WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH MAY, 2015 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m.

1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:— (1) G.S.R. 226 (E), dated the 26th March, 2015, publishing the Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 227 (E), dated the 26th March, 2015, publishing the Employees' Pension (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2015. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— (1) F. No. M(I)/T4S/CGD/1/2010, dated the 16th December, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (2) F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/62/2014, dated the 16th December, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipeline Transportation Tariff) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (3) F. No. PNGRB/CGD/REGULATIONS/AMEND-2015, dated the 13th February, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2015. (4) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Access Code for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2014.

129 RAJYA SABHA (5) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (6) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, dated the 13th February, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (7) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (8) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Tariff for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks and Compression Charge for CNG) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (9) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, dated the 13th February, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determining Capacity of Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas Pipeline) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (10) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (11) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Guiding Principles for Declaring or Authorizing Gas Pipeline as Common Carrier or Contract Carrier) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (12) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Amendment Regulations, 2014.

130 6TH MAY, 2015 (13) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Affiliate Code of Conduct for Entities Engaged in Marketing of Natural Gas and Laying, Building, Operating or Expanding Natural Gas Pipeline) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (14) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Access Code for Common Carrier or Contract Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (15) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (16) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Guiding Principles for Declaring or Authorizing Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines as Common Carrier or Contract Carrier) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (17) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipeline Transportation Tariff) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (18) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (19) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Petroleum and Natural Gas Register) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (20) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board [Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP] Amendment Regulations, 2014. (21) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Procedure for development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards) Amendment Regulations, 2014.

131 RAJYA SABHA (22) F. No. L-MISC/VI/1/2007, dated the 2nd January, 2015, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Meetings of the Board) Amendment Regulations, 2014. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and GAIL (India) Limited, for the year 2015-16. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) on behalf of Shrimati laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), under sub-section (2H) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951:— (1) S.O. 939 (E), dated the 7th April, 2015, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2015. (2) S.O. 998 (E), dated the 10th April, 2015, amending Notification No. S.O. 477 (E), dated the 25th July, 1991, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Sixtieth Annual Report of the Tea Board, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14. (b) Sixtieth Annual Accounts of the Tea Board, Kolkata, for the year, 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon.

132 6TH MAY, 2015 (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and the PEC Limited, for the year 2015-16. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), for the year 2015-16. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce), and the State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC), for the year 2015-16. Dr. (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Tourism and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Leh- Ladakh, (J&K), for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Leh-Ladakh, (J&K), for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

133 RAJYA SABHA Shri Hribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 984 (E), dated the 10th April, 2015, regarding amendments to the First Schedule of the unlawful Activities Acts 1967 by adding the name of Ansar -UI-Ummah (AUU) at Serial No. 7 of the First Schedule of UAPA, 1967, under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (i) (a) Annual Report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New , for the year 2012-13, under sub-section (1) of Section 70 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Mines Notification No. G.S.R. 304 (E), dated the 17th April, 2015, publishing the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957. 11-01 p.m. 2. Messages from —Reported (I) The Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2015 (II) The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:-

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(I) "In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 at its sitting held on the 27th April, 2015, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 5th May, 2015:- ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word "Sixty-fifth", the word "Sixty- sixth" be substituted. CLAUSE - 1 2. That at page 1, line 3, for the figure "2014", the figure "2015" be substituted. CLAUSE - 5 3. That at page 4, line 16, for the figure "2014", the figure "2015" be substituted." (II) "In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014 at its sitting held on the 28th April, 2015, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 5th May, 2015:- THE ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word "Sixty-fifth", the word "Sixty- sixth" be substituted. CLAUSE - 1 2. That at page 1, line 2, for the figure "2014", the figure "2015" be substituted." 11-02 a.m. 3. Report of the Committee of Privileges Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa presented the Sixty First Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee of Privileges in the matter of breach of privilege arising out of alleged access of Call Detail Records of Shri , the then Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha by the Delhi Police personnel and others.

135 RAJYA SABHA 4. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Shankarbhai N. Vegad laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2014-15) on the following Reports:— (i) Fiftieth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-sixth Report on the subject 'Development of Aboitic Stress Resistant Crop Varieties and Dissemination of Production Enhancing Technologies- Review of R&D and Extension Efforts in the Country' pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Research and Education); (ii) Fifty-first Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-seventh Report on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Research and Education); and (iii) Fifty-fifth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-ninth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 11-03 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel Shri Sanjay Raut laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2014-15):— (i) Eleventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations / recommendations contained in the First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2014-15)' of the Ministry of Coal; (ii) Twelfth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations / recommendations contained in the Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2014-15)' of the Ministry of Mines; and (iii) Thirteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations / recommendations contained in the Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2014-15)' of the Ministry of Steel. 136 6TH MAY, 2015 6. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Shri S. Muthukaruppan laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2014-15):— (i) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Forty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty- sixth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject "International Cooperation in New and Renewable Energy Sector" pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and (ii) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Forty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject "Implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana" pertaining to the Ministry of Power. 11-04 a.m. 7. Report of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Shri K. C. Tyagi laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit. #11-12 a.m. 8. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition raised a matter regarding contradictory statements on the location of Dawood Ibrahim. Shri Sitaram Yechury also spoke. !Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

