1 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 USY/1A/11.00 The House met at eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair. _____ (The National Anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana', was played.) MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, now the oath/affirmation. Secretary-General. MEMBERS SWORN Shri Elamaram Kareem (Kerala) Shri Jose K. Mani (Kerala) Shri Binoy Viswam (Kerala) Dr. Sonal Mansingh (Nominated) Shri Raghunath Mohapatra (Nominated) Shri Ram Shakal (Nominated) Shri Rakesh Sinha (Nominated) (Ends) (Followed by 1B – KGG) 2 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 KGG-NKR/1B/11.05 OBITUARY REFERENCES MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Shri Vishwasrao Ramrao Patil, Shri Mohammed Amin, Shri Ashok Mitra, Shri Balkavi Bairagi, Shri Kameshwar Paswan, Shri Shantaram Naik, Shri Surinder Kumar Singla and Shri M.M. Jacob, former Members of this House during the inter-Session period since the last Budget Session. Shri Vishwasrao Ramrao Patil, passed away on the 15th of June, 2017, at the age of 83 years. Born in July, 1934 in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, Shri Vishwasrao Ramrao Patil had his education at the Gokhale and Rajaram Colleges and the Shahaji Law College, Kolhapur. An agriculturist, Shri Patil served as the President of the Maharashtra Rajya Dudh Utpadak Sangh Kruti Samiti and was also actively associated with various social and welfare organizations. Shri Vishwasrao Ramrao Patil represented the State of Maharashtra in this House from April, 1988 to May, 1993. 3 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 In the passing away of Shri Vishwasrao Ramrao Patil, the country has lost an able Parliamentarian and a dedicated social worker. (Contd. by PK/1C) PK-LP/1C/11.10 MR. CHAIRMAN (CONTD.): Shri Mohammed Amin passed away on the 12th of February, 2018, at the age of 89 years. Shri Mohammed Amin was born in April, 1928, in Kolkata, West Bengal. A trade unionist, Shri Amin was actively involved in Trade Union Work. He was the National Secretary of the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in 1987 and also its General Secretary in 2007. Shri Mohammed Amin started his legislative career as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and remained its Member for five terms, from 1969 to 1970, in 1971, from 1977 to 1982, from 1996 to 2001, and again from 2001 to 2006. Shri Amin served as a Minister in the Government of West Bengal holding different portfolios. Shri Amin had a few books and poems in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu to his credit. 4 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 Shri Mohammed Amin represented the State of West Bengal in this House for two terms, from April, 1988 to April, 1994, and again from May, 2007 to August, 2011. In the passing away of Shri Mohammed Amin, the country has lost a veteran trade union leader, a distinguished parliamentarian and an able administrator. Shri Ashok Mitra, passed away on the 1st of May, 2018, at the age of 90 years. Born in April, 1928, at Dacca (now in Bangladesh), Shri Ashok Mitra was educated at the University of Dacca, the Banaras Hindu University and the Netherlands School of Economics. An educationist and an economist, Shri Mitra was an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations from 1955 to 1956 and was also a Member of Faculty at the Economic Development Institute in Washington, D.C. during the early 1960s. He was the Chairman of the Agricultural Prices Commission from 1966 to 1970 5 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 and was Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India from 1970 to 1972. He was also the Chairman of the West Bengal and Kerala Education Commissions. Shri Mitra started his legislative career as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1982 and again from 1983 to 1986. Shri Mitra served as the Minister of Finance and Planning in the Government of West Bengal from 1977 to 1982, and again from 1983 to 1986. A prolific writer, Shri Mitra had several books, essays, short stories and articles on literary, political and economic themes to his credit. He was also a recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award. Shri Ashok Mitra represented the State of West Bengal in this House, from August, 1993 to August, 1999. He also served as the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry from 1994 to 1998 and of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce from 6 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 1998 to 1999. In the passing away of Shri Ashok Mitra, the country has lost an eminent economist, an able administrator and a distinguished parliamentarian. Shri Balkavi Bairagi, passed away on the 13th of May, 2018, at the age of 87 years. Born