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Sixth Series, Vol. XXIX No. 1 Monday, August at*. <;79 i Sravana 29, 1901 (Sak*;

LOK SABHA DEBATES

(Ninth Session)

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LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI

Prict: Rs. 4.00 CONTENTS

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JVo 1— Monday, August 20, 1979/SVwanfl 29, 1901 (.Stefa) C o lu m n s

Alphabetical List of Members ..... (i)— (lit)

Officers of the House . . (x)

List of Members of the Cabinet and Ministers of State . . . (xu)— (xuf)

Obituary References—

Deaths of Sarvashn Mohan Singh Tur, Mangal Deo, V P Naik and Pnya Gupta . 1—5

Announcement re letter from the Prune Minister about his resignation and that of his Council of Ministers . 6— 10

Papers Laid on the Table

(I) Letter of Resignation by the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers, and . i* (II) Letter from the President accepting resignation of the Prime Minister and hit GourwJof Ministers la

1$9 LS— 1 a l p h a b e t i c a l l is t o f MEMBERS B SIXTH LOK SABHA Badri Narayan, Shri A. R. (Shimoga) A Bagri, Shri Mani Ram (Mathura) Bagun Sumbrui, Shn (Singhbhum) Abdul Shri (Nalgonda) Bahuguna, Shri H. N. (Lucknow) Agrawal, Shri Satish (Jaipur) Bahuguna, Shrimati Kamala (Phul- pur) Ahmed, Shri Halimuddin (Kishan- Bairagi, Shri Jena (Bhadrak) ganj) Ahmed fHussain, Shri (Dhubri) Bal, Shri Pradyumna (Jagatsingh- pur) Ahsan Jafri, Shri (Ahmedabad) Balak Ram, Shri (Simla) Ahuja, Shri Subhash (Betul) Balaknshmah, Shri T. (Tirupathi) Akbar Jahan Begum, Shrimati (Sri­ nagar) Balbir Singh, Chowdhry (Hoshiar- ' pur) Alagesan, Shn 0. V. (Arkonam) Baldev Prakash, Dr. (Amritsar) Alhaj, Shri M. A. Hannan (Basirhat) Banatwalla, Shri G. M. (Ponnani) Alluri, Shn Subhash Chandra Bose Barakataki, Shrimati Renuka Devi (Narasapur) (Gauhati) Amat, Shri D. (Sundargarh) Bannan, Shri Palas (Balurghat) Arnn, Prof. R K. (Surendranagar) Barnala, Shn Surjit Singh (Sangrur) Ananthan, Shri Kuman (Nagercoil) Barrow, Shri A. E, T, (Nominated— Anglo-Indians) Anbalagan, Shri P. (Ramanathapu- Barua, Shri Bedabrata (Kaliabor) jram) Barve, Shri J. C. (Ramtek) Ankineedu, Shri Maganti (Machili- Basappa, Shri Kondaji (Davangere) patnam) Basu, Shri Chitta (Barasat) Ankineedu Prasada Rao, Shri P. Basu, Shri Dhirendranath (Katwa) (Bapatla) Bateshwar Hemram, Shri (Dumka) Ansari, Shri Faquir Ali (Mirzapur) Berwa, Shri Ram Kanwar^ (Tonk) Appalanaidu, Shn S. R. A. S. (Anaka- Bhadoria, Shri Arjun Singh (Etawah) palli) Bharat Ram, Shri (Phillaur) Argal, Shri Chhabiram (Morena) Bhakta, Shri Manoranjan (Andaman Arif Beg, Shri (Bhopal) and Nicobar Islands) Bhanwar, Shri Bhagirath (Jhabua) Arunachalam, Shri M. (Tenkasi) Bharat Bhushan, Shri (Nainital) Arunachalam olins ‘Aladi Aruna’, Shri Bhattacharya, Shri Dinen (Seram- V. () pore) Asokaraj, Shri A. (Perambalur) Bhattacharyya, Shri Shyamaprasanna (Uluberia) Austin, Dr. Henry (Emakulam) Bheeshma Dev, Shri M. (Nagarkur- Avwri, Shri Gev M. (Nagpur) nool)

( i ) Bhuvarahan, Shri G. (Cuddalore) Chavda, Shri K. S. (Patan) Birendra Prasad, Shri (Nalanda) Chettri, Shri K. B. (Darjeeling) Boddepalli, Shri Rajagopala Bao (Srikakulam) Chhetri, Shri Chhatra Bahadur (Sik­ kim) Bonde, Shri Nanasahib (Amravati) Chikkalingiah, Shri K, (Mandya) Borole, Shri Yashwant (Jalgaon) Borooah, Shri D. K. (Nowgong) Choudhari, Shri K. B. (Bijapur) Bosu, Shri Jyotirmoy (Diamond Har­ Choudhury, Shrimati Rashida Haque- bour) (Silchar) Brahm Perkash, Chaudhury (Outer Chowhan, Shri Bharat Singn (Dhar) Delhi) Brij Raj Singh, Shri (Aonla) Chunder, Dr. Pratap Chandra (Cal­ Burande, Shri Gangadhar Appa cutta North-East) (Bhir) Burtnan, Shri Kirit Bikram Deb (Tri­ D pura Bast)

