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TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER, 2015 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Discussion on Commitment to India's Constitution as part of the 125th Birth Anniversary celebration of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Further discussion on Commitment to India's Constitution as part of the 125th Birth Anniversary celebration of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar raised by Shri Arun Jaitley on the 27th of November, 2015, continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 11-01 a.m. 1. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 11-07 a.m. 2. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 11-32 a.m. 3. Shri Derek O’ Brien .11-57 a.m. 4. ^Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa 12-05 p.m. 5. !Shri Ramdas Athawale 12-17 p.m. 6. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 12-39 p.m. 7. Shri Tiruchi Siva 12-55 p.m. 8. Shri D. Raja 1-14 p.m. 9. !Shri Husain Dalwai (The House adjourned at 1-29 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-03 p.m.) 2-03 p.m. 10. Shri A.V. Swamy 2-12 p.m. 11. Shri Anil Desai 2-24 p.m. 12. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 2-43 p.m. 13. Shri T. K. Rangarajan 2-51 p.m. 14. Shri Naresh Gujral 3-00 p.m. 15. Prof. Mrinal Miri 3-06 p.m. 16. !Dr. Tazeen Fatma 3-11 p.m. 17. *Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 3-17 p.m. 18. Shri Ram Jethmalani 3-26 p.m. 19. Shri Devender Goud T. 3-32 p.m. 20. Shri K. N. Balagopal ! Spoke in Hindi. From 11-45 a.m. to 11-47 a.m., some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Tamil. From 12-28 p.m. to 12-30 p.m. and From 12-35 p.m. to 12-39 p.m., some points were raised. From 2-40 p.m. to 2-43 p.m., some points were raised. *Spoke in Urdu. 7 RAJYA SABHA 3-36 p.m. 21. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 3-40 p.m. 22. !Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 3-45 p.m. 23. !Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) 4-15 p.m. 24. Shri Anand Sharma 4-50 p.m. !Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister also spoke. The discussion was concluded. 5-34 p.m. 2. Resolution - Adopted The Chairman placed the following Resolution before the House:–– ―We, the Members of Rajya Sabha, in the sittings of the Rajya Sabha held on the 27th and 30th of November and 1st of December, 2015, for celebrating the ‘Constitution Day’ as part of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Birth Anniversary celebration of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar:- Having remembered with gratitude, the commitment of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, the pioneering and monumental role played by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and other founding fathers of our Constitution and their contribution in enabling us to adopt, enact and give to ourselves the Constitution on the 26th November, 1949, which commenced on the 26th January, 1950; and Having recalled with appreciation, the invaluable services rendered by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and all its members in the framing of the Constitution of India; Do hereby solemnly re-affirm our commitment to the principles and ideals of the Constitution, and resolve to continue to - ! Spoke in Hindi. From 4-12 p.m. to 4-15 p.m., some points were raised. From 4-45 p.m. to 4-47 p.m., some points were raised. 8 1ST DECEMBER, 2015 (a) uphold and maintain the sanctity and supremacy of the Constitution; (b) respect the constitutional institutions, their freedom and authority; (c) protect the sovereignty, unity, plurality and integrity of our country and its democratic, socialist and secular character; (d) maintain transparency, probity and accountability in public life; and (e) dedicate ourselves to equality and social justice and contribute to the task of building a strong Republic. 5-36 p.m. The Resolution was unanimously adopted by the House. 5-41 p.m. (The House adjourned at 5-41 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 2nd December, 2015) _________ From 5-37 p.m. to 5-41 p.m., some points were raised. 9 .