun Kumar (Rae BareH) Patil, Sbri Prakash V. (Sangli) Netam, Shri Arvind (Kanker) PatH, Shri Shivraj V. (Latur) Patil, Shri Uttamrao (YavatOlal) o Pati1, Shri Veerendra (Gulbarga) Patel, Shri Vijay N. (Erandol) Odedra, Shri Bhart Kumar (Porbandar) Patil, Shri Yashwantrao Gadakh Odeyar, Shri Channaiah (Davangere) Ora on, Shrimati Sumati (Lobardaga) (Ahmednagar) Patnaik, Shrimati Jayanti (Cuttack) Owaisi, Shri Sultan Salahuddin (Hyderabad) Pattnaik, Shri Jagannath (Kalahandi) Pawar, Shri Balasabeb (Jalna) Pencballiah, Shri P. (Nellore) p Peruman, Dr. P. Vallal (Chidambaram) Pilot, Shri Rajesb (Dausa) Padayachi, Shri S. S. Ramasamy (Tindivanam) Poojary, Shri Janardbana (Mangalore) Pakeer Mohamed, Shri E. S. M. Potdukbe, Shri Shantaram (Chandrapur) tMayuram) Prabhu, Shri R. (Nilgiris) Palakondrayudu, Shri S. (Rajampet) Pradhan, Shri K. N. (Bhopal) Pande 1 Shri Raj Manga( (Deoria) Pradhani, Shri K. (Nowrangpur) Pandey, Shri Damodar (Hazaribagh) Prakash Chandra, Shri (Barh) Pandey, Shri Kali Prasad (Gorakhpur) Purao, Chandra, Shri (Hatbras) Pandey, Shri Manoj (Bettiah) Purohit, Shri Banwari Lal (Nagpur) Panigrahi, Shri Chintamaoi Pursbotbaman, Sbri Vakkom (Alleppey) (Bhubaneswar) Pushpa DeviJ Kumari ~Raigarh) Panigrahi, Shri Sriballav (Deogarh) Panika, Shri Ram Pyare (Robertsganj) Panja, Shri A. K. (Ca1cutta North East) Q Pant, Shri K. C. (New Delhi) Qureshi, Shri Aziz (Satna) Panwar t Shri Satyanarayan (Ujjain) Parashar, Prof. Narain Cband (Hamirpur) R Pardhi, Shri Kesbaorao (Bhandara) Paswan, Shri Ram Bhagat (Rosera) Raghuraj Singh, Chaudhary (Eta wah) Patel, Dr. A.K. (Mehsana) Rai, Shri I. Rama (Kasaragod) ratel, Shri Ahmed M. (Broach) Rai Raj Kumar (Ghosi) (v) Rai, Shri Ramdee (Samastipur) Rawat Shri .Kamla Pmsad-(Barabaftki) Raj Karan Singh,.Shri {Sultan pur) Rawat, Shri Prabhu'Lal (Banswara) Rajeshwaran, Dr. V. (Ramanathapuram) Reddi, Shrl C. Madbav (Adi1abad) Rajbans, Dr. G. S. (Jhanjharpur) Roddy, Shri Be7awada Papi. (Oagole) Raiu, Sbri .Ananda Gajapathi (Bobbili) Reddy, Shfi. B. N.· (Mfr.yalguda)' . Raju, Shri ,Vijaya' Komar (Naraf'apQr) Rctlidy; Shri C. Janga· (Hahamkonda) Ram,:Shri Ram Ratan:(Hajipur) Reddy, Shri D. N. (Cnddapah)" Ram, Shri Ramswaroop l Gaya) . Reddy, Shti E. Ayyapu (Kumool)-! Ram. Awadhi Frasad,. ShTl (Basti) j Reddy, Shri K. Ramachandra (Hindupur) Ram BabaQur Singh, Shri ,(C~a·J.lra}. Reddy, Shti M. Raghtima (Nalgboda) Ram Dhan, Shri (lalganj) Reddy, Shri M. Subba (Nandyal) Ram Pr:lkasb, Ch. (Ambala)- Reddy, Shri M anik (Medak) Ram Samujhawan. Shri .(Saidpur) Reddy, Shri S. Jaipal (Mahbubnagar) Ramachandran, S4rt Mullappally Riyan, Shri Baiu Ban (Tripura East) (Cannanore) Roy, Dr. Sudhir (Burdwan) Ramaiab,' Sbri B.B. (Eluru) Roypradhan, Sbri Amar (Cooch Behar) Ramaiah, Sl1rt Sode ,(Bbadrachalam) Ramamurthy 1 Shri K. (Krishnagiri) Ramasbray Prasad Singh, Shri s (Jabanabad) Ramoowa~ja,. Shri Balwant Singh, Saba; Shri Ajit Kumar (Vi'sbnupur) (Sangrur) Saba, Sbri Gadadhar (Birbhum) RampaL Singh, Shri (Amroha ~ Sahi, Shrimati Krishna (Begusarai) Ramulu, 8hri H. G (Koppal) Rana Vir Singb;Shri (Kaiserganj) Sahu, Shri Shiv Prasad (Ranchi) Saikia, Shri Gakul (Lakhimpur} .. Rallgl4 ilrof.· N.' G. (Guntur) Ranganath; Sht"i K. H. (Chitradurga) Saikia, Shri M.J. (Nowgong) Rao, Shri A. J. V. B. Mabeswara Sait, Shri Azeez (Dharwad South) (Amalapuram) Sait, Shri Ebrahim Suleman (Manje.ri) Rao,. Dr. G. Vijaya Rama (Siddipet) Sak&rgaym, Shri Kalicharan. '(Kbandwa) Rao, Shri J. Cbokka (Karimnagar) Salabuddin, Sbri (Gouda) Rao. Shri J. Vengala (Kbammam) Samant, Dr. Datta (Bombay Soutb-.'l Rao, Jagannath Shri (Berhampur) Central) Rao, Shri K. S. (Machilipatnam) Sambu, Shri C. (Bapltla) Rao, Shri P.V. Narasimha (Ramtek) Sangma, S!ui P. A. (Tura) Rao, Shri Srihari (Rajahmundry) Sankhawar, Shri Asbkaran (Ghatampur) Rao, Shri V. Krishna (CbikbalIapur) SaQkta Prasad, Dr. (Misrikh) Rao, Shri V. Sobhanadreeswara Saatosh Kumar ISinDh, Shri ~Azamgarh) (Vijayawada) Sanyal, Shri Manik (Jalpai&ur~) 1 Rath, Shri Somnatb (Aska) Satyeoora Chandra, Sbri (Nainital)l' Rathawa, Sbri Amarsinh (Chhota Udaipur) Sathe, Shri.IVasaot ~Wardha) .. Rathod, Shri Uttam (Hingolij Sayeed, Shri P. M. (Laksbadwaep) SciDdia, Shri Madh~vrao (Gwalior) I Ratnam, Shri Uttam (TenaH) Selvener4o, Sbrt ,P. (Perty2kulam) .. Raot~· Shri. ilhola '(Bagaha) RavanipSbrLNavin (Amreti), Sen, Shri A.' K. (Oalcutta' North Weat) Rawat, Sbri Hatid.;(A\mora) , Sen, Sbt. Bilolanath t Calcutta .8autbt) (vI) sethi, Shri Ananta Prasad (Bbadrak) Sodi, Shri Mankuram (BastIn) Sethi, Shri P. C. (Indore) Solanki, Sbri KaJyan Singh (Aonla) Shah, Shri Aooopcband (Bombay North) SoJanki, Shri Natavarsinh (Kapadvanj) Shahabuddin, Syed (Kishanganj) Somu, Shri N. V. N. (Madras North) Shahi, Shri Laliteshwar (Muzaifarpur) Soren, Sbri Haribar (Keonjbar) Shailesh, Dr. B. L. (Chail) Soundararajan, Shri N. (Sivakasi) Sbaktawat, Prof. Nirmala Kumari Soz, Prof. Saifuddin (BaramuUa) (Chittorgarb) Sparrow, Sbri R. S. (Jullundur) Shaminder Singh, Shri (Faridkot) Sreenivasa Prasad, Shri V. Shankaragowda, Sbri K. V. (Mandya) (Cbamarajanagar) Shankaranand, Sbri B. (Chikkodi) Subburaman, Sbri A. G. (Madurai) Shanmugam. Shri A. C. (Vellore) Sukh Ram, Shri (Mandi) Shanmugam, Sbri P. (Pondicherry) Sukhadia, Shrimati IndubaJa (Udaipur) Shanti Devi, Shrimati (SambbaJ) SukhbuDS Kaur, Shrimati (Gurdaspur) Sharma, Shri Chiranji Lal (Karnal) Sultanpuri, Shri K. D. (Simla) Sharma, Shri Nand Kishore (Balaghat) Suman, Shri R. P. (Akbarpur) Sharma, Shri Nawal Kishore (Jaipur) Sundararaj, Shri N. (Pudukkottai) Sharma, Shri Pratap Bhanu (Vidisha) Sunder La), Shri (Hardwar) Shastri, Shri Had Krishna (Fatehpur) Sunder Singh. Ch. (Pbillaur) Sunil Dutt, Shri (Bombay North West) Shervani, Shri Saleem I. (Budaun) Surendra Pal Singh, Shri (Bulandshahr) Sbiogda, Shri D. B. (Dahanu) Suryawanshi, Sbri Narsing (Bidar) Shivendra Bahadur Singh, Shri Swami Prasad Singh, Shri (Hamirpur) (Rajnandgaon) Swamy, Sbri D. Narayana (Anantapur) Shukla, Shri Vidya Charan (Mahasamund) Swamy, Shri Katuri Narayana (Narasaraopet) Siddiq, Shri Hafjz Mohd. (Moradabad) Sweel, Shri G. G. (Shillong) Sidnal, Shri S. B. (Be]gaum) Singaravadivel, Sbri S. (Tbanjavur) Singh, Shri Bhanu Pratap (Pilibhit) T Singh, Shri Chandra Pratap Narain (Padrauna) Tanti, .8hri Bhadreswar (Kaliabor) Singh, Shri D. G. (Sbahabad) Tapeshwar Singh, Shri (Bikramganj) Singh, Shri K. N. (Hapur) Tariq Anwar. Shri (Katihar) Tewary, Prof. K. K. (Buxar) Singh, Shri Kamla Prasad (Jauopur) Thakkar, Sbrimati Usha (Kutch) Singh, Shri Krishna Pratap (Maharajganj) Singh, Shri Lal Vijay Pratap (Sarguja) Thakur. Sbri C. P. (Patna) Thambi Durai, Shri M. (Dharampuri) Singh, Sbri N. Tombi (Inner Manipur) Thangaraju, Shri S. (Perambalur) Singh, Shri S. D. (Dhanbad) Thara Devi, Kumari D. K. Singb Deo, Shri K. P. (Dhenkanal) (Chikmagalur) Sinha, Shri Atish Chandra (Berhampore) Thomas, Prof. K. V. (Emakulam) Sinha, Shrimati Kishori (Vaisbali) Thomas, Shri Thampan (Mavclikara) Sinha, Shrimati Ram Dulari (Sheohar) Thorat, Shri Bhausaheb (Pandbarpur) Sinha. Sbri Satyendra Narayan Thota, Shri Gopal Krishna (Kakinada) (Aurangabad) (vii) LOK SABHA The Speaker Dr. BaI Ram Jakhar The Deputy Speaker Shri N. Thambi Durai Panel of Chairmen Shrimati Basavarajeswari Shri ZainuI Basher Shri Sharad Dighe . Shri Vakkom Purushothaman Shri Somnath Rath Shri Nissankara Rao Venkataratnam Secretary-General Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap I It ,t (ix) MEMBERS OF THE CABINET Prime Minister and also incharge of the Ministries/ Shri Rajiv Gandhi Departments of Defence; Environment and Forests; Personnel, Public Greivances and Pensions; Planning; Science and Technology; Atomic Energy; Electro- nics; Ocean Development; Space and other subjects not allocated to any other Cabinet Minister or Minister of State (Independent Charge). Minister of Human Resource Development and Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao Minister of Health and Family Welfare. Minister of Finance Shri Vishwanatb Pratap Singh Minister of Home Affa irs Shri Buta Singh Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Shri P. Shiv Shanker Commerce. Minister of Industry and Minister of Petroleum and Shri Narayan Datt Tiwari Natural Gas. Minister of Agriculture. Shri G.S. Dhillon Minister of Programme Implementation. Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Minister of Urban Development. Shri Abdul Ghafoor Minister of Law and Justice. Shri Asoke Kumar Sen Minister of Water Resources. Shri B. Shankaranand Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Shri H.K.L. Bhagat Food and Civil Supplies, Minister of Steel and Mines. Shri K.C. Pant Minister of Transport. Sbrimati Mohsina Kidwai Minister of Tourism. Mufti Mohd. Syed Minister of Energy. Shri Vasant Sathe MINISTER OF STATE (Independent Charge) Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Minis- Shri Khurshid Alam Khan try of Textiles Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Minis- Shri P .A. ~ngma try of Labour. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Minis- Dr. Rajendra Kumari Bajpai try of Welfare. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Minis- Sbri Ram Niwas Mintha try of Communications. (D) ~injster of State (Independent Charge) or tbe Minis- Shri V.N. Gadail. try of Information and Broadcasting. MINISTERS OP STATE Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Sbri Ajit Panja Minister of Stato in tbe MiQlstry of F.o.Q4 _d Civil Supplies. Minister of State in tbe Department oIl.tarnal Security. Minister of State in the Department of Defence Shri Arun Singh Research and Development. Minister of State in the Department of Expenditure. Shri B.K. Gadhvi Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce. Shri Brahm Dutt Miflister of State in the Ministry of Urban Develop- Shri Dalbir Singh ment. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. Sbri Eduardo Feleiro Minister of State in the Department of States. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Minister of State in the Ministry of law and ju~tice. Shri H.R. Bhardwaj Minister of State in the Department of Sbri Jagdish Tytler Civil Aviation. Minister of State in tbe Ministry of Finance. Shri lanardban Poojary Minister of Stlte in the Department of Prof. K. K. Tewary Public Enterprises Minister of State in the Deparunent of Shri K. Natwar Singh Fertilisers. Minister of State in the Department of Shrimatj Krishna Sahi Education and Culture. Ministu" -of State ia tbe Min~ of Shri K. R. Narayanan External Affairs. Minister of State ill the Departrnen t of Shri Madbavrao Scindia Railways. Minister of State in the Departmeftts ..of Sllrimati Margaret Alva Youth Affairs & Sports and Women & Cbfld Development. Minister of State in the Department of Shri M. Arunachalam Industrial Developtnent. Minister of State in the Ministry of Shri P. Chidambaram Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in tbe MinistrY of Home Alrairs. (ziJ) Minister of State in the Department of Shri Ramanand Vadav Rural Development. Minister of State in the Department of Shri R. K. Jaichandra Singh Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals. Minister of State in the Department of Shri Rajesh Pilot. Surface Transport. Minister of State in the Department of Mines. Shrimati Ram Dulari Sinha Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism. Sbri Santosh Mohan Dev Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Kumari Saroj Khaparde Family Welfare. Minister of State in the Ministry of Shrima ti Shiela Dikshi t Parliamentary Affairs. Minister of State in the Ministry of Sbri Shivraj V. Patil Science & Technology and in the Departments of Ocean Development, Atomic Energy, Electronics and Space. Minister of State in the Ministry of Shri Sitaram Kesri Parliamentary Affairs. Minister of State in the Department Shri Sukh Ram of Defence Production and Defence Supplies. Minister of State in the Department of Shrimati Sushila Robatgi Power and Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Minister of State in the Department of Shri Yogendra Makwana Agriculture and Cooperation. Minister of State in the Ministrj of Shri Z. R. Ansari Environment and Forests. DEPUTY MINISTERS Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Shri Biren Singh Engti Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Welfare. Shri Girdhar Gomango Deputy Minister in tbe Department of Shri S. Krishna Kumar. Family Welfare. (xiii) LOK SABHA DEBATES Vol. XVIII First day of the Sixth Session of the Eighth Lok Sabha No.1 1 2 LOK SABHA been Member of tbe Bihar Legislative Council and Bihar Legislative Assembly during 1936-40. Thus Shri Jagjivan Ram had the unique distinction of serving as a Member of Thursday, July 17, 1986/Asadha 26, the Central Legislature uninterruptedly for as 1908 (Saka) long as 40 years. Shri Jagjiv8n Ram held various protfoJios The Lok Sabha met at in the union Cabinet contmuously from ] 946 Eleven of (he Clock. till 1963 when he resigned under the Kama- raj Plan. He was re-inducted in the union Cabinet in 1966 and held charge of several [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] important Ministries tm 1979. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from January to OBITUARY REFERENCES July, 1979, and thereafter in the same yeat as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha [EngiiJh] whatever portfolio he held, Shri Jagjivan Ram left upon it the imprint of a skilful MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Member, the administrator and a shrewd judge of men and short interval that has elapsed since we matters. last met in the Budget Session has witnessed many a tragic event which included the A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Jagjivan passing away of Shri Jagjivan Ram who hap- Ram actively participated III the freedom pened to be one of the Seniormost Member of movement. He offered individual satyagraha this House. We had hardly got over the and suffered imprisonment. trauma of Shri Jagjivan Ram's death that we Jearnt four days later about the passing away A dedicated political and sncial worker, of yet another sitting Member, Shri Chandra he took part in the movement for social reform- Shekhar Singh, Mlllister for Petroleum and His life was devoted to the upliftrnent of Natural Gas. This Sh.Jrt period has also Harijans and other weaker sections of society_ witnessed the death of seven of our former As the accredited leader of Scheduled Castes, col1eagues namely, Shri A. Vairavan Seruvai, he appeared before the Cabinet Mission in Sbri Om Prakash Tyagi, Dr K. L. Rao, April, 1946. He participated alongwith Sarvashri Joginder Sen. Nand Kishore Das, Gandhiji in the anti-untouchability movement c. H. Bhabha and Laxmi Narayan Bhanja started by the latter. Babuji, as he was Deo. affectionately called, was a father-figure to whom the depressed and the suppressed' Shri Jagjivan Ram was a sitting Member looked for succour. of Lok Sabha representing Sasaram Consti- tuency of Bihar. He had been a Member of Keenly sensitive to the plight