# From 11-05 a.m. to 11-12 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 137 RAJYA SABHA 11-21 a.m. 2. !Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding taking over of the management of the Lalit Kala Academy by the Government. !Shri Sharad Yadav, Shri Sitaram Yechury, !Shri Anand Sharma and !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav also spoke. @11-29 a.m. 3. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need to take measures for maintaining national unity and integration. $11-33 a.m. 4. !Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding need to recognize women farmers as equal wage earners and organize them at national level. 11-36 a.m. 5. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding suicide by Potato farmers in West Bengal. %11-40 a.m. 6. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan raised a matter regarding need to reimburse the money to the Tamil Nadu Government on account of admission of students of weaker section in private schools. 11-43 a.m. 7. !Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding demolition of the houses of families of minorities and dalits in Vadodara, and non-allotment of new houses to them. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-47 a.m. 8. !Shri Rajeev Shukla raised a matter regarding imitation of Indian products by China.

! Spoke in Hindi. @ From 11-28 a.m. to 11-29 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 11-32 a.m. to 11-33 a.m., some points were raised. % From 11-38 a.m. to 11-40 a.m., some points were raised. 138 6TH MAY, 2015 11-50 a.m. 9. !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding pathetic condition of the National Highways in the country. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-53 a.m. 10. Shri B.K. Hariprasad raised a matter regarding rape case in Odisha. 11-55 a.m. 11. !Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh raised a matter regarding Indian workmen kept in confinement by a company in Saudi Arabia. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-59 a.m. 12. Shri K.N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding steep increase in petrol-diesel prices. 12-00 noon. 9. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 106 regarding Energy Conclave. Starred Question No. 107 regarding Production of minerals. Starred Question No. 108 regarding Strategy to attract foreign tourists. Starred Question No. 109 regarding E-tourist visa to Chinese nationals. Starred Question No. 110 regarding Promotion and funding of ice-hockey. Starred Question No. 111 regarding Target of investment in oil and gas sector. Starred Question No. 112 regarding Investments by EPFO in Exchange Traded Funds. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 113 to 120 were laid on the Table. 139 RAJYA SABHA 10. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1065 to 1224 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

2-00 p.m. 11. Government Bill —Introduced The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Shripad Yesso Naik moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi introduced the Bill. 2-01 p.m. 12. Government Bill — Motion for Reference of the Bill to a Select Committee — Adopted The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013 Shri M. , Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, moved the following motion:— ―That the Bill to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Authority for regulation and promotion of the real estate sector and to ensure sale of plot, apartment or building, as the case may be, in an efficient and transparent manner and to protect the interest of consumers in the real estate sector and establish the Appellate Tribunal to hear appeals from the decisions, directions or orders of the Authority and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha consisting of the following Members:—

1. Shri Anil Madhav Dave 2. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya 3. Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas 4. Shri Shantaram Naik 5. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda

140 6TH MAY, 2015 6. Kumari Selja 7. Shri Naresh Agrawal 8. Shri K.C.Tyagi 9. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 10. Shri A.W. Rabi Bernard 11. Shri Munquad Ali 12. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 13. Shri A.U. Singh Deo 14. Shri C.M. Ramesh 15. Shri Majeed Memon 16. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 17. Shri Anil Desai 18. Shri Naresh Gujral 19. Shri Nazir Ahmed Laway 20. Shri D. Kupendra Reddy 21. Shri with instructions to report to the Rajya Sabha by the last day of the first week of the next Session.‖ 2-06 p.m. The motion was adopted. 2-07 p.m. 13. Government Bills — Passed (I) The Constitution (One Hundred and Nineteenth Amendment) Bill, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha !Shrimati (Minister of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India to give effect to the acquiring of territories by India and transfer of certain territories to in pursuance of the agreement and its protocol entered into between the Governments of India and Bangladesh, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-23 p.m. 1. Dr. Karan Singh 2-27 p.m. 2. !Shri Dilipbhai Pandya 2-36 p.m. 3. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 2-40 p.m. 4. !Shri Sharad Yadav ______! Spoke in Hindi. 141 RAJYA SABHA 2-45 p.m. 5. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 2-52 p.m. 6. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 2-56 p.m. 7. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3-01 p.m. 8. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 3-06 p.m. 9. Shri Baishnab Parida 3-12 p.m. 10. Shri D. Raja 3-17 p.m. 11. Shri P. Bhattacharya 3-23 p.m. 12. !Shri Sanjay Raut 3-30 p.m. 13. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 3-38 p.m. 14. !Shri Biswajit Daimary 3-43 p.m. 15. Shri Tiruchi Siva &3-49 p.m. 16. Shri H. K. Dua 3-52 p.m. 17. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 3-55 p.m. 18. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar 3-57 p.m. 19. ^Shri Husain Dalwai 4-01p.m. 20. ^Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition .4-14 p.m. !Shrimati Sushma Swaraj replied to the debate. 4-34 p.m. The Motion for consideration of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 180 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.

