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217 SHRAVANA 13, 1919 {Saka) Re: Entry of Railway 218 Minister Into Mumbai their labour and now value added products are being MR. CHAIRMAN : Now, Item No. 7-Matters under exported from India as a result of which they are losing Rule 377. their labour. So, under the pretext that they found a (Interruptions) virus, they are now banning import of all marine products from India. MR. CHAIRMAN : No Lunch Hour. You can have your lunch and come back. Out of these marine products, about half are going Shri K.L. Sharma. from the State of Kerala. The announcement of this ban has rendered lakhs of fishermen unemployed. (Interruptions) Fishermen there are starving. Many factories have been closed. Apart from that it is going affect the export opportunities of the entire country. As I mentioned 13.03 hrs. earlier, Rs. 4000 crore worth of marine products have been exported last year. Unless the Government takes RE : ENTRY OF RAILWAY MINISTER INTO serious steps in this regard, unless the Prime Minister MUMBAI and the Commerce Minister take very serious note of it and talk to the European countries and see that these [English] products are exported, there will not be any exports SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE (Bolpur) : Mr. after 15th August. Chairman, Sir, there is one very important matter which concerns the functioning of the Centre and the State. 13.00 hrs. The present threat that has been given against our Minister of Railways by a leader of a political party in [S hri B asu Deb Acharia in the Chaii] one State in this country is something unheard of. It has never happened in the past and it has been openly Practically, 15th of July onwards, the export trade is being said in Maharashtra by the leader of Shiv Sena, stopped, marine products have stopped, manne factories which is the ruling party. The alleged reason is that the have stopped and fishing is stopped. It is a serious Minister of Railways’ decision to start the Konkan situation. The Government should come forward to do Railway trains from a particular station. On that count, something in this regard. his partymen have been directed not to allow Shri Ram SHRI P.C. THOMAS : It is a very serious matter. Vilas Paswan to enter the State. I have never in my very Some response should be there...(Interruptions) The humble experience - seen nothing like this. I have no doubt that the real reason is the Minister's statement whole export is affected... (Interruptions) after he visited those places where the dalits where SHRI DWARAKA NATH DAS (Karimganj) : Sir, the tortured that there should be President’s rule. Whether recent devastating floods in Assam have caused havoc I agree with the Minister or not, that is different. to a large number of villages including those of southern Supposing the hon. Minister of the Union of India - in Assam. Not less than five hundred villages have been our country, anywhere for that matter expresses his submerged and the grains in the paddy fields have views or even as a Minister, if he takes a decision been totally damaged. More than 17 lakh peasants ...(Interruptions) have been affected by the floods and hundreds of MR. CHAIRMAN : Please take your seat. dwellings units have been washed away. (Interruptions) Sir, in southern Assam-Karimganj, Hailakandi, Cachhar districts have been affected badly and the [ Translation] road communication remained suspended there for more SHRI MOHAN RAWALE (Mumbai South Central) : than one week. The condition of the districts like They have not opposed because of Dalits Dhaamaji, North Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Sibsagar in Upper ...(Interruptions) That is not opposed...(Interruptions) Assam, Nalbari, Dhobri, Gonpada in lower Assam is indescribable. The loss due to devastating floods is yet [English] to be assessed but it would definitely surpass an amount MR. CHAIRMAN : You will have your say. of Rs. 250 crores. Let him finish. Therefore. I urge the Government to take up (Interruptions) immediate relief measures for the flood victims and at the same time, to implement the projects of the SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN (Mumbai-North East) : Brahmaputra Board and to construct Barak Dams on a There is no Zero Hour and if somebody stands up and long term measure to check floods in Assam, since raises...(Interruptions) You must allow us. You mut give Assam in a flood-torn province. us a chance...