of a~ricultural the Central Legislative Assembly and Consti- labourers, he formed the Bihar Provincial tuent Assembly during 1946-50, Provisional KhetMazdoorSabhaas early as in 1937. Parliament during 1950-52 and continued to He also showed keen interest in the trade be a Member of th.s Hou~e from 1952 till his union movement and served as President of dea~h without interruption. Earlier, he hld Olany workers' organisations. Obitua,.y References JULY 1 7 t 1986 Obituary R~ference, 4 Author of several works, he was conferred Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh passed away Honorary Doctorate Degrees by several Uni- at New Delhi on 9 July. 1986, at the age of versities. A widely travelled person, Shri 59 years. . Ram was the leader of several Indian Dele- gations to various International Conferences. Shri A. Vairavan Seruvai was a Member He was the Chairman of the Pre-paratory of th(' Second Lok Sabha during 1957-62 Asia Regional Conference of the International representing Tanjore constituency of Tamil Labour Organisation held in New Delhi in Nadu. October-November, t 947, and Leader, Indian Delegation. 33rd Session of the Inter- national Labour Organisation, 1950, when he An agriculturist by profession, Shri was also unanimously elected as Chairman of Seruvai was a veteran freedom fighter who the Conference. took active part in the freedom struggle in 1942. Shri Jagjivan Ram pas~ed away at New Delhi on 6 July. t 98 6 at the age of 78 Shri Vajr~van Seruvai passed away on 4 years. In his death, the country has lost an May, 1986, at the age of 67 years. outstanding Parliamentarian. an eminent statesman, an astute administrator and above Shri Om Prakash Tyagi was a Member all a patriot who devoted his entire life to the of the Fourth and Sixth Lok Sabha during service of the people. 1967-70 and 1977-79 respectively repre- senting Hahra ich constituency of Uttar Shri Chandra Shekbar Singh was a Pradesh He had a150 been a Member of sitting Member of Lok Sabha representing Rajya Sabha during t 972-77. B3nka constituency of Bihar since 1985. He was also a Member of the Seventh Lok A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Tyagi Sabha during 1980-83. actively participated in the Freedom struggle from an early age and suffered imprisonment. A veteran freedom fighter, Shri Singh An acth e socia 1 worker, he led a relief team took active part in the freedom struggle from for the famine 3ffect~d people of Bengal in an early age. An agriculturist and social 19 4 ~ - 44. Later in 1947 he organised worker, he evinced keen interest in the uplift several rel:ef centres under the auspices of of weaker sections of the society. the Arya Samaj in Delhi and in many places in We~t Bengal for the help of refugees. He An able parliamentarian, S.hri Chandra started a Dayanand Home for the East Shekhar Singh was first elected to the Bihar African Orphans at Nairobi in 1964 and an Assembly in 1952 and remained a Member inter-caste marriage movement in 1971. for 10 years Re-elected to the State Assem- bly in 1969, he was made a Minister the Shri Tyal!i also t<'ok keen interest in the same year and held the ministerial post till uplift of the tribal people. A widely travelled 1975. First elected to Parliament in 1980. person. Shri Tyagi was author of several Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh was appointed publications. Minic;ter of State in the Union Council of Ministers in 1983. but had to r~turn soon Shri Tyagi passed away at New Delhi OD to his State to take over as Chief Minister. 10 May 1986, at the age of 74 years. In 1985. he was re-inducted as Minister of State in the Union Council of Ministers. On his re·election to the Lok Sabha, b~ was Dr _ K. L. Rao was a Member of the appointed Minister of State for Petroleum Third, Fourth and Fifth Lok Sabba during and Natural Gas in January, 1986. 1962-67,1967-70 and 1971-77 represent- ing Vijayawada constituency of Andbra An able administrator, Shri Chandra Pradesh. He served as Minister of Irrigation Shekhar Singh was known for his quiet and Power in the Union Cabinet for a efficiency. He took keen interest in trade number of years. union activities as wen and served as the Prf"sident of the All India Railwaymen's A world renowned authority on structural Union, Jhajba unit in 1949-50. engineering. Dr. Rao se~v~d as 'Member Ohltllru'y References ASADHA 26, 1908 (SAKA) (Desilll! and Research), Central Water and Minister in the interim Government in 1946 Power Commission and was responsible for and again as Minister in the Union Cabinet designs of many large dams in the country during 1947-48. includiog Hirakud, Nagarjunasagar etc. He proposed the 'National Water Grid' po- Shri Bhabha was connected with banking pularly known as the Ganga-Cauvery Link for many years in various capacities. He also to solve the national problem of drought and served as Chairman of the National Shipping 80od. Board. A widely travelled person, he was the leader of the Indian delegation to the A widely travel1ed person, Dr. Rao heJd . World Trade Conference at Havana in 1947. several positions in various capacities, both at national aod international levels. He Shri Bhabha passed away at London on served as Vice-President of the International 29th June, 1986 at the age of 76 years. Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and as Chief Engineer in Andhra Shri Laxmi Narayan Bbanja Deo was a Pradesh. He was the recipient of President's member of the Second and Third Lolc. Sabha prize on three occasions for the best papers during 1957 -6 7 representing Keonjbar con- published in the Institution of Engineers stituency of Orissa. Earlier, he had been a (India). He was awarded Padma Bhushan Member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly in 1963. during 1949-57. Dr. Rao passed away at Hyderabad on 18 Ma}' 1986, at the age of 84 years. Shri Bhanja Deo served as Revenue Minister of tbe erstwhile State of Keonjhar from August, 1 945 to Jl!ne,. 1947 and Shri Joginder Sen was a Member of the thereafter as its ChIef Minister ull December, Se~ond Lok Sabha during 1957-62 repre- 1947. senting Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh. A person of high erudition, Shri Bhanja An able administrator, Shri Sen served Deo was a member of Honourable Society as India's ambassador to Brazil. He was a of the Middle Temple, London. A widely former ruler of the erstwhlle Mandi State. travelled person. he had the distinction of being nominated as fellow of Royal Economic Society and Royal Societ)' of Arts, London. Shri Sen passed away at Mandi on 16 He served as a member of the Senate of Jone, 1986, at the age of 82 years. Utkal University since its inception till February, 1948. Shri Deo was also assoCia- Shri Nand Kisbore Das was a Member ted Vrith Orissa State Red Cross Society. of the Constituent Assembly and Provisional Parliament during 1946-52 from the State Shri Bhanja Deo passed away on 9th of Orissa. Earlier, he was a Member of the July, 1986 at the age of 74 years. Bengal and Orissa Legislative Council during 1927-29. We have also learnt with deep regret the death of Mr. Le Duan, General Secretary of A veteran public man, Sbri Das took the Communist Party of Vietnam. I hope active part in the freedom struggle. An able this Bouse will join me in conveying our parliamentarian, he served as the Deputy- deep sense of grief over the loss which the Speaker of Orissa Legislative Assembly in Vietnamese people have suffered. 