! Spoke in Hindi. & From 3-48 p.m. to 3-49 p.m., some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Urdu. . From 4-04 p.m. to 4-05 p.m., and From 4-13 p.m. to 4-14 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-27 p.m. to 4-28 p.m., some points were raised. @ Subject to correction. 142 6TH MAY, 2015 4-36 p.m. The question that Clause 2, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 178 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. 4-37 p.m. The question that Clause 3, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 178

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. 4-39 p.m. The question that the First Schedule, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided — @ Ayes — 176

Noes — @ NIL The First Schedule 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. 4-40 p.m. The question that the Second Schedule, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 179

Noes — @ NIL

@ Subject to correction. 143 RAJYA SABHA The Second Schedule 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. 4-41 p.m. The question that the Third Schedule, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 180

Noes — @ NIL The Third Schedule, as amended, 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. 4-44 p.m. The question that Clause 1, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 180

Noes — @ NIL Clause 1, as amended, 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. 4-46 p.m. The question that the Enacting Formula, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided — @ Ayes — 178

Noes — @ NIL The Enacting Formula, as amended, 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. 4-47 p.m. The question that the Long Title, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 178

Noes — @ NIL

@ Subject to correction. 144 6TH MAY, 2015 The Long Title 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. 4-48 p.m. The Motion moved by Shrimati Sushma Swaraj that the Bill, as amended, be passed was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 181 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. 4-50 p.m. The Bill, as amended, was passed by the required majority. 4-55 p.m. (II) The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda (Minister of Law and Justice) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-59 p.m. 1. !Shri Shadi Lal Batra 5-04 p.m. 2. !Shri 5-10 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 5-19 p.m. 4. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 5-27 p.m. 5. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 5-30 p.m. 6. Shri S. Muthukaruppan 5-35 p.m. 7. !Shri Veer Singh 5-40 p.m. 8. Shri K. N. Balagopal 5-43 p.m. 9. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 5-44 p.m. 10. Dr. K. P. Ramalingam 5-47 p.m. 11. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda

 From 4-51 p.m. to 4-55 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 145 RAJYA SABHA 5-53 p.m. 12. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi 5-56 p.m. 13. !Shri Rajeev Shukla 5-58 p.m. 14. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 6-01 p.m.

Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda replied to the debate.

6-13 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 were adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 6-14 p.m. The motion moved by Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. 6-16 p.m. 14. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri Avinash Rai Demand for development of certain Khanna places of cultural and tourist importance in Punjab. 2. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Demand to take steps to strengthen Gowda NDRF for efficient disaster management. 3. Shri Narayan Lal Demand to bring a legislation to include Panchariya 'Rajasthani' language into the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. 4. Shri Paul Manoj Demand for early construction of railway Pandian bridges at Maharaja Nagar and Kulavanigapuram. 5. Shri Vishambhar Demand to institute Guru Balmiki Award Prasad Nishad to honour sports coaches in the country.

 From 6-15 p.m. to 6-16 p.m., some points were raised. 146 6TH MAY, 2015 6. Shrimati Jharna Das Demand to address the issues pertaining Baidya to neglect of healthcare needs in rural areas of the country. 7. Shri K. N. Balagopal Demand to promote rain water harvesting in the country. 8. Shrimati Vijila Demand to withhold the implementation Sathyananth of the recommendations of Meenakumari Commission Report regarding deep sea fishing policy. 9. Shrimati Gundu Demand for adequate supply of cotton to Sudharani textile mills in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 10. Chaudhary Munvvar Demand to uphold the principles of Saleem secularism and socialism as enshrined in the Constitution and add the words 'secular' and 'socialist' in all the publications of the Government. 11. Shri Derek O' Brien Demand to implement sanitation programmes throughout the country on the line of 'Sobar Souchagar' (Toilets for all) scheme in Nadia District of West Bengal. (The House adjourned at 6-18 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 7th May, 2015)

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