Dabhi, Shri Ajitsinh (Anand) C Damani, Shri S. R. (Sholapur) Chakravarty, Prof. Dilip (Calcutta Damor, Shri Somjibhai (Dohad) South). Dandavate, Prof. Madhu (Rajapur) Chand Ram, Shri (Sirsa) Danwe, Shri Pundalik Hari (Jalna)' Chandan Singh, Shri (Kairana) Das, Shri R. P. (Krishnagar) Chandra Pal Singh, Shri (Amroha) Das, Shri S. S. (Sitamarhi) , Shri (Balia) Dasappa, Shri Tulsidas (Mysore) Chandra Shekhar Singh, Shri (Vara­ Dasgupta, Shri K. N. (Jalpaiguri) nasi) Dave, Shri Anant (Kutch) Chandrappah, Shri C. K. (Cannanore) Dawn, Shri Raj Krishna (Burdwaa)* Chandravati, Shrimati (Bhiwsni) Deo, Shri P. K. iKalahandi) Charan Narzary, Shri (Kokrajhar) Deo, Shri V. Kishore Chandra S. Charan Singh, Shri (Baghpat) (Parvathipuram) Chatterjee, Shri Somnath (Jadavpur) Desai, Shri Da D. (Kaira) Chaturbhuj, Shri (Jhalawar) Desai, Shri Dajiba (Kolhapur) Chaturvedi, Shri Shambhu Nath Desai, Shri Hitendra (Godhra) (Agra) Desai, Shri Morarji (Surat) Chaudhary, Shri Moti Bhai R. (Banas- Deshmukh, Shri Nanaji (Balrampur) kantha) Deshmukh, Shri Ram Prasad (Hath- Chaudhry, Shri Ishwar (Gaya) ras) Chaudhuri, Shri Tridib (Berhampore) Deshmukh, Shri Sheshrao (Parbhani> Chaudhuri, Shri Rudra Sen (Kaiser- Devarajan, Shri B. (Rasipuram) ganj) Dhandayuthapani, Shri V. (Vellore)’ Chauhan, Shri Bega Ram (Ganga- nagar) Dhara, Shri Sushil Kumar (Tamluk) Chauhan, Shri Nawab Singh (Ali­ Dharia, Shri Mohan (Poona) garh) Dhfflon,Shri Iqbal Singh (JuUundur) Chavan, Shrimati P. (Karad) Dhondge, Shri Keshavrao (Nanded> Chavan, Shri Yeshwantrao (Satara) Dhurve, Shri Shyamlal (Mandla) lii

Diga l, Shri Sribatcha (Phulbani) Gowda, Shri S. Nanjesha (Hassan) JDigvijoy Narain Singh, Shri Goyal, Shri Krishna Kumar (Kota) (Vaishali) Guha, Prof. Samar (Contai) Doley, Shri L K. (Lakhimpur) Gulshan, Shri Dhanna Singh (Bha- Durga Chand, Shn (Kangra) tinda) Dutt, Shri Asoke Krishna (Dum Dum) Gupta, Shri Kan war Lai (Delhi Sadar) E Gupta, Shri Shyam Sunder (Barh)

Elanchezhian, Shri V S (Pudukkot- tai) H Engti, Shri Biren Singh (Autonomous District) Haider, Shri Krishna Chandra (Durgapur) Hande, Shri V. G. (Nasik) F Haren Bhumij, Shri (Dibrugarh) Harikesh Bahadur, Shri (Gorakhpur) .Faleiro, Shn Eduardo (Mormugao) Hazari, Shri Ram Sewak (Rosera) Fazlur Rahman, Shri (Bettiah) Heera Bhai, Shri (Banswara) Fernandes, Shri George (Muzaffar- Hegde, Shri K. S. (Bangalore South) pur) Hukam Ram, Shn (Jalore)

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'Gaekwad, Shri F. P. (Baroda) Inder Singh, Shri (Hissar) 'Gamit, Shri, Chhitubhai (Mandvi) Ganga Bhakt Singh, Shri (Shahabad) J Ganga Singh, Shn (Mandi) •Gattani, Shri R. D. (Jodhpur) Jaffer Sharief, Shn C. K. (Bangalore Gawai, Shri D. G. (Buldhana) North) George, Shri A. C. (Mukandapuram) Jagannathan, Shri S. (Sriperumbu- Ghosal, Shri Sudhir (Midnapore) lur) Girijanandan Singh, Shri (Sheohar) , Shri (Sasaram) Godara, Ch Hari Ram Makkasar Jam, Shri Kacharulal IHemraj (Bala- (Bikaner)' ghat) Gede, Shri Santoshrao (Wardha) Jain, Shri Kalyan (Indore) Jam, Shn Nirmal Chandra (Seom) Gogoi, Shri Tarun (Jorhat) Gomango, Shri Giridhar (Koraput) Jaiswal, Shn Anant Ram (Faizabad) Jasrotia, Shri Baldev Singh (Jammu) Gopal, Shri K. (Karur) Jawade, Shri Shridharrao Nathobaji Gore, Shrimati Mrinal (Bombay (Yeotmal) North) Goswami, Shrimati Bibha Ghosh Jethmalani, Shn Ram (Bombay North-West) (Nabadwip) Jeyalakshmi, Shrimati V. (Sivakasi) tSotkhind#, Shri Annasaheb (Sangli) Joarder, Shri Dinesh (Malda) tJounder, Shri Venugopal (Wandi- wash) Joshi, Dr. Murli Manohar (Almora) iv