1936. THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI RAJIV Shri Das pa!Sed away at Cuttack on 28 GANDHI): Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the June, 1986, at the age of 91 years. passing away of Babuji, the nation has suffered a loss. He was amongst the tallest in Shri C. H Bhabha was a Member of the his generation- first as a freedom fighter Constituent Assembly during 1948-49 from and then as a builder of modern India. With tbe State of Bihar. Earlier, be served as a over 50 years in public life, he bas done a , Obituary References JULY 17, 1986 Obituary Referente, tremendous service for our nation. He co- great revolutionary, architect of reconstruc- mmanded resp~ct from all sections of our tion in Vietnam. He was a very good friend society. He was not lImited just to Bihar or of India. J had met him when I was in to Harijans; he was a leader of India. His Vietnam last year. He had visited India in personality. his mastery of expression, his 1984. His death will be a loss to India and formidable political and parliamentary skills, to Vietnam. his administrative capability all led to the buildiog and structuring of India, of bringing SHRI C. MADHA V REDDI (Adilabad) : our societies together t of joining our country Mr. Speaker, I share the sentiments of the and strengthening our country. Through his Leader of the House, the Prime Minister career, he held many demanding portfolios and, I share the sorrow of mil1ions of our and he did tremendous work in any area countrymen who today feel bereaved by the that he was in This House will remember passirg away of Babu Jagjivan Ram. and miss his vision, his vast experience, his never-failing humour and humanity. Babu Jagjivan Ram strode the country's political scene for more than 40 years and Through you, Mr. Speaker, I would like he left his foot-prints wherever he worked, to convey our condolences to his wife, Shri- whichever Department he handled and he mati rndirani Devi Ram, Shrimati Meira Kumar and other members of his family. will be remembered for several decades to come for his efficiency, for his dedicated work, honesty and service to the down- Another sad loss, just a few days after trodden. Babuji's passing away, was that of Shri Chandrasekhar Singh. His illness was detected late and at too advanced a stage for any The best way to remember a great leader substantial cure. He was a per~on of sterling like Babuji is to rememcer the values he worth, ~oIidly dedicated to the country's ser- cherished and the sen-ices he rendered to vice. His work as a Mmister in the Centre and the millions of our down-trodden people. as Chief M mister in Blhar has earned him Today, when we see the atrocities being widespread respect. His administrative committed on weaker se~tioDs, we feel capability and bis sbarp mind will be missed. ashamed. All of us are going to die. We Th~re w~re mlny m.)fe years of service abead are not going to die a second time. But I for him and Wi! send our s}mpathies to feel Babu Jagjivan Ram will die every c\a)' if Shrima(i Mclno,a -na Singh and the other the atrocities on Harijans and the weaker members of hi~ family. sections continue in this country. Today is the day when we should dedicat<: ourselves to the cause pr~tecting the weaker sections Dr. K. L. Rao was a distinguished engi- of neer whose stamp is there on many of our of the society. maj;)c hydro-electric projects. As a parlia- am reminded of the earlier days mentarian and Minister, he contnbuted I of the greatiy to the country's dc\>elopment. His first Parliament of which I was a Member interest in education and social welfare, in when Babuji was a Minister, a young MIDlsler. We used to observe him, watch what we are ourselves now looking at, the his performance. I slill remember the days, human resour~s development, will be missed. Aodhra Pradesh and tbe country have be n the way in whlch he was answering questions, not taking sheJter under technicalities, )ike deprived of a grelt leader. several other Ministers in tbose days used to do. He used to give information more Through you, I would also request you than what was asked for. The way he to send OUT condolences to the famIiie'l of performed, tbe way he spoke, inspired us Sbri Seruvai, Shri O. P. Tyagi, Sllri Joginder all. Once, I remember, tbe great Shri Sen. Shri Nand Kishore D.is, Shrr C. H. Shyama Prasad Mookerjce, on whose side Bbabha and Shri Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo. I was sitting on that seat and when I wanted to interrupt Babuji wbile he was speaking, We have also learnt of the death of he held my shirt and said "Young mao, Mr. Le Duan. the General Secretary of the don't interrupt him, because you cannot Vitnamese Communilt Party. lie was a afford to interrupt that man. You can Obituary References ASADHA 26, 1908 (SAKA) Obituary References 10 interrupt even Pandit lawaharlal Nehru but irony of fa te is still such in our country that Dot bim". That was his contribution. I also social injustice, the untouchability and remember the private conversation once he discrimination exist against which Babuji bad with some of us when he said, "If and fought throughout his life. The best way when this country is going to accept a to pay homage to Babu Jagjivan Ram is to Harijan Prime Minister, young man, he is fulfil his dream, bis dream for a social t11.e man who is cut out to be the Prime change, his dream for bringing an end to Minister of this country". That is bow be social injustice and untouchability. described him and his prophecy had almost come true. Even though tbe country was Sir, the loss of Comrade Le Duan, prepared to accept him as Prime Minister, General Secretary of the Communist Party the people were prepared to accept him but of Vietnam is not only the loss of the people the political e:xigencies came in the way. of Vietnam but it is a loss of the working I am sure that had he been the Prime class and the democratic people of the world. Minister of this country, the history of this Comrade Le Duan fought throughout his country would have been quite diifl!rent. life against imperialism; he led his country against imperialism and with Comrade Sir, on my behalf and on behal f of my Ho-Chi·Minh the revolution 10 Vietnam party, I pay homage to the memory of tbis was successful and the" ietnam people could great soul wbo strode in the pOlitical scene throw out the imperialist forces. like a colossus for 40 years. I also condole the death of Dr. K. L. Rao. He was a Sir, I condole also the deaths of Shri great Engineer; I condole the death of Sbri Chandra Shekhar Singh, Shri A. Vairavan Chandra Shekhar Singh, who was a great Seruvai, Shri Om Prakash Tyagi, Dr. K. L. administrator, intellectual and scholar. I pay Rao, Shri Joginder Sen, Shri Nand Kishore my homage to many of those ex-Members Das, Shri C. H. Bhabha and Shri Laxmi who expired during this period. Narayan Bhanja Deo. Through you, Sir, on behalf of my Party, the Communist Party SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Bankura) : of India (Marxists), I convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Mr. Speaker, Sir, tbe death of Babu Jagji\-an Ram marks the end of a generation, a generation to which he belonged, the gene- PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE (Raja- ration of true Gandhiites. Halling from a pur) : Ivlr. Speaker., Sir, with the death of very humble social backdrop Babuji played Babujl, the \eterans of the freedom struggle, a very active and notable role in the ro1itical one by one, are disappearing from the country activity of Ollf country for over half a and we are seized with the painful reality that century Even during his student life, be tl"e surviving links with tbe pre-independence took active part in organising mc.