Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIRST SESSION) No. 5114] MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 9th June, 2014 12-30 p.m. 1. National Anthem National Anthem was played. 12-32 p.m. 2. Oath or Affirmation The following Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in the House :— 1. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 2. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy

ASSAM 3. Dr. Sanjay Sinh

BIHAR 4. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 5. Shri Hari Bansh Narayan Singh 6. Shri Ram Nath Thakur

GUJARAT 7. Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel 8. Shri Shambhuprasad Baldevdasji Tundiya

34379 34380 HARYANA 9. Kumari Selja

JHARKHAND 10. Shri Prem Chand Gupta 11. Shri Parimal Nathwani

MADHYA PRADESH 12. Shri Prabhat Jha 13. Shri Digvijaya Singh

MAHARASHTRA 14. Shri Ramdas Athawale 15. Shri Husain Dalwai RAJASTHAN 16. Shri Vijay Goel 17. Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya

TAMIL NADU 18. Shri T.K. Rangarajan 19. Shri Tiruchi Siva

TELANGANA 20. Shri Garikapati Mohan Rao

WEST BENGAL 21. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 22. Shri Mithun Chakraborty 23. Shri Jogendranath Chowdhury 24. Shri Ahamed Hassan 25. Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh

34381 12-54 p.m. 3. Welcome to new Members The Chairman welcomed the newly elected and re-elected Members.

12-55 p.m. 4. Introduction of Prime Minister The Chairman introduced Shri , Prime Minister of to the House.

12-56 p.m. 5. Announcements regarding the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition The Chairman made the following announcements:— “I have to inform Members, that I had received a letter dated the 2nd of June, 2014 from Shri M. , Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs, informing me that Shri , Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence will be the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. I have also to inform Members that I have recognized Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Indian National Congress Party in the Rajya Sabha as the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha with effect from the 8th of June, 2014.”

12-57 p.m. 6. President’s Address Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the President’s Address to both the Houses of Parliament assembled together on the 9th of June, 2014.

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12-58 p.m.

7. Obituary References The Chairman made references to the passing away of —

1. Shri Bangaru Laxman (ex-Member); 2. Shri Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi (ex-Member); 3. Shri Khushwant Singh (ex-Member); 4. Shri Scato Swu (ex-Member); 5. Shri Adhik Shirodkar (ex-Member); 6. Dr. N. Janardhana Reddy (sitting Member); 7. Shri Gopinathrao Munde; and 8. Shri R.N. Arya (ex-Member).

The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

1-16 p.m. As a mark of respect to the memory of Dr. N. Janardhana Reddy, sitting Member and Shri Gopinathrao Munde, Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 10th of June, 2014.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General