K Krishnan, Shri G. Y. (Kblar) Krigfanan, Shrimati Parvathi (Coim­ Ka chwai, Shri Hukam Chand (Ujjain) batore) Kadam, Shri 2. P. (Kanara) Krishnappa, Shri M. V. (Chilkballa- Kadannappalli, Shri Hamachandran pur) (Kasargod) Kundu, Shri Samarendra (Balasore)' Kaiho, Shri (Outer Manipur) Kunhambu, Shri K. (Ottapalam) Kailash Prakash, Shri (Meerut) Kureel, Shri Jwala Prasad (Ghatam- Kakade, Shri Sambhajirao (Baramati) pur) Kaldate, Dr. Bapu (Aurangabad) Kureel, Shri R. L. (Mohanlalganj) Kalyanasundaram, Shri M. (Tiruchi- Kushwaha, Shri Ram Naresh (Salem- rapalli) pur) Kamak'shaiah, Shri D. (Nellore) Kamath, Shri Hari Vishnu (Hoshan- L gabad) Kamble, Shri B. C. (Bombay South- Central) Lahanu Shidavakom, Shri (Dahanu) Kannan, Shri P. (Salem) Lakkappa, Shri K. (Tumkur) Kapoor, Shri L. L. (Purnea) Lakshminarayanan, Shri M. R. (Txndxvanam) Kar, Shri Sarat (Cuttack) Lai, Shri S. S. (Bayana) , Dr. (Udhampur) Lalji Bhai, Shri (Salumber) Kasar, Shri Amrut (Panaji) Lalu Prasad, Shri (Chapra) , Shri Purushottam (Raipur) Laskar, Shri Nihar (Karimganj) Kesharwani, Shri N. P. (Bilaspur) Liaquat Husain, Shri Syed (FatehpurJ Khalsa, Shri Basant Singh (Ropar) Limayr, Shri Madhu (Banka) Khan, Shri Ghulam Mohamfnad (Moradabad) Lyngdoh, Shti Hopingstone (Shil­ long) Khan, Shri Ismail Hussain (Barpeta) Khan, Shri Kunwar Mahmud Ali (Hapur) M Khan, Shri Mahmood Hasan (Buland- shaher) Machhand, Shri Raghubir Singh Khan, Shri Mohd. Shamsul Hassan (Bhind) (Pilibhit) Mahala, Shri K. L. (Jhunjhunu) Khrime, Shri Rinching Khandu Mahale, Shri Shankar (Malegaon) (Arunachal West) Mahata, Shri C. R. (Purulia) Kidwai, Shrimati Mohsina (Azam- Mahi Lai, Shri (Bijnor) garh) Mahishi, Dr. Sarojini (Dharwar Kishore Lai, Shri (East Delhi) North) Ktsku, Shri Jadunath (Jhargram) Maiti, Shrimati Abha (Panskura) Kodiyan, Shri P. K. (Adoor) Malhotra, Shri Vijay Kumar (South Kolanthaivelu, Shri R. (Tiruchen- Delhi) gode) Malik, Shri Mukhtiar Singh (Sone- Kolur, Shri Rajshekhar (Raichur) pat) Kosalram, Shri K. T (Trichendur) Mallanna, Shri K. (Chitradurga) Kotrashetti, Shri A. K. (Belgaum) Mallick, Shri Rama Chandra (Jaipur) Krishna Kant, Shri (Chandigarh) Mallikarjun, Shri (Medak) Mandal, Shri Bi P. (Madhepura) Murthy Shri M. V. Chandrashekhara Mandal, Shri Dhanik Lai (Jhanjhar- (Kanakapura) pur) Murugaiyan, Shi K. (Nagapattinam) Mandal, Shri Mukunda (Mathurapur) Murugesan, Shri A. (Chidambaram) Mane, Shri Rajaram Shankarrao (Ichalkaranji) N Mankar, Shri Laxman Rao (Bhan- dara) Nahar, Shri Bijoy Singh (Calcutta Manohar Lai, Shri (Kanpur) North-West) Mathew, Shri George (Muvattu- Nahata, Shri Amrit (Pali) puzha) Naidu, Shri P, Rajagopal (Chittoor) Mathur, Shri Jagdish Prasad (Sikar) Naik, Shri S. H. (Nandurbar) Mavalankar, Prof P, G. (Gandhi­ Nair, Shri B. K. (Mavelikara) nagar) Nair, Shn M. N Govindan (Trivan­ Mayathevar, Shri K. (Dindigul) drum) Meduri, Shri Nageshwara Rao Nair, Shri N. Sreekantan (Quilon) (Tenali) Narayana, Shri K. S. (Hyderabad) Meerza, Shri Syed Kazim Alx (Mur- shidabad) Narendra Singh, Shri (Damoh) Mehta, Shn A jit Kumar (Samastipur) Nathu Singh, Shri (Dausa) Nathuni Ram, Shri (Nawada) Mehta, Shn Prasannbhai (Bhavnagar) Nath warn, Shri Narendra P. (Juna- Mhalgi, Shri R. K. (Thana) gadh) Mirdha. Shn Nathu Ram (Nagaur) Nayak, Shri Laxmi Narain (Khaju- Mirx, Shri Govind Ram (Sarangarh) raho) Mishra, Shn G. S. (Chhindwara) Nayar, Dr. Sushila (Jhansi) Mishra, Shri Janeshwar () Negi, Shri T S. (Tehri-Garhwal) Mishra, Shri Shyamnandan (Begu- sarai) O Modak, Shri Bijoy (Hooghly) Mohan Bhaiya, Shri (Durg) Onkar Singh, Shri (Budaun) Mohanarangam, Shri Ragavalu Oraon, Shri Lalu (Lohardaga) (Chengalpattu) Mohd. Hayat Aii, Shri (Raaganj) P Mohinder Singh, Shri (Karnal) Mohsin, Shri F. H. (Dharwar South) Pai, Shri T. A. (Udipi) Mondal, Dr. Bijoy (Bankura) Pajanoor, Shri A. Bala (Pondicherry) Mrityunjay Prasad, Shri (Siwan) Pandey, Shri Ambika Prasad (Banda) Mukherjee, Shri Samar (Howrah) Pandeya, Dr. Laxminarayan (Mand- Multan Singh, Chaudhary (Jalesar) saur) Munda, Shri Qovinda (Keonjhar) Pandit, Dr. Vasant Kumar (Rajgarh) Munda, Shri Karia (Khunti) Paraste, Shri Dalpat Singh (Shahdol) Murahari, Shri Godey (Vijayawada) Parmai Lai, Shri (Hardoi) Murmu, Father Anthony (Rajmahal) Parmar, Shri Natwarlal B. (Dhan- dhuka) Murthy, Shri Kusuma Krishna (Araa- lapuram) Parthasarathy, Shri P. (Rajampet) Pandekar, Shri Bapusaheb (Ratna- *irl) Rachaiah, Shri B. (Chamarajanagar) Parvati Devi, Shrimati (Ladakh) Raghavendra Singh, Shri (Unnao) Paswan, Shri Bam Vilas (Hajipur) Raghavji, Shri (Vidisha) Patel, Shri Ahmed M. (Broach) Raghbir Singh, Shri (Kurukshetra) Patel, Shari Dhannasinhbhai (Por- Rahi, Shri Ram Lai (Misrikh) bandar) Rai, Shri Gauri Shankar (Ghazipur) Patel, Shri Dwarikadas (Amreli) Rai, Shri Narmada Prasad (Sagar) Patel, Shri H. M. (Sabarkantha) Rai, Shri Shiv Ram (Ghasi) Patel, Km. Maniben Vallabhbhai Raj Keshar Singh, Shri (Machhli- (Mehsana) shahr) Patel, Shri Meetha Lai (Sawai Ma- , Shri (Rae Bareli) dhopur) Rajan, Shri K. A. (Trichur) Patel, Shxi Nanubhai N. (Bulsar) Rajda, Shri Ratansinh (Bombay Patel, Shri R. R. (Dadra and Nagar South) Haveli) Raju, Shri K. A . (Pollachi) Patidar, Shri Rameahwar (Khar- Raju, Shri P. V. G. (Bobbili) gone) Bakes h, Shri R. N. (Chail) Patil, Shri Balasaheb Vikhe (Koper- Ram, Shri R. D. (Palamau) gaon) Ram Awadhesh Singh, Shri (Vikram- Patil, Shri Chandrakant (Hingoli) ganj) Patil, Shri D. B. (Kolaba) Ram Charan, Shri (Jalaun) Patil, Shri S. B. (Bagalkot) Ram Deo Singh, Shri (Maharajganj) Patil, Shri S. D. (Erandol) Ram Dhan, Shri (Lalganj) Patil, Shri U. S. (Latur) Ram Gopal Singh, Chaudhury (B il- Patil, Shri Vijaykumar N. (Dhulia) haur) Ram Kinkar, Shri (Bara Banki) Patnalk, Shri Biju (Kendrapara) Ram Kishan, Shri (Bharatpur) Patnaik, Shri Sivaji (Bhubaneswar) Ram Murti, Shri (Bareilly) Periasamy, Dr. P. V . (Krishnagiri) Ram Sagar, Shri (Saidpur) Pertin, Shri Bakin (Arunachal East) Ramachandran, Shri P. (Madras Central) Phirangi Prasad, Shri (Bansgaon) Ramalingam, Shri N. Kudanthai (Mayuram) Pipil, Shri Mohan Lai (Khurja) Ramalingam, Shri P. S. (NiJgiris) Poojary, Shri Janardhana (Manga­ Ramamurthy, Shri K (Dharamapuri) lore) Ramapati Singh, Shri (Motihari) Pradhan, Shri Amar Rosy (Cooch- Befcar) Ramaswamy, Shri K. S. (Gobichett;- palayam) Pradhan, Shri Gananath (Sambaipur) Ramaswamy, Shri S. (Periakulam) Pradhan, Shri Pabitra Mohan (Deo- Ramdas Singh, Shri (Giridih) garh) Ramji Singh, Dr. (Bhagalpur) Pradhan, Shri K. (Nowrangpur) Ramjiwan Singh, Shri (Balia) Pullaiah, Shri Darur (Anantpur) Ranroowalia, Shri Balwant Singh (Fa- Q ridkot) Qureshi, Shri Mohd. Shaft (Anant- Rangnekar, Shrimati Ahilya P. nag) (Bombay North-Central) vii