>vements for days are almost snapped. the upJiftmt>nt of the downtrodden and for tbe social change. \Vhen be was a student Sir, I had the honour and opportunity to of the Banaras Hindu University, he organis- watch the performance of Babuji for an un- ed the scheduled castes to protest against interrupted period of 15 years, and his social discrimination. He was also a pro- parliamentary performance, administrative minent leader in the freedom struggle. He ability, clarity of vision and, above aU, his was imprisoned several times by the British warmth for the socially oppressed in the imperialists. He showed concero for the country were something \\hicb was remark- downtrodden and socially discriminated able. Those of the Members who had heard sections of our society. \Vhenever there was Babuji for several years in this House must any injustice, he never faltered or hesitated have seen that, whenever Babuji spoke in this to come out with protest-whether he was House, he spoke not a word less, not a word in the Government or outside the GovelD- more; there was no supeIfluousness of words. ment. Throughout his life, Babuji tried to He would be very precise and sharp in his awaken the poor Harijans, weaker sections criticism and in his elucidation. Once I had of our society, from the slumber and to said while participating in a debate that make them aware of their rights. But the Babuji bad the precison of a scientist in his 1't JuLy 17, t 98~ Obituary R.t!/ertellte, e'Aj:jressioft and the refinement of an artist Everyone said that be was a national whenever be spoke. And his speeches were leader. But the tragedy of our life is that even al~ bea'fd in this House by Members the oa tiooal leaders who are born out of a belot\ging to both sides with rapt attention particular caste and community, particular because ttiey always felt that be introduced sections of the population, forget' that they some dimension which was missing in other are national leaders. SJ'oeehers. I would llke to draw the--=attention of this His administrative ability was remarkable. House to a very pathetic incident that todk Permit me to share with this Hause my place in this very House. I had initiated a .,enonal eXperience. Whedl entered the Cabi~ discussion on atrocities on Harijan at Pipra . net for the first tUne, I went and asked Babujibad participated in that debate-. Wh~n Babuji, "Sabuji, what is the cardinal principle he was speaking in tbis House he expressed that every Minister must follow 1" He said. the anguish and agony ot'his heart by quoting uRemember, the relationship between a bure- an incident of his life. He saiti, "They call aucrat, an expert official, and the Minister me a national leader, they caft me a national n integrator; but when I went to Varanasi to mUst be propetly grasped ; he said, ~'You must realise that an expert official is there to unveil the statue of myoid warm colleague, lrisist you and guide you; he is not supposed Sbri Sampurnanand, and after I returned to rule you; and the lIl'Oment you forget that, from that place, many so called holy Brahmins put the holy water of the Ganges on the you be~ome a rubber-stamp in the Govern- ment and tbe bureaucrats rule; please take statue of Sampurnanand because I was an care that this does not happen". I think, that untouchable and probably the sanctity and dignity might have been destroyed and in was the ~rux of the probleln. order to sanctify that sta tue they put the Ganga JaI." One of the veterans -I don"t want to name bim-got up and said, "Babuji When 1 remember Babuji, I am reminded I share your angu ish and agony" and in Hindi of a small book which the former Prime he said: "Main aapke paeT chhune ke liye Minister of U.K., Mr. Artles, had written. la/}'Q[Jr hun.'" (I am ready to touch your feet.) Mr. Attles had laid: uWhenever any Minister In the sharpest repartee he said: "Meray poer takes charge of his Ministry, the bureaucrat itnl! 5aste nahin hein." (My feet are not that in the Department, within 24 hours, decides cheap). People felt humilia ted by his rema rks. as to what is his attitude to tbe Minister: if These were the pangs of an anguished heart be finds that be is a Minister who rubber- which had sufferred certain things. stamps every draft that is put before him, in that case that Minister goes down the drain , but if he applies his mind, then be is able to He used to make an interesting interpre- guide the entire Department". That is what tation of what is called the dynastic rule. He Mr. Attlee had said. 1 think, this particular said, "Why do you talk about the so called message contained in Mr Attlee's writing was dynastic rule? We have suffered the agony of perlonified in the working of Babu Jagjivan the dynastic rule." And he said. "When Ram. He had a remarkable sharpness in his people are born in a particular caste they have views. He had a lot of warmth for the socially to suffer in silence because they are born in oppressed. I may say here that on a number that caste. This is what I call the dynasticism of occa§ions Babuji had expressed this view. and nobody is wurried to destroy this." That If'there was a message of one leader be was was the anguish in bis mind. He talked like obsessed with very much, it was that of that on a number of occasions. Abraham Lincoln. While criticising the social orthodoxy, Babuji used to quote Abraham During tbe Bangladesh war, very few bad Lincoln and say: "It might b~ in your realised that a lot of credit for the strategy interest to be our masters; but how is it in that was planned and for the victory of tbe our interest to be your slaves ?" Bangladesh war and the manner in which be planned the defence -strategy goes to Babuji. That was the mejsage that guided Babuji Babuji is DO more with us today. I think, an 'throUgh his life: you can say, his life was a ]ife of missed 13 ObItuary .R(fjersnus ASADHA 26, 1908 tsAKA) ObitUIPY l1efuUlU8 14 opportunities and shattered dreams. He almost SHRI P. KOLANDAIVELU (Gobkhetti- came to the brink of Prime Minister- palayam) : Sir, the nation bas lost India's ship. When he was almost producing political stalwart and a doughty champion .of tbe majority, it was declared that tbe the down-trodden. As regards his ptrsonality Parliament was dissolved and the dream was there was quiet confidence, balanced and shattered. Therefore, I say that there was a clear vision. He bad a robust sense of r.cality, slip between the cup and the lip and his was an uncommon courage of cODviction, sweet- a ,life of lost opportunities and shatter,d ness of temper affability cOJIlbined with firm- dreams. The dream is shattered. I may say ness of purpose. that his life was a life of shattered dreams. Even when he is no more witb us, I say, Babuji always maintained a very good there is a dynamic law of nature and that' is relationship with Tamil Nadu. We always that materials get destroyed, matter gets remember him as Babuji. His name is also destroyed; but the dreams always survive. I synonymous with tbe down-trodden. Coming am sure that even when Babuji is no more, under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and the dream for which he lived and died will Dr - Rajendra Prasad early in his public career survive and only when we are able to move Babuji imbibed the great quality and charac- on the wings of such sacred dreams, I think teristic of simplicilY and devotion to service. we will be able to build an integrated nation. He battJed all the social evils. In his demise progressive forces had lost a very great Sir, I also jOin you in paying my homage champion. On behalf of my party, Sir, we to other valued colleagues. I had the opportu- respectfully pay our homage to his memory nity to meet Shri Chandrashekhar Singbji onJy and convey our condolences to tbe bereaved three days before his death. I told the presi- family. dent of my party after meeting Shri Chandra- shekhar Singh that he had lost the will to With regard to Chandra Shekhar Singh, survive and wil) to Ij~e. He was a knowlege- for severa) years Mr. Singh was a journalist able person. He under~tood what it meant to and retained his link with journalism even have cancer of tbe liver at the firal stage. after joining the Union Cabinet. He was also Therefore, he knew tbat he was already at an active trade unionist and devoted consi- tbe brink of death. He had lost the will to derable time to building up an organisation survive and when he died, it was the follow- of Beedi workers. He served the country with ing up of the loss of will to survive, So he earnestness and dedication and earned the died. esteem of his colleagues and the peopl.e at large. We also express cur heart-felt condo- There are so many other friends. about lences to the bereaved family of Chsn9ra whom you have referred. 1 pay my homage Shekhar Singh and to others also. to them. In the end I will refer to the General SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- Secretary of the CommQ.nist Party of Vietnam. WALlA (Sangrur): Hon Speaker, Sir, 00 Vietnam as a nation represented a symbol of behalf of my party I share the views expres- freedom and it proved that the will to be sed by tbe HOD. Prime Minister and also you free is more powerful than the atom bomb. about the sad demise of Babu Jagjivan Ramji The energy released by freedom is more and others. Babu Jagjivan Ramji was a great powe,rul than the nuclear energy. That was SOD and a great leader of India. He was the the Jesson that Vietnam gave. He represented champion of the rights and self· respect of a party and a movement which symbolised the weaker sections and the down-trodden. this particular message. I am sure even when be is dead. this message will tourvive. In the Sir, Babuji was not only a human being nuclear age it is only that memory that will but he was also an institution. He served the be abJe to give the strength and vitality. country during the grave crisis and severe challenges of history: and proved hjDl~lf to I offer my homage to all those colleagues be a successful administrator and a true SO!). and through you we convey to the members Sir, I pay roy deep respec.t ~d homage to of tbe bereaved families our conc;lQ)eo~s. the departed S9u1. IS Obituar, References JULY 17. 1986 Obituary References 16 I also express my deep sorrow at the said about him is indeed something which he dea1h of Shri Chandra Shekhar Singhji who deserved. But mere werds will not serve his was snatched from all of us by the cruel memory, it is action which would serve his hands of death. memory and he would always be remembered for what he fought for. I also pay my deep homage to Shri Seruvai. Shri Om Prakash Tyagi, Dr. K. L. J n fact, he was not on1y a national leader, Rao, Shri Joginder Sen, Shri Nand Kishore but he was a national monitor for the down- Das, Shri C. H. Bhabha and Shri Laxmi trodden. He not only took interest in what Narayan Bhanja Deo. was happening around but he took interest in every aspect of administration also as some of the speakers who preceded me have said. I also pay my respect and homage to He had a deep inSight. Prof. Madhu Danda- great leader of Vietnam, Mr. Le Duan. vate has said about his part in Bangladesh war. Wen, I had also seen him for a very May· God bless them with deep rest ar.d short stint in my life when he visited our respect in heaven. May God inspire us to place. In tbose days, of cours~ the Ministers follow the great deeds of these great leaders. trave11ed by road. I escorted him from the district boundary,to the headquarters of the SHRI ATA UR RAHMAN (Barapet): town and on the way we passed through tea Mr. Speaker, Sir, J join this House on behalf gardens. He asked "wbat are these sD"all of the A G. P. in mourning the loss of our small bushes?" I told him that these were reverrd and great leader, Shri Jagjivan Ram the tea gardens He asked me "Can I go and We had already come to know that he was see themT'. He \'ent unannounced and saw nearing his end and he was ebbing c.way into the tea gardens and he also went and saw a eternity. The news was only a confirmation great part of the labour quarters and he was of that we had heard. This is indctc ~n irre- horTlfled and took the Manager of the tea parable loss wb 'ch the cOGntry will not be gardens to task. Anyway, that is bow he took able to stand, particularly those who "ere interest in matters which concerned the Sche- closely connected with him-l mean the duled Castes. millions of down-trodden of his tnbe. He had a small beginning from the dust of BIhar Well, we are indeed in need of such and he rose to such a height that his calibre leader~ and Mother India needs this kind of bis potentialities were taken note of by peoPl~ leaders as personified in the personality of specially when he had gope to Calcutta for Shri Ja~ji"an Ram. But shall we have them '? studies-in those dayc;, almost everybody in WIll aJI leaders be so outspoken as he was '? the Eastern Region would go to Calcutta for We are indeeJ mourning for him and for tbe higher studies- and there he was found out other leaders-I may mention their names- by the then leaders of Bengal who said, such as Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh, Shri ·'Here ic; a man coming to save India, parti- A. Vairavan Seru\'ai, Shri Om Prakash Tyagi, cular1y the down-trodden people". After that Dr. K. L. Rao, Shri Joginder Sen, Shri Nand he came back and he climbed the 1eaders of I Babu Jagjivan Ram \\-as really a very stood; ther e are many CODstributions which successful character in certain ways. His we did not understand. But it could be truJy pretty success in a \\ay estab]j-hes th;s fact said of him that he was one of the greatest that given the \\ iII and the opportunity how figures of this century that this country bas self-respect of the do\\n-trodden can be funy prodcced, because in a very different way he ,established before the world. TherefC're, that differed from Mahatma Gandhi. Father of is one of the contribution that he made our Nation, under who~e inspiration he came through his per sonal exampJe. into public Hfe, a11 the other great leaders of this century like JawaharJal Nehru, Netaji It has a tready been said that he \\ as not Subhash Cbander Bose or Sardar Patel. Here a Jeader of the down-trodden alone, he was was a man, who did not share the social also a national leader. 