RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINTH SESSION) No. 5089] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the held on the 5th September, 2013

*11-01 a.m.

1. Reference by the Chair The Deputy Chairman made a reference to the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and former President of , whose birthday is commemorated as “Teacher’s Day” and paid tributes to the teaching fraternity.

11-02 a.m.

2. Papers Laid on the Table

The following papers were laid on the Table:—

1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 64 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995:— (a) Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 2006-07. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above Annual Report. 2. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), for the year 2013-14.

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11-03 a.m.

3. Petition praying to take immediate steps to control the increasing Non Performing Assets (NPAs) in the Banking Sector

Shri Avinash Pande presented to the House the receipt of a petition signed by him, praying to take immediate steps to control the increasing Non Performing Assets (NPAs) in the Banking Sector.

11-04 a.m.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 11-19 a.m.

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4. Matters raised with permission

(i) Shri Ram Kripal Yadav raised a matter regarding problems being faced by people due to overflowing of river Ganga in Bihar.

Shri also spoke.

Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in the Ministry of Planning, responded.

11-30 a.m.

(ii) Shri N.K. Singh raised a matter regarding Foreign Exchange Amnesty Scheme to improve inward capital flow.

11-33 a.m.

(iii) Dr. T.N. Seema raised a matter regarding plight of the nurses working in the Private Hospitals.

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke.

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Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in the Ministry of Planning, responded.

11-36 a.m.

(iv) Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding funds for branch of Aligarh Muslim University in Kishanganj, Bihar.

11-39 a.m.

(v) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla raised a matter regarding a serial titled ‘Jodha Akbar’ on Zee T.V.

Shri Shivanand Tiwari, Shri Husain Dalwai, Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley and Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke.

Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in the Ministry of Planning, responded.

11-45 a.m.

(vi) Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding recent move of the Government to hand over fifteen airports and Airport of Authority of India in private hands through PPP route.

Shri Naresh Agrawal also spoke.

11-49 a.m.

(vii) Shri Sanjiv Kumar raised a matter regarding demand to give status of IIT to the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad in Jharkhand.

Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley also spoke.

11-52 a.m.

(viii) Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu raised a matter regarding increasing activities of terrorists trained in neighbouring countries.

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11-56 a.m.

(ix) Dr. Bharatkumar Raut raised a matter regarding low significance to the life and contribution of national heroes like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap and Hindu saints in CBSE History syllabus for High Schools.

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also spoke.

Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in the Ministry of Planning, responded.

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(x) Shri C.M. Ramesh raised a matter regarding situation in Andhra Pradesh including non-functioning of offices, schools and other educational institutions.

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5. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were made/laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Dr. Prabha Thakur Demand to frame a legislation to deliver justice to victims of rape and acid attacks in a time bound manner in the country.

2. Shrimati Kanimozhi Demand for early construction of the building of the Central Institute for Classical Tamil in Tamil Nadu.

3. Shri Mahendra Singh Demand to start construction work on Mahra the sanctioned railway projects in Kumaon region and other parts of Uttarakhand.

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4. Dr. T.N. Seema Demand to introduce special trains and increase number of coaches in trains from metro cities to Kerala during the festival of Onam in the State.

5. Dr. Bhalchandra Demand to include Pali language in the Mungekar Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.

6. Shri Narendra Kumar Demand to take strict measures to Kashyap check the smuggling of narcotics in the country, particularly in Punjab.

7. Dr. V. Maitreyan Demand to lift ban on development activities beyond 100 metres of archaeological sites.

8. Shri A.V. Swamy Demand to expedite the process of rehabilitation of released bonded labourers of Jharbandh Block of Bargarh District in Odisha.

9. Shri Husain Dalwai Demand to handover the case of murder of Dr. Dabholkar to National Investigation Agency (NIA).

10. Shri G.N. Ratanpuri Demand to shift the artillery firing range of Tosamaidan Meadows to an uninhabited area.

11. Shri Mansukh L. Demand to take steps for early release Mandiviya of Gujarati fishermen captured by Pakistani Coast Guards.

12. Dr. C.P. Thakur Demand to take urgent steps for repair and reconstruction of National Highway No.98.

13. Dr. Janardhan Demand to accord agriculture the status Waghmare of Industry.

∑14. Shri Arvind Kumar Demand to give approval for setting up Singh of a Central University at Hetampur in Bhojpur District of Bihar.

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♠15. Chaudhary Munavver Demand to give reasonable amount of Saleem salary to the Imam of Masjid-e-Taj.

ϒ16 Shri Bharatsinh Demand to amend the rules pertaining Prabhatsinh Parmar to cut off date for registration of names in electoral rolls.

€17. Shrimati T. Ratna Bai Demand for proper evaluation of the implementation of welfare schemes in tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh.

♦18. Shri Tarun Vijay Demand to take steps for promotion of Tamil language in schools and offices in North India and declare it the second official language of the country.

12-16 p.m.

6. Government Bills — Passed/Under Consideration. (1) The Constitution (One Hundred and Twentieth Amendment) Bill, 2013. Shri , Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— *12-51 p.m. 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition

1-38 p.m.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-38 p.m.

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2-38 p.m. 2. Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in the Ministry of Planning. 3-09 p.m. 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3-32 p.m. 4. Shri K. N. Balagopal 3-47 p.m. 5. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 4-01 p.m. 6. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 4-16 p.m. 7. Shri N.K. Singh 4-27 p.m. 8. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley 4-38 p.m. 9. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 4-46 p.m. 10. Shri K. Parasaran 5-00 p.m. 11. Shri D. Raja 5-14 p.m. 12. Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi ♣5-27 p.m. 13. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad 5-43 p.m. 14. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 5-58 p.m. 15. Shri H.K. Dua 6-07 p.m. 16. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut 6-16 p.m. 17. Shri Ram Jethmalani

6-36 p.m. Shri Kapil Sibal replied to the debate.

6-59 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 129

Noes — @ NIL The motion was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

7-05 p.m. The question that Clause 2 which stands part of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided —

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Ayes — @ 126

Noes — @ NIL Clause 2 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

7-07 p.m. The question that Clause 3 which stands part of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 131

Noes — @ NIL Clause 3 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

7-10 p.m. The question that Clauses 4 to 6 which stand part of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 130

Noes — @ NIL Clauses 4 to 6 were adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

7-11 p.m. The question that Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title which stand part of the Bill were put to the House and the House divided — @ Ayes — 129

Noes — @ NIL Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

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7-13 p.m. The Motion moved by Shri Kapil Sibal that the Bill be passed was put to the House and the House divided — @ Ayes — 131

Noes — @ 1 The Motion was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting. The Bill was passed by the required majority.

7-16 p.m. (2) The Representation of the People (Second Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013.

Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice, had concluded his speech while moving the motion for the consideration of the Bill.

After taking the sense of the House, the discussion on the Bill was deferred.

♠7-32 p.m. (3) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2013.

Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance, moved motion for the consideration of the Bill.

7-33 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

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7-34 p.m. The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

7-35 p.m. 7. Message from Lok Sabha reported and Government Bill Laid on the Table I. Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 5th of September, 2013, passed the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2013. II. A copy of the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table.

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The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 6th September, 2013.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General

≈ From 7-36 p.m. to 7-49 p.m., see items at Sl. No. 5 (14) to 5 (18).