Ha njit Singh, Shri (Hamirpur) Bao, Shrimati B. Radhabai Ananda (Bhadrachalam) Saeed Murtaza, Shri (Muzaffarnagar) Saha, Shri A. K. (Vishnupur) Rao, Shri G. Mallikarjuna (Waran- Saha, Shri Gadadhar (Birbhum) gal) Sahoo, Shri Ainthu (Bolangir) Rao, Shri J- Rameshwara (Mahboob- Sai, Shri Larang (Surguja) nagar) Sai, Shri Narhari Prasad Sukhdeo Rao, Shri Jagannath (Berhampur) (Raigarh) Rao, Shri Jalagam Kondala (Kham- Sami, Shri Manohar Lai (Mahendra- mam) garh) Rao, Shri M. S. Sanjeevi (Kakinada) Sait, Shri Ebrahim Sulaiman (Man- 3en) Rao, Shri M. Satyanarayan (Karim- nagar) Saksena, Prof. Shibban Lai (Maha- rajgang) Ran, Shri P. V. Narasimha OHanam- Samantasinhera, Shri Padmacharan Konda) (Puri) Rao, Shri Pattabhi Rama (Raja- Sangma, Shri P. A. (Tura) mundry) Sanyal, Shn Sasankasekhar (Jhangi- Rao, Shri Raje Vishveshvar (Chand­ pur) rapur) Saran, Shri Daulat Ram (Churu) Sarangi, Shri R. P. (Jamshedpur) Rasheed Masood, Shri (Saharanpur) Sarda, Shri S. K. (Ajmer) Rath, Shri Ramachandra (Aska) Sardar, Shn Mahendra Narayan Hathawa, Shri Amarsinh V. (Chhota- (Arana) Udaipur) Sarkar, Shn S. K. (Joynagar) Rathor, Dr. Bhagwan Das (Hardwar) Sarsonia, Shn Shiv Naram (Karol Ravi, Shri Vayalar, (Chirayinkil) Bagh) Ravi Nandan Singh, Shri (Sidhi) Satapathy, Shn Devendra (Dhen- Ravindra Pratap Singh, Shri (Ame- knal) thi) Sathe, Shn Vasant (Akola) Reddi. Shri G S. (Miryalguda) Satya Deo Singh, Shri (Gonda) Reddi, Shri G. Narsimha (Adilabad) Satyanarayana, Shri Dironam Raju Reddy, Shri K. Brahmananda (Nara- (Visakhapatnam) saraopet) Sayeed, Shri P. M. (Lakshadweep) Reddy, Shri K. Obul (Cuddapah) Sayian Wala, Shri Mohinder Singh Reddy, Shri K. Vijaya Bhaskara (Ferozepur) (Kurnool) Scindia, Shri Madhavrao (Guna) Reddy, Shri M. Ram Gopal (Nizama- Sen, Shn Prafulla Chandra (Aram- bad) bagh) Reddy, Shri P. Bayappa (Hmdupur) Sen, Shri Robin (Asansol) Reddy, Shri S. R. (Gulbarga) Seyid Muhammad, Dr. V. A. (Cali­ Rodrigues, Shri Rudolph, (Nominated cut) -Anglo-Indians) Shah, Shn D. P. (Bastar) Rothuama, Dr. R. (Mizoram) Roy, Shri A. K. (Dhanbad) Shah, Shri Surath Bahadur (Kheri) Roy, Dr. Saradish (Bolpur) Shaiza, Shrimati Rano M. (Naga­ Roy, Sfeft Saugata (Barrackpore) land) viii