1 fuJ1y share that background, here "as a man, who not only idea also. fought for the right, of under-privileged, but bad the privilege of establishil'g these rights While paying my homage to the memory under the stu tutes of a free and independent of Babuji, I would 1Jke to take this vow to India. He consistently fought for his rights, continue the fight for ltberating the down- whether he was i::l office or whether be was trodden and also keeping our country united. out of office or whether he was on the These are the two legacies which we shall treasury benches or in the opposition. Here have to fight for. was a man to whom we owe a deep debt of gratitude But for him, I do not know I also pay my homage to the other whether many of the social legislations which leaders, whom 1111 ha\ e gi\'en proper this House had uT'dertaken \\(lu1d have ever homage. been n 1ade possible. He was not one of those who acquired d istincticn through his About Shri Chandra Shekhar Siflghji, I office, on tl':e COJitlary he lent distincticn to would like to mention that it w~ s really the dIkes he held Sir. for rr.any of us ""ho impossib1e to undeJstand \\ hen \\e a 1\\ a)'s had the pri\i!ege cf so being asscciated with talked to him that he v.as hearing rurden of him for nearly two cecace" or more, have such iI1ess ir~ide him. He had a lot of [lot only lost a sage counsel. but it could l-e couraJZe "hich needs to be apprecicitcd. I said that he \\as a Bhishrr,Q Pitama/;o of pay my hOO1age to him as also to other ex- Indian politics and in his Joss, not only tbe Meml:ers of this House. under-privilaged had lost a great champion but the nation'~ loss is also immense. This Lastly. I wOllld like to pay my homage to House \\ ill Il'iss his measured eloquence to late Le Duan, leader of Vktnam. He \\as which a reference ha< been made. He scaled really a true inheritor of the virtul?s of great magnificent heights on occasions, whenever Ho CHI tvlinh. His c0urag,'. s~lf- respect, occasions demanded and the House will miss mode~ty and simplIcity show how a real the senior-most Member. communist he was. Sir, I pay my humble tributes to this 1 also express my sympathy to the great Leader wi"om we shall all miss in the bereaved families on my personal behalf and days to come and also join you in paying aD behalf of the Crmmunist Party. tributes to other co1/eagues "orne of them who were Members of this House and the SHRI K. P. CNNIKRISHNAN earlier House - and also the General Secretary (BadJgara): Mr. Speaker. Sir, on behalf of of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Hon. my Party and on my own behalf, I wish to late Le Duan who was a close associate of share the sentiments expressed by your good- Ho Chi Min. self, Leaders of the House and many other Hon. Members. [Translation] An assessment of a historic personality PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ (Bararnulla) : like Babu Jagjivan Ram will have to be left Mr. Speaker, Sir) today in the morning dak to the historians because thert! are many J received a list of those Hon. Members of ~pects of bis Hf~ whi~ll we seldom under- this aUBust House wllo hilve (lied and in t~ 19 JULY 17, 1986 20 tirst name in the Jist is that of Babu Jagjivan because span of life bas now increased. His Ram. In my humble opinion, Babu Jagjivan death at the age of 59 years is a matter of Ram was not just an individual but had great sorrow. I knew him as a thorough become an institution in the sojourn of his gentleman. He had full sympathy for the life. I had an occasion to see him for seme backward cIa sses While paying my homage time in tbe seventh Lok Sabha. He remained to Babu Jagjivan Ram, 1 did not make a Member of this Parliament contmuously and mention <'f the bad. ward classes. I feel that in tbe Eighth Lok Sabha also, he took the Babu Jagji\ an Ram was like a Panch3yat or oath as an Hon. Member of this House. the highest (ourt for back ward classes. It Since that time till his death, tbe image of is a separate thing that cases were not filed his personality cast in my mind has been trat in that court but it was a place where one be was an institution in himself. I remember could su~mit one's gnevances. I had observed tbat when he ustd to enter the House through Shri Chander Shekljar Singh also. He felt tbat dOOf, eyes, of all the Hon. J\.1emrerst much concerned for the poor l.f the country. irrespective of their party affiiations, remained In his death 1 ha\e suffered a perscnal loss. riveted on him till he occupied his seat. Regarding other Hc'D. Members, who have Babuji did not attend the session of the passec.l away, I share the grief of the bereaved Parliament very often, not becau~e he had families. no iYlterests in the di;;;cussions held in the Parliament, but he used to come on special occasions. During the Seventh Lok Sabba, [E.'ng/ h, Ii 1 I bad an occasion to hear him once or t"ice. I remember that his speech was lIke contrllc- SHF I PIYLiS TIRAKY (Alipurduars): ting a wall beautifully brick by brick Tt-e I jOin the Hou ... ,: in ra~ irg l'omage to the record of tbe House will bear testirrony to departed 0!gJlllar:es The Jerden, of various tbis. Babu Jagjivan Ram ne\er carne across OppOSltlOn pdrt.es ha\e gl\en their true the need to correct any part of his speech. homi)ge to the depaJ ted souls. He used to speak after weighing his 'v' ords well. Whatever he spoke 'v'alOJ always aimed Shri Jagii\an Ram \\as cal'ed, v.ith lo\e. at unity and integrity of th~ country. I feel as 'BJru' 'B'1bu' means father Actually, he much grieved on his death has to t-e ca!led 'Babu', and hiS name should remain 'BJbu 'This i~ the respect shown to him by Indian people, I fully share from the depth of rr,y heart the feelings expressed and homage paid by the Hon PrilT'e M mister and other Hon. InJia has Jost one of its eminent and Members of tbe House. I have just said that truest ~('Ins The poor pee pIe, and the down- &bu Jagjlvan Ram spoke very less. When- trodden here 1 a' e lo~t their truest friend and ever be used to sit here, I was remainded of guide. HIS k\ e for the count ry and Its people a couplet. was unique He \\ d'> a ~t3!t.snlan. lIe was the hope and) ght for the SOCially and economi- Khamoshi mani-e dard kidar.guftan nom; cany backv.ard pecpJe of India So, the aayad SOCially and ~con('mica!1y back~ald people are now in the dark They do not know Its Urdu translation is : what to do, and to \\-hom to expre~s then" Kltomoshi gu!logu hoi bezabani hoi zobon anguish, and a~ to who "ill guide tbem. mer; because Indian politics is still based on casteism. He \\as very much against this casteism, and politics based on caste and That is why his presence here for few momentc; was an honour to tb s august house. communal thinking. In the pac:sing away of this institutIOn. It my Party and the people of the country feel This true son of India is no more. I express my sincere homage to this departed much grieved soul, and reque~l YOll to convey the condo- lences which I am explessing on behalf of I am also grieved to bear the death of my pdl ty and ITljsclf, to the bereaved Sbri Chander Shekhar Smgh. whGm I knew pers~ally. I feel that be bas died in youth family,. 