349 MattMB Under Rule 377 BHADRA 19, .1913 (SAKA) P/acss of WOIShjJ 350 (Special Provisions) 8171 industries, strengthen and widen the exist- Katni and Bina on a shorter and direct route ing flood banks to avert floods and thus save in public interest. the people of this area from recurring losses and release funds from coastal development The existing only train, namely, Ms- fund for the development of coastal area. hakoshal Express runs on a circuitious route thus taking several additional houes Incon- (viI) Need to fill up the vacancle. veniencing the commuters to reach their of managing Director and respective destinations. Moreover, once Chairman In the New Bank started as on Express Train, it has been of india urgently reduced to a passenger train stopping at various small stations and runs in variably SHRt MORESHWAR SAVE (Auran- late and is always packed beyond its capac- gabad): Sir, the New Bank of India a nation- ity alised ban~ has suffered a Joss of approxi- mately Rs. 10 crore in the financial year Thus, there is every justification for a 1989-90. It is learnt that the loss for the new train. I would, therefore, urge upon the financial year 1990-91. is even higher. Railway Minister to make a statement, re- garding introduction of much a train during One of the major reasons attributable the current session itself. to this is the vacant posts of the Chairman and Managing Director since long. For the last 1 112 years, one of the Executive Direc- tors is heading the bank. The Reserve Bank 13.16 hr. of India, vide its July-1990 report, had indi- cated the said Executive Director and had PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL even recommended action against him. PROVISIONS) Bill-CONTD. In the present scenario when further [English] loss by public institution cannot be accepted, there is a grave need to immediately inves- MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Now, the tigate into the various aspects of functioning House will take up further consideration of of New Bank of India. There is immediate the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) need to appoint a capable and responsible Bill moved by Shri S.B Chavan on the 9th outside executive as Managing Director and September, 1991. Shri Rajnath Sonker Chairman so that he can dispassionately Shastri may continue now. take suitable and drastic steps to set the bank on the development path. Only this will (Translation] lead to checking of malpractices of the bank. SHRI RAJNATH SaNKER SHASTRI (viII) Need to Introduce a newtraln (Saidpur): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many between Jabalpur and Deihl points were raisedyesterday when I was speaking on this Bill. I am sorry to say that SHRI SHARAVAN KUMAR PATEL our friends said so many things but they did (Jabalpur): Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, eleven not try to know the reality. Yesterday, I was LokSabha MPs from Madhya Pradesh have saying that in Manusamrilithere are so many given a memorandum to the Railway Minis- such words, verses and couple~;which are ter on 26.8.1991 urging upon him to start a insulting to us. Manusmriti is considerad to new stain between Jabalpur and Delhi via be the representative scriptUI'8 of God in 351 Places of Kbtshp SEPTEMBER 10. 1991 (SpecIaJ PtovIslons) BiB 352 ISh. Rajnath Sonker Shastnl. censure. such as Ghuruh. Katwaru, Fekan. etc. These words are from Hinduism. Hinduism. After Manusmriti the most Impor- Manusmlrtl. These are the words quoted tant place is occupied by Maitriyanl Samhita. from our relaous scriptures. I had presented in which is written that a Shudra should not the Religious Scriptures Amendment Bin in touch the milt that Is to be offered to Gods in this very House In 1983. That time Shrl Atal oblation. and no -YBliJYa- should ba pre- Bihari Vaj)ayee and my friend Shri Phool formed in presence of a -Shudra-. Shatpath Chand Verma were also there in the House. Brahmin mentions that a Shudra Is inferior. Thattlmel had said that such Insulting words one should abstain from conversation with a should be expunged from the religious scrip- Shudra. he is just Ike a dog, frog and a cat. tures. The words which declare a person as So I say that the biU which has been pre- mean should be expunged, the people, who sented is directly concerned with all these were on the other side, remained silent. Not things also. In Panchvihnsh Brahminit is said a single person did utter any word. that a shudra has no rights. He Is profaned just Ike a cremation ground. This scripture is Sir. I would like to know that if there is the roof of Hindu religion and in this scripture a need to construct the temple and safe- it is mentioned that the property of Shudra guard Hinduism. why such words are not should be sanctioned without hesitation. In taken out not from the scriptures. Sir, when Aapstambhadharmjtra, it is also mentioned a discussion was going on in the House that a shudra is profaned just Ike a crema- during the Question Hour yesterday, one of tion ground. H somebody rapes a shudra our colleagues sitting there spoke about an woman. he should be given out of the village incident which took pia in Jhansi. A woman and if any shudra rapes a Brahmin woman went to Wuminate lamps on Shivaratri in he should be awarded death sentence. Jhansi .