Sha kya, Shri Daya Ram (Farrukha- Sudheeran, Shri V. M. (Alleppey) bad) Sukhendra Singh, Shri (Satna) Shakya, Dr. Mahadeepak Singh Suman, shri Ramji Lai (Pirozabad) (Etah) Suman, Shri Surendra Jha (Dar- Shankar Dev, Shri (Bidar) bhanga) Shankaranand, Shri B. (Chikkodi) Sunna Sahib, Shri A. (Palghat) Shanti Devi, Shrimati (Sambhal) Suraj Bhan, Shri (Ambala) Sharma, Shri Jagannath (Garhwal) Sharma, Shri Rajendra Kumar (Ram- Surendra Bikram, Shri (Shahjahan- pur) pur) Sharma, Shri Yagya Datt (Gurdaspur) Suryanarayana, Shri K. (Eluru) Shastri, Shri Bhanu Kumar (Udai­ Swaminathan, Shri R. V. (Madurai) pur) Swamy, Shri Sidrameshwara (Kop- Shastri, Shri Ram Dhari (Padrauna) pal) Shastri, Shri Y. P. (Rewa) Swamy, Dr. Subramaniam (Bombay Shejwalkar, Shri N. K. (Gwalior) North-East) Sheo Narain, Shri (Basti) Swatantra, Shn Jagannath Prasad (Bagaha) Sher Singh, Prof. (Rohtakj Sheth, Shri Vinodbhai B. (Jamnagar) T Shjnde, Shri Annasaheb P. (Ahmed- nagar) Talwandi, Shri Jagdev Singh (Lu­ Shiv Sampati Ram, Shri (Roberts- dhiana) gan j ) Tan Singh, Shri (Barmer) Shiv Shanker, Shri P. (Secundera­ Tej Pratap Singh, Shri (Hamirpur) bad) Thakre, Shri Kushabhau (Khandwa) Shrangare, Shri T. S. (Osmanabad) Thakur, Shri Aghan Singh (Kanker) Shrikrishna Singh, Shri (Mcnghyr) Thakur, Shri Krishnarao (Chimur) Shukla, Shri Chimanbhai H. (Rajkot) Thiagarajan, Shri P. (Sivaganga) Shukla, Shri Madan Lai (Janjgir) Thomas, Shri Skariah (Kottayam) Sikandar Bakht, Shri (Chandni Thorat, Shri Bhausaheb (Pandharpur) Chowk) Tirkey, Shri Pius (Alipurduar) Singaravadivel, Shri S. (Thanjavur) Singh, Dr. B. N. (Hazaribagh) Tiwari, Shri Brij Bhushan (Khalila- bad) * * Singha, Shri Sachindralal (Tripura West) Tiwary, Shri D. N. (Gopalganj) Sinha, Shri C. M. (Mayurbhanj) Tiwary, Shri Madan (Rajnandgaon) Sinha, Shri H. L. P. (Jehanabad) Tiwary, Shri Ramanand (Buxar) Sinha, Shri M. P. (Patna) Tohra, Shri G. S. (Patiala) Tombi Singh, Shri N. (Inner Manipur) Sinha, Shri Purnanarayan (Tezpur) Sinha, Shri Satyendra Narayan Tripathi, Shri Madhav Prasad (Do- (Aurangabad) ' mariaganj) Somani, Shri Roop Lai (Bhilwara) Tripathi, Shri Ram Pirakash (Kan- Somani, Shri S. S. (Chittorgarh) nauj) Stephen, Shri C. M. (Idukki) Tulsiram, Shri V. (Faddapalli) Subramaniam, Shri C. (Palani) Tyagi, Shri Om Prakash (Bahraich) IX

U Verma, Shn Raghunath Singh (Main- pun) Ugrasen, Shri (Deoria) Unmkrishnan, Shn K P.* (Badagara) Verma, Shri Sukhdev Prasad (Chatra) Visvanathan, Shn C N (Tiruppattur) V