21 ObitUtW)' References ASADHA 26, 1908 (SAKA) 22 One thing more: the two dignitaries and condition, he stood out because of his bappen to be in Bihar. So, Bihar is now indivi.. uality. He studied in Bihar. He fought in the dark, lraderless. Bihar has been able for the cause of India9 s independence He was to produce such a national leader as Jagjivan attracted by Gandhiji and Malviyaji. He was Ram and also, at the same time, Chandra called to Banaras University for education. Sltekbar Singh Babu who is also DO more. Thereafter, he finished his education in So. Bihari p~ople must be very much Calcutta; and instead of joining the govern- aggrieved. and very much in sorrow. So, I ment job which his fawily members wanted join the Bibari people also in their grief. him to join, he joined the national cause; Once again, I request that my homage be he fought for the Quit India Movement and conveyed to the bereaved families. was sent to jail several times. He was in active politics for a period of 50 years. lTranslation) Real tribute to Jagjivanji will be eradi- SHRIMOHD MAHFOOZALI KHAN catiod of atrocities on the Harijans and (Etah) = Mr. Speaker. Sir, today several untouchability from this country, which still Hon, M~mbers have paid their homage to prevails today, which iC) known to everybody. those Hon. Members and Shri Jagjivao Ram who have passed away. I also pay tribute to Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh and other members who There is no doubt in it that Babu passed away dt;ring the recent past. Jagjivan Ram had a special place and status. In the freedom struggle, he served the country to the best of his ability. There are SHRI EBRAHIM SULEMAN SAlT ~1r. no two opinions about it that he did much (Manjori) : Speaker, Sir, I flse to jdn for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled you, the Prime Minister and other leaders of the opposition in expressing grief and sorrow Tribes. We are all aware of this. at the very said demise of Babu Jagjivan He is no more with us. In the last Ram and other promirent former Minister session, I saw Babu JaSJivan Ram standing c:nd members of this august House. with trembling hands in the lobby. I went to him and brought him here. As far as Babuji is concerned. he was an illustrous son of India and his passing away Doubtlessly, Babuji had a special status is an end of an ear. Just now, the Prime and much h.1S already been said in this ~inister rightly pointed out that he was not connection. The HOD. Prime MlOister and only a freedom fighter but builder of modern other Hon Members have spoken about his India. This is really the position of Babu qualiries. I p-iy homage to b m on my behalf Jagjivan Ram. He was a shining Star on the and on behalf of my party. political horizon of this country, and he held sway for half a century in every field, parti- I also pay homage to Shri Cbander cularly political and sodal field. 'Such Shekhar Smgh and other deceased Members personalities are not borit always; they are on my behalf and on behalf of my party. born only once in a century. [English] Hazaaron saaI nargis apni benami [n roli hai, DR. A. K. PATEL (Mehsana): Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my party, I rise Bari mushkiI se hota hoi chama" mein to pay tribute to Jagjivanji and other didaawar paida. members who passed away during the recent past. Jagjiv8nji was not only a leader of a particular section but he was a national Such was the personality of Babu Jagjivao leader. He \\ as born in Bihar in a poor Ramji. It is really an irreparable loss to the family, and in spite of adverse atmosphere entire natioo. I •• 23 Obituary References JULY 17, 1986 Obituary Reference, 24 As far as other former Minister and was endear ingly caned ·Babuji' by the mem1:-ers of this august House are concerned, pecple cf this countJY. No wares are enot'gh I feel sorry at their dtmise and] say that by to describe the qualities of head and teart of their very ~ad demise Indi~ has gone poor. this great son of ]ndia who is no more now. He was no doubt a champion of tbe dcwn- With these words, J request you to troeden and above all a protector of the convey our sympathy to the bereaved f[.mily oppres~cd and suppressed people, irrespective memters of Babu Jagjivan Ramji, Chandra of caste, creed or religion. It was this quality Shekbar Singji, Dr. K. L. Rao and the other which endured bim (0 the people of this land. Hon. Members of tbis august House. The passing away of this dominant political figure at this critical juncture is indeed a great and irreparable loss to the country. SHRI N. V. N. SOMU (Madras Nortb) Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my D. M. K. I, on behalf of my Party, the Sikkim Party J associate myself with the feelings Sangram Parishad, pay my respectful hcmage expressed bere. Sir, Shri Jagjivan R2m's. to this great ar.d noble soul of this country service to the nation as a warrior for and offer our heartfelt condolences to the independence is highly noteworthy. He v. as a bereaved family membns. doyen among Indian Parliamentarians. He "as Dot only a freedom fighter, but also a fore- runner who fot;ght to reJe'lse the Hmijans I al~o condole. the s~d dtmi5-e of Shri from the clutches of the c~ste fanatic~. As Chandra Sl:;f ktar 5 ir.~h and other honCUT" you said, he "as a M inis1er for tYrent) -three able Merrl~crs and ray nly resrectful hcrrage years and Deruty Prime M iniste[ for a ~hnr t to lhcm and pray to God to gi\e c('urage to while. He could have bec{ me the Pl jm~ the fami)) merr,rcrs to tear this loss. Minister also, but he did not get that oppor- tunity. India would have l_-Ieen fl r~her {Translation} honoured had a leader of the Harij3Ds adorned the a ugust office of the Prime SHRI SULTAN SALAHUDDIN Minister of India. Dr. Ambedkar gave the O\V A lSI I:Hyderabad) : -r..1r. Speaker, Sir, 1 Harijans tbe poJitical vigilance. Babu Jagjiv~n associate myself with tbe homage paid in Ram gave them social pr('gre~s. Both of them this Hou~e today. Sbri Jagjivan Ram was an are very great lead ... rs, but they are no more. eminent leader of the country and be had Now, the Harijans lost a great leader. become the centre of bope for Harijans. Hon. Prime Minister and other hon. Mem .. On behalf of my DMK Party I convey ber(' of the House have expressed their my sympathies to tbe mil1i('ns of the depres- fedings of grief and sorrow. OpPOSition sed. classes of the country and to the leader Shri C Madhav Reddy observed that bereaved members of the family of Babu had he become the Prime Minister of lndia, Jagjivan Ram. the historY of the country would have been quite djff~rent. I would like to submit that if My condolences and sentiments also go \\e make a beginning from Andhra, we out to tte families of Messr". Chandra sball start new history and it would be a Sbekhar Singh, A. Vairavan Seruvai, Om good idea. Similarly, 1 s.hare the feelings Prakash Tyagi, Dr. K. L. Rao, Jog!nder Sen. expres..,ed by other hOD. Members and express Nand Kishore Das, C. H. Bh:tbha, and my conjol:n~es over the death of Shri Laxmi Narayan Hhanja Deo. My condolences Chandra Shekhar Singh and others who have are also there to the General Secretary of the passed away, and pray to God to bestow Communist Party of Vietnam. courage upon the bereaved families to bear the loss. SHRIMATI D.K. BHANDARI (Sikkim): Mr. Speaker, I share the feelings and senti· [Eng!ish) ments expressed by the hone Prime Minister MR. SPEAKER: As expressed by the and Honourable Members in paying homage whole House we mourn the loss of these to tbe memory of Shri Jagjivan Ram, who 2S. ObitlUlr1 RelHQCU ASADHA 26, 1908 (SAKA) 26 friends and we will convey our condolences MR. SPEAKER : The House now stands to the bereaved families. adjourned as a mark of respect to the de- ceased to meet again tomorrow, tbe 1 8 tb at The House may DOW stand ill silence for July, 1986 11.00 A.M. a ,bort while to express its sorrow. 12.12 "'8. 12.11 Ian. Th= Lok Sabha then adjourned till 1'M Mmtb6,8 IhI. 6tDod I" 611Mu Eieven of the Clock on Friday, July fo, a .ho" while 18, 1986/Asadha 27, 1908 (Sako)