•. (IntetrUptions) ... That woman be- Such is our religious systems. Further it is longed to the class of untouchables and she written that a Shudra is just like a dog. VIShnu was raped and killed. This is what happened amriti says. that if a shudra oc:cupies a seat within the temple. Sir, the similar incident of this buiUocks should be chopped off. Maharashtra was discussed here. Perhaps you remember. I said that day that unless it Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, not only that. Is stopped, unless it is discussed, I will keep there is a strange thing written in Hindu on standing on one leg- in this House. Vou scriptures about names also. It is written that allowed three days and it was discussed for the narrie of a brahmin should being with three days. Sir, a Shudra had entered that auspicious words, such as Brihaspatinath temple and it was raining that day. So he had Upadhyay etc. Name of Kshtriya should begin gone there to save himself from the rains. with powerful words such as Veerbahadur But Instead of providing shelter he was stoned Singh. Tejbahadur Singh etc. to death. This Is the persons In regard to our temples. and we are going to construct AH HON. MEMBER: Such as OigYIjay temples. (lnt.m.ptlons) Sir. our hon. Mem- Sigh bar Shri Buta Singh is not present today. In 1984, while Jagatguru Shankaracharya was SHRI RAJANATH SONKAR SHAS- on hie ratha yatra In Haridwar, an untouch- TRI: Ves, .. Digvtay Singh. Lbwtse • the able touched his rath. (Chariot). As lOOn as name of a Yafsha should being with a word that untouchable touched his ratha.he w_ dencIing wealh and riches such .. Laxml- beaten to death there and then. It was dis· narayan. Kamrimal 8lc. But ,the name of a cussed in this House also. This Ie our Shudla should begin with Words denoting religion ••• hinduism. (1nt.m.pt/tJM) 353 P~sofMfo~h~ BHADRA 19.1913 (SAKA) (Sp«:iaI PfOvislons) 8iI 354 Sir. yesterday. my friend Umajl said slY', 'Chumrlv'. 'Kaahik', 'Chumun" etc. re- that by presenting this Bill we are adopting sisted his attempt to loot the tem."e. The indifferent attitude towards history. Hon. local brahmins and religious officials asked Home Minister is present here, he has· pre- them to go away from the temple as their sented this Bill. Our friends from that side presence would defile the sanctity of the said that an attitude of indifference is being temple. The forced the 'shUdra' caste people adopted towards history. But I want to tell to move away from that area as a result of these friends that we are not adopting an which Mahmud Ghaznavi looted and de- attitude of indifference towards history, I do stroyed the temple. not want to blame them. I want to tell them that they are adopting an indifferent attitude You must ac!mit this fact. If this Is your towards histOry. I want to present before you attitude towards religion then what will be its as incident of history. It is there in the history, consequences ..• that Alexander had invaded this country in 326-327 B.C. Alexander ~ad only 9 thou- (Interruption) sand cavaliers and Mr. Kuru, a leader of 60 thousand soldiers fought with him and when It Is true that the V.H.P. did not exist Shri Kuru fought with Alexander he and his then but it was making a beginning (Interrup- 60 thousand people lost the war. Alexander tions). You can read it yourself, find it out for want ahead with 9 thousand soldiers and yourself. (Interruptions) captured Kuru. Whose conspiracy was there? was there any Muslim at that time? How Sir, those who favour the construction Alexander was victorious here, how his 9 of the Ram temple should know the status thousand soldiers become victorious? In this given to temples in religion. Sir, the objective case also, there was the hand of those who of those Bill is to ensure that there is no had great faith in our scriptures, those relig- bloodshed in Ayodhya and people of various ious heads who were there because of communities live in harmony. Varna System. Sir, the place called 'Ram Janmab- Air, about 650 A.D.