Y Vaghela, Shri Shankersmhji (Kapa- dvanj) Yadav, Shn Gyaneshwai Prasad Vajpayee, Shri Atal Bihari (New (Khagana) Delhi) Yadav, Shri Hukmdeo Naram (Ma- Vakil, Shn Abdul Ahmad (Baramul dhubani) la) Yadav, Shn Jagdambi Prasad (God- Varma, Shn Ravindra (Ranchi) da) Vasisht Shri Dharma Vir (Faridabad) Yadav, Shn Narsmgh (Chandauli) Yadav Shri Ramjilal (Alwar) Veerabhadrappa, Shri K S (Bellary) Yadav, Shri Sharad (Jabalpur) Venkataraman, Shri R (Madras South) Yadav, Shn Vinayak Prasad Sahasra) Venkatareddy, Shn P (Ongole) Yadav, Shn Roop Nalh Singh (Pratapgarh) Venkatasubbaiah, Shri P (Nandyal) Yadvendra Dult, Shri (Jaunpur) Veima Shn Bnj Lai (Mahasamund) Verma, Shri Chandradeo Prasad Yellaiah, Shn Nandi (Siddipet) (Arah) Yuvraj, Shn (Katihar) Verma, Shri Hargovind (Sitapur) Verma, Shn Phool Chand (Shaja- Z pur) Verma, Shn R L P (Koderma) Zulfiquarullah, Shn (Sultanpur) LOK SABHA

The Speaker

Shri K S. Hegde

The Deputy-Speaker Shri Godey Murahari

Panel of Chairmen

Shri B P Kadam Shrimati Parvathi Krishnan Dr V A Seyid Muhammad Shri Jagannath Sharma Shri N K Shejwalkar Shri M Satyanarayan R*o

Secretary Shn Avtar Singh Bikhy GOVERNMENT OF Member* of Cabinet

The Prime Minister/All Ministries, Departments not specified b e l o w...... «... Shri Charan Singh The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs . Shri Y. B. Chavan

The Minister of Finance ••••««. Shri H. N. Bahuguna The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation .... Shri Brahm Perkash The Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies . . . Shri Hitendra Desai The Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs . . . Shri S. N. Kackcr

The Minister of Information and Broadcasting . . . Shri Purushottam Kaushik The Minister of Works and Housing and Supply and Rehabili­ tation ...... Shri Ram Kinkar The Minister of External A ffa irs...... Shri S. N. Mishra The Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers and also to hold additional charge of the Ministry of Railways . . Shri T. A. Pai The Minister of E n e r g y ...... Shri K. C. Pant The Minister 0f Steel and Mines and Coal .... Shri Biju Patnaik The Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation .... Shri Mohammed Shafi Qureshi The Minister of Health and Family Welfare .... Shri Rabi Ray The Minister of In d u s tr y ...... Shri K. Brahmananda Reddy The Minister of Labour ...... Shri Fadur Rehman The Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture . . Dr. Karan Singh The Minister of D e f e n c e ...... Shri C. Subramaniam The Minister of Communications and also Muslim Wakfi . Shri Zulfiquarulla ...... Shri A. Bala Pajanor •. — ...... Dr. (Mrs.) Sathiavani Muthu

Minister* of State

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Civil Supplies ...... Dr. Henry Austin The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Shri Bedabrata Barua The Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Social Wel­ fare and C u l t u r e ...... Smt. Rashida Haque Ghaudhuiy The Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal Shri V. Kishore Chandra S. Deo The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs . . . ShriK. Gopal

(xii) The Minuter of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation ...... Shri M. V. Krishnappa

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Horae Affairs . Shri Dhanik Lai Mandal The Minuter of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and , Irrigation ...... Shri Nathunun Mirdhjk The Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Ship* ping and T r a n s p o r t ...... Shrijaneshwar Mkhra

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications . Shri Narsmgh The Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry . . . Shri B. Rachaiah The Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation...... Shri P. Ankineedu Prasad Rao The Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Che­ micals and F e r t i li s e r s ...... Shri Saugata Roy The Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal . Shri P. M Sayeed The Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications . Shri T. S. Shrangare The Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Rural R e c o n str u c tio n ...... Shri Bhanu Pratap Srngh

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence . . . Shrijagbir Singh LOK SABHA DEBATES

Vol. XXIX First Day of die Ninth Session of the Sixth Lok Sab ha No. I

LOK SABHA He led an agitation for Punjabi Suba in 1960 and suffered imprisonment He also suffered imprisonment during Monday, August 20, 1979/Sravam 29, the period of emergency 1901 (Saka) He was a Member of the Rules Committee of this House for 1977-78 The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Shri Tur passed away at Chandigarh Clock on Wlh July 1979 at the age of 63 Shn Mangal Deo was a Member of [Mr Svfakmi m the Chatrl this House from Akbarpur constituen­ cy of Earlier, he had (Interruptions) been a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1962 to MR SPEAKER Older order Thrr< 1967 He also served as a Cabinet are obituary references Minister in the Uttar Pradesh Govern­ ment m 1967

An active social worker, he was a OBITUARY REFERENCE Member of Zila Parishad, Azamgarh from 1948 to 1967 and served there as MR SPEAKER Hon'ble Members, Chairman, Education and Health He as we meet today after an interval of was also Chairman °f “Bhoomi only a iew weeks, it is with profound Vyavastha Janch Samiti” of Uttar sonow that I have to mfoim the Pradesh House of the passing away of three < i our colleagues Sarvashn Mohan An active parliamentarian deeply Singh Tur, Mangal Deo, V P Naik, interested m the welfare of Scheduled and one formei Member, Shri Pnya Castes he was a Member of the Hait­ Gupta ian and Social Welfare Board for many \ears