in February, 1931, in Rampura village of Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Balkavi Bairagi had his education at the Vikram University of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. A writer and poet, Shri Bairagi had several books, popular Hindi poems, articles and memoirs to his credit. His classic childhood poems earned him the name "Balkavi". He also wrote lyrics for several Hindi films. Shri Balkavi Bairagi started his legislative career as a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1980 to 1984. Shri Bairagi served as the Minister of State in the Government of Madhya Pradesh holding 7 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 various portfolios. Shri Balkavi Bairagi was also a Member of the Eighth Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989. Shri Balkavi Bairagi represented the State of Madhya Pradesh in this House from June, 1998, to June, 2004. In the passing away of Shri Balkavi Bairagi, the country has lost an eminent poet, a distinguished parliamentarian and an able administrator. (Contd. By PB/1D) PB/1D/11.15 MR. CHAIRMAN (CONTD.): We all got really enriched by his contributions in this House. He used to lively participate in the debates also. Shri Kameshwar Paswan passed away on the 28th of May, 2018, at the age of 77 years. Born in January, 1941 in Zafarabad village of District Patna, Bihar, Shri Paswan had his education at the Ram Dayalu Singh 8 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 Mahavidyalaya and the Langet Singh Mahavidyalaya, Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. A teacher and a social worker, Shri Kameshwar Paswan worked for the upliftment of the weaker and downtrodden sections of society. Shri Kameshwar Paswan started his legislative career as a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1974 and again from 1977 to 1979. He served as the Minister of Welfare in the Government of Bihar from 1977 to 1979. He was also a Member of the Eleventh Lok Sabha. Shri Kameshwar Paswan represented the State of Bihar in this House, from April, 1990 to April, 1996. In the passing away of Shri Kameshwar Paswan, the country has lost a distinguished parliamentarian and an able administrator. Shri Shantaram Naik passed away on the 9th of June, 2018, at the age of 72 years. Born in April, 1946, at Cuncolim in South Goa District of Goa, 9 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 Shri Naik was educated at the Shrimati Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao, the Bombay University and the Siddharth College of Law, Bombay University, Mumbai. A lawyer by profession, he started practicing Law in 1972. He served as the Secretary of the Advocates' Association of South Goa and played an active role for the creation of a separate judicial district for South Goa. He also served as the Vice-President of the All Goa Advocates' Association and the President of the South Goa Advocates' Association. A social worker, Shri Naik worked assiduously for the upliftment of the weaker and downtrodden sections of society. He was instrumental in pursuing the demands for Statehood to Goa and for inclusion of the Konkani language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. Shri Shantaram Naik started his legislative career as a Member of the Eighth Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989. Shri Naik represented the State of Goa in this House for two terms from July, 2005 to July, 2011 10 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 and again from July, 2011 to July, 2017. He served as the Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice from May, 2012 to August, 2013. In the passing away of Shri Shantaram Naik, the country has lost a distinguished parliamentarian and a dedicated social worker. Shri Surinder Kumar Singla passed away on the 28th of June, 2018, at the age of 73 years. Born in November, 1944 at Samana-Mandi in Patiala District of Punjab, Shri Singla was educated at the Punjabi University and the Delhi University. A teacher by profession, Shri Singla worked assiduously for various social causes like children's education, family planning, etc., and was associated with several organisations involved in welfare of the weaker sections of the society. Shri Surinder Kumar Singla represented the State of Punjab in this House from April, 1992 to April, 1998. 11 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-18.07.2018 Later on, Shri Singla became a Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2007. He also served as the Minister of Finance in the Government of Punjab from 2004 to 2007. In the passing away of Shri Surinder Kumar Singla, the country has lost a distinguished parliamentarian, an able administrator and a dedicated social worker. Shri M.M. Jacob passed away on the 8th of July, 2018, at the age of 89 years.