MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION 1. On the 26th July, 2005, Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy raised a matter regarding epidemic break out of Malaria, Anthrax and Dengue, etc. in the agency areas of the State of Andhra Pradesh, particularly in the Vishakhapatnam district. Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Minister of Health and Family Welfare responded.
2. On the 27th July, 2005, Shri Nilotpal Basu raised a matter regarding grave situation prevailing in the Gurgaon district of Haryana due to the agitation by workers of a multinational company. Shri S.S. Ahluwalia also spoke. Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, Minister of Home Affairs, responded.
3. On the 28th July, 2005:—
(i) Shri N.K. Premachandran raised a matter regarding brutal attack on him by the Kerala police on the 8th July, 2005 at Thiruvananthapuram. Shri Jaswant Singh, Leader of the Opposition and Shri Nilotpal Basu also spoke. Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs responded. (ii) Shri Yashwant Sinha raised a matter regarding stand of the Government of India on the Kyoto Protocol concerning global warming. 4. On the 29th July, 2005:— (i) Shri Jairam Ramesh raised a matter regarding political and economic importance of signing of a statement called “Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate” by United States
of America, Japan, Australia, South Korea, China and India at Laos on the 28th July, 2005. Shri Yashwant Sinha and Shri Saif-ud-Din Soz also spoke. Shri A. Raja, Minister of Environment and Forests, responded. (ii) Shri Kalraj Mishra raised a matter regarding bomb blast in Train No. 2391, Patna-New Delhi Shramjeevi Express on the 28th July, 2005. Shri V. Narayanasamy and Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke.
5. On the 1st August, 2005:— (i) Shri Pramod Mahajan raised a matter regarding heavy loss of life and property in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra due to incessant rains. Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, Minister of Home Affairs, responded. (ii) Shrimati Sushma Swaraj raised a matter regarding recent incidents of terrorist acts in the country. (iii) Dr. K. Malaisamy raised a matter regarding execution of the Sethu Samudram Project in Tamil Nadu. (iv) Shri Digvijay Singh raised a matter regarding recent transfers of officials in the State of Bihar. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke. 6. On the 2nd August, 2005:— (i) Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi raised a matter regarding reported theft of war plans from the War Room of Indian Navy. Shri Kalraj Mishra also spoke. Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs responded.
(ii) Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy raised a matter regarding referring of a case of a company in Andhra Pradesh to CBI. Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs responded. 7. On the 3rd August, 2005, Shri Motilal Vora raised a matter regarding law and order situation in the State of Chhattisgarh. 8. On the 5th August, 2005, Shri Yashwant Sinha raised a matter regarding opposition to India’s acquiring permanent seat in the UN Security Council by USA and China by opposing G-4 Resolution. Shri Nilotpal Basu, Shri Digvijay Singh and Shri Anand Sharma also spoke. 9. On the 16th August, 2005:— (i) Shri A.K. Antony raised a matter regarding recent Supreme Court judgement relating to reservations in Self financing Private Professional Educational Institutions in the country. Some Members also spoke. Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs responded. (ii) Shri S.S. Ahluwalia raised a matter regarding killing of an MLA and others by the Naxalites in the Mahboob Nagar district of Andhra Pradesh. Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, Minister of Home Affairs, responded.
10. On the 22nd August, 2005, Shri S.S. Ahluwalia raised a matter regarding award of death sentence to Shri Sarabjit Singh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11. On the 23rd August, 2005:—
(i) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad raised a matter regarding certain remarks allegedly made by a Union Minister in an interview on a television channel. Some Members also spoke. Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, Minister of Home Affairs, responded. (ii) Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz raised a matter regarding need to maintain and protect the Taj Mahal as a National Monument. 12. On the 25th August, 2005, Shri Kalraj Mishra raised a matter regarding threat to the internal security of the country due to the reported presence of trained terrorists on the Indo-Bangladesh border. Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded.
13. On the 29th August, 2005:— (i) Shri Nand Kishore Yadav raised a matter regarding need to provide central financial assistance to the State of Uttar Pradesh on account of recent floods in that State. (ii) Shri Jairam Ramesh raised a matter regarding reported deaths due to the spread of Japanese encephalitis in the eastern part of the country. (iii) Shri Ajay Maroo raised a matter regarding reported arrest of the Chief Correspondent of the Chandigarh edition of the Indian Express by the Punjab Police. 14. On the 30th August, 2005:— (i) Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi raised a matter regarding need for a discussion before bringing into effect Foreign Direct Investment in the retail sector. Some Members also spoke.
Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. (ii) Shri Dipankar Mukherjee raised a matter regarding alleged violation of Labour Laws by a diamond manufacturing company in the Export Processing Zone. (iii) Shri Rudra Narayan Pany raised a matter regarding need for establishing National Institute of Science in Bhubaneshwar. (iv) Shri Raashid Alvi raised a matter regarding need to restore sanctity to the park built in the memory of freedom fighters of the 1942 freedom movement at the Mohammadabad Tehsil in Gazipur District of Uttar Pradesh. (v) Shri Tarlochan Singh raised a matter regarding reported illegal occupation of the land of Noble Prize Winner Dr. Hargobind Khurana in the State of Haryana.
(Total Time taken: 2 Hrs. 54 Mts.)