Shri Mohan Singh Tur was elected Shn Mangal Deo passed away at to Lok Sabha m 1077 from Taran I ucknow on the 30th July, 1979 at the Taran constituency of Punjab Before age of 58 coming to this House he was d Mem­ ber of the Punjab legislative Assemb Shri V P Naik was a Member of ly from 1967 to 1971 I!e was also this House from Washlm constituency earlier Minister of Irrigation and Reli­ of Maharashtra Bailier, he w*s a gious Endowments in Puniab Govern- Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legis­ lative Assembly Bombay Legislative Assembly and Maharashtra Legislative A devoted social worker, he worked Assembly from 1952 to 1977, for the rehabilitation of refugees after partition He was Vice-President, An agricultunst and social worker, Akali Dal from 1960 to 1972 and be­ he started hi* career as a lawyer. H» came its President thereafter. entered politics in 1940 when he he- 3650 LS—2 3 Obituary AUGUST 20, 1979 Reference* cam e President of the Pusad Municipal was President of the All India Rail- Council in his home town. In 1952 he waymen’s Federation at the time of his was elected to the Madhya Pradesh death. Legislative Assembly and wag appoint­ ed Deputy Minister for Revenue. In An active parliamentarian, he evinc­ 1957, he became Minister for Co-opera­ ed keen interest in the proceedings of tion, and later, of Agriculture in the the House an^ always championed the Bombay Government. In 1960, he cause of industrial and railway wor­ became Minister of Revenue in Maha­ kers. Shri Gupta passed away at rashtra Government and held that Dibrugarh, Assam or) the 12th August, office till 1963 when he became the 1970 at the age of 58. Chief Minister ot that Stale and held that office till 1075. lie established We d 'eply mourn the lost* of these Panchayati Raj system m Maharashtra ft lends and I ,im sure. th<> House will and also introduced the employment join me in conveying our condolences guarantee scheme to mitigate the hard­ to the bereaved families. ships of unemployed in the State.

The Members then stood in silence for An able administrator, he held a short while. various offices with distinction.

SHF I KANWAk LAL GUPTA (Delhi An active parliamentarian, ho took SatiarV. On a point ot order. keen interest in the proceedings of the House and always championed the cause of the peasants and the* landless MR. SPEAKER; Shn Baruala wantH and weaker sections of the people. to .say something on the obituary refe­ He devoted himself whole-heartedly to rences. L it it be over first. the work of rural uplift and develop­ ment. He was a widely travelled per­ son. SHRI SirRJIT SINGH BARN AT A (Sanerur); Mr Sneaker. Sir, on behalf of the Akali Parliamentary Party I Shri Naik passed away at Singapoic i<>fn vou in tiaying homage to the de­ on the 18th August, 1970 ul the ,-ge of ported friends. 66. In his death, the country ha? lost an able administrator and a seasoned Sardar Mohan Singh Tur was a vali­ politician. ant freedom fighter. Ho was the cham­ pion of the cause of the down-trodden and poor people. He had inherited Shri Priya Gupta was a Member of these qualities from his father, Sardar the Third I.ok Sabha from 1061! to Jagat Singh, who him,elf Was a great 1967 representing K&tih&r constituency freedom fighter and who in 1922 led of Bihar. a Jatha of 500 Aknli volunteers known as Shaheedi Jatha to Jaitu morcha and A veteran trade unionist, he was this Jatha was fired upon and many pf closely associated with trade unions of the volunteers had died. He himself Railway employees in various capaci­ was wounded in that firing. Pandit ties as General Secretary oi the Assam Jawahar Lai Nehru also v isits Jaitu Railway Labour Association, Joint to se<» how the morcha was goin%on General Secretary of the Bengal Assam and be ivas arrested there and detain­ Employees Association, General Sec­ ed in tire Nabha jail for some tim?. retary and later Vice-President of the North-Eastern Railway Mazdoor Union Even after independence, Jathedar and General Secretory. North-East Mohan Singh Tur courted arrest and Frontier Railway Mawioor Union. He he was imprisoned t^p. times. And it 5 Obituary SRAVANA 29, 1901 (SAKA) 6 Reference* was f rom the pnw>n that h£ fought 1111 hrs first election against Shri P irtap Singh Kairon who was then the Chief Minis ANNOUNCEMENT RE LETTER ter of Punjab Shri Partap Singh FROM THE PRIME MINISTER Kairon was declared ele) My point of Smgh Badul had been arrested while order is that the master defector has addressing a public* meeting organise! run away without facing this House by the opposition parties Shri Tur led i deputation a big Tatha oi one MR SPEAKER What is your point thousand persons and wis irreste-4 oi order’ Are you on a point of there M inv n >1 on I leaders lomed in ordc r"> th it morch i known as Karn il morch i SHRI KANWAR I AL GUPTA I am Even Achirj ) Knp il ini Ji went to K »r on i point of order My pomt of order n d m th it morch i and ^ *s lined i& theie for somt t me Within i week th it morch i *»ndcd in success In DR s rBRAMANIAM SWAMY Emergency al^o Sardar Mohm Sin^h (Bombay North East) Charan Smgh Tur was assigned the duty to carry on has defected from Parliament Ihe moreha against emergency And for a long timt ht oigmisp] 1he SHRI KANWAR LAL GUPTA My morcha and 43 000 volunteers courted Mint of order is th^t the master 1e- arr«*st during Fmeigency under his foctoi (Interruptions) Chaudhri Cha- guidance and leadership Tor 10 lan Smgh has gone away (Interrupt months he wa* in iafl also dumif, 1iom) He has run away, and he did Fmergency and It had his flr-t heart not dare to face this House (Interrup­ attack in Jai1 itself Bui he declined *o tion*) come out on pi role He was treated m the 3 ill And n >w again he h id PROF P G MAVALANKAR (Gan­ 'uttered 3 successive heart attacks ana dhinagar Mr Speaker Sir I am on a died At Chandigarh point of order (btferruptmns) MR SPEAKER What is your point He was a thorough religious man of older7 and was elevated to the post of High Priest Akal Takhat Sahib which is the PROF P G MAVALANKAR While ’ ughest seat of authority for the Sikhs I im standing where I am and I am For sqme time he was the Head Priest bou id to accept (Interruptions) also He vur rulings on all matters, including I would say that India has lost a saint- the allotment of seats after the chan*~ soldier m his death ed atmosphere in the House I want to fctart by saving that I ant very dis­ W*. pray to God that the departed pleased votir placing me here, be­ eoifls may rest in peate cause X am more on th*t side than, on this side (Interruptions) I should have been put on a bench on that side, 7 Announcement re. AUGUST 20, 1979 PM .’s resignation 8 not on this side. But because I am (Interruptions) always obliged to listen to your advice and go by your rulings, I am accepting SHRI C. M. STEPHEN; I rise on a your choice of my seat here. I am not point of order. Now you have read with this party and Government it out to u s,. .. (Interruptions). all ( Interruptions). MR. SPEAKER; I cannot adjourn the House unless the President’s order MR. SPEAKER; That is not a point is there. . . . (Interruptions). of order. SHRI C. M. STEPHEN: I rise on a PROF. P. G. MAVALANKAR: Now, point of order. You had just now read my point of order is this, having said out to us a letter from the Prime that. The Lok Sabha Secretariat, Minister. 1 am raising my objection to under your guidance and direction, has the conduct of the Prime Minister as issued 2 Lists of Business— (Inter­ also your announcement that he has ruptions) . resigned. (Interruptions) The Prune Minister’s resignation, we are told, has SHRT JYOTIRMOY BOSU rose— got to be given to the President and the President has got to announce MR. SPEAKER; Prof. Mavalankar, the acceptance of the resignation. will you come to that? Nothing of that sort has occurred. It is unheard of that the Prime Minister PROF. P. G. MAVALANKAR: Let writes to the Speaker saymg that he me complete my point. My point ic has resigned. this; There is a cyclostyled original List of Business, and a printed List of MR. SPEAKER; I have nothing to do Revised Business also. with it. SHRI C M. STEPHEN; The Speaker MR. SPEAKER; You are referring is not the authority to whom the Prime 1o some old things. Minister has got to send the communi­ cation. The communication has got PROF. P. G MAVALANKAR: No. (Interruptions). We have not no- not old things. We. n«: Members heard anything from the President so of this House take note of things hap­ far. (Interruptions). Until the Presi­ pening only on the floor of the House, dent acccpts ' the resignation, the not the newspaper reports. We are not Prime Minister continues to be the bothered about what appears in the Prime Minister. Sir, this House has newspapers, and what happens ;

28 days what they have done with what My request will be that as the Trea- resuit to the country, what they have suiy Bcnches are put in a very awk­ done wih the powers that they are ward situation, we should not create exercising. They havelbeen exercis­ a more awkward situation in the ing power without legal sanction. {In­ House. My request to you will be that terruptions) Some o£ them are fleeing the House and the Chair should comj from the House. Thcieioje, the* lo their help and the House may 1*' House has got to consider cither tin* adjourned till l O’clock or 2 O'clock. Confidence Motion or the No Conii By that time 1 ihink the President’s dence Motion wluch has been guen communication will come, (Interrup­ notice ol‘ by Mr. Kan war JLal Gupta tions) There is no escape from it at all. The I Couse has got the right to review the SHRI VASANT SATllE (Akola): I am on a point of ordei. (Interrup­ conduct of a Minister. The House has tions) got the ught to review how the allan's of the nation are being xun. Meiel* Once the House is summoned, the because the towards are running away, House is the mastei. We are the mas we cannot allow those towards to Hue tors. We should pioceed with the pro­ away irom Ihe House. Thoy will have to ceedings II they do not seek the vote come back and lace the House. There­ ol confidence, we have a right to move fore, my point of older is that the pio- the oo confidence vote; it has already ceedmgs of the House, as noliiied b> been tabled. That is the only thing you, musl stait, and it the Prune that can he the light to move the no con­ fidence motion; it is moved already; SHRI JYOT1RMOY BOSU; I am on that notice has been given. That a point of older. should he taken up That is the only thing that can be done You cannot MR. SPEAKER: I have heard the point of order. adjourn the House The House is the masler now. Nobody can adjourn it. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU: Under STIR! .T AG JI VAN RAM (Sasaram): I rule 199. was going to suggest that placed as we are m an awkward position, 1 shall (Interruptions) recommen^ for your consideration and also for the consideration of my friends MR. SPEAKER; Until the President in the Treasury Benches that the accepts the resignation, I cannot ad House may adjourn for sometime and joum the House. (Interruptions) then we meet again at 1 or 2 O’clock. * AN HON. MEMBER: Once the Prime SHRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR (Ba­ Minister has resigned, the confidence lia): Mr. Speaker, I have a suggestion motion lapses, automatically. (Inter­ to make. The Prime Minister has sent ruptions) a letter to you saying that he has Resig­ ned. MR. SPEAKER: I do not Ihink that regular business can be carried on in It is true that you have not got any the House. The House stands ad­ communication from the Presidents journed till 2 O’clock. 'House to tiie effect that the resignation 11.25 hrs. has been accepted. So, the House The Lok Sabha then adjourned till cannot proceed with any business of Fourteen of the Clock. the House, except indulging in mutual acrimony. tx AtJOUSr 2 0 , im Papm idd it

the tok Sahfha twmembUd at («) Letter dated the 20th August, Fourteen of the Clock. lft"9 from the President to the Primt. Minister accepting his tMn, Speaker tn the Chan] resignation and that of his Council of Ministers and re­

PAPERS l a i d o n t h e t a b l e questing him and his colle­ agues to continue m Office till

( i ) L e t t e r o f resignation b y t u b other arrangements are made P w m e M i n i s t e r a n d h i s C o u n c i l o * M i n i s t e r s IPlaced tn Library See No. JUT-4619/ ( i i ) L e t t e r f r o m t h e P r e s id e n t 79J .ACCEPTING RESIGNATION OF THE PRIME M i n i s t e r a n d h i s C o u n c i l o f M i n i s t e r s MR SPEAKER In view of the Presi­ dent s communication the House SECRETARY I lav on the Table a ‘ tunds adjourned sine dte typy each of the following papers ~

(1) Letter dated the 20th August 14 02 hrs 1979 from the Prime Minister to the President tendering hi resignation and that of his The Lok Sab ha then adjourned Council of Ministers sine die

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