(Interruptions) 219 Re: Entry of Railway AUGUST 4, 1997 fTranslation] SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : I . what is going to happen In Mumbaitf Inthe Houm &hi" (Interruptions) is the rssponss before I hsvs completed •try is te ir_ > SHRI SATYA PAL JAIN (Chandigarh) : You should if this Is the rssponss from ths hon. t it jm u T j not speak on this matter. In Bihar when Laloo Yadav Parliament representing that Stats, I do not knowwhw had threatened to stop the two Minister and they were will happen in ths streets ot Mumbsl..,(/mwn^«on*) attacked, why did not you speak at that time [TranslationJ ...(Interruptions) The people of your party do not allqw even Prime Minister to speak and yesterday they walked SHRI MOHAN RAWAlE : There could be tsnsion m out. You should say something on this also. Mumbai again. wn,,on ,n [English} /English} (Intemptions) SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : With one or two more sentences. I would hsvs finished myspeech H SHRI RUPCHAND PAL (Hooghly) : Shri Ram Vilas had been merely political rssponss ofleader a of a Paswan has not been allowed to enter the State. Here, political party to s political issue •i evencannot support we find that the hon. Member has not even been allowed that • one might hsvs said that.I hear from Shri Pramod to speak...(Interruptions) You allow him to speak. Mahapn saying that that party also saidthe similar thing H a Minister's decision is being challenged by (Interruptions) saying that he would notbe allowedto enter the State (intonuptioas) {Translation] SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN : What are you fTranslation) talking... (Interruptions) You are exaggerating what Bal SHRI VUAY GOEl (South Delhi) it Minister does Thackary has said.. (Interruptions! not work then there will be protest m the whole countrv (Interruptions) [English] SHRI RUPCHAND PAL It n the wav •: MR. CHAIRMAN : Please take your seat protest’ (interruptions) Is it a way to protest that a (Interruptions) Minute! would not be allowedenter to :he Safe l Interruptions) [TranslationJ ITranslation / SHRI MOHAN RAWAlE : Pandit Jawahar Lai Nehru had also gone there in a car and he was atso stopped SHRI VUAY GOEL » Minister does not work then ...(Interruptions) People of that area are demanding there will be protest all over the countryThere is nc ...(Interruptions) What were you doing at that lime’ When community centre in our area, we willaisc Paswanji was attacked in Bihar. protest {Interruptionsf {English) SHRI ANANDRAO VITHOBA ADSUL (Buldhana II any work ts not done then it is but natural that theremil le t P'°l °aHACKO (Mukundapuram> if he wants. be resentment M em tw r h ^ Sh0U'd he Sh0u' al the »°r> / EnglishJ T ‘S speakm97 m a < Shn Pramod Mahatan said should not go on record...,(Interrupt,ons) It any SHRI PRITHVIRAJ D. CHAVAN (Karad): Your party will n o t 'le Z Sta! f ^ Mid ,ha1 a Partlcu,a' Minister ■ is in the Government thete...(Interruptions) W'H not be allowed to enter the State, we have even reason to ra,se It ,n tt,e Houee.. (Interruptions) * MR. CHAIRMAN : Mr. Chacko, please, let him conclude. MR CHAIRMAN Please take yQUf ^ (Interruptions) SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE ■ Sir there is an [ Translation} UnoTiwnJtlr *//*, the * W in,° the han<** * 9*inst a SHRI MOHAN RAWAt P • u . , AWALE • He w trying to provoke. IEnglish’] tJZ m chM"V' *"■' " x : - ™ » w [Translation) (Interruptions) SHRI ANANDRAO VITHOBA AD«!lii /a.. mi. MR. CHAIRMAN 221 SHRAyANA 13, 1919 {Saka) Minister Into Mumbai 222 we had purchased bonds, worth Rs. 350 crore from the ; : I want to dxpreks cooperative banks of Mumbai and in this way had my cortCBfn onihe matter'which relates tbtheretettons extended pur help. Now when the people of Mumbai, bstwssw 'th# Centre and the States. (t will create an MPs and Government are demanding that the train Imbalance in the funcVionlng, therefore, I submlMhat should start from there instead of here, then why when we are Ba^ngAot.flnterruptions) Government is hot conceding to it. There was a agitation also in this regard and even after the agitation the [Translation] Government is not accepting it. 1 had also asked a. SHRI NITISH KUMAR (Barh) : Do you not want to question here on 30th August, i had asked in the say anything about Bihar? question that [English] [English] SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : You have Bihar- •Whether the Government Was aware of phobia and you have nothing els e...(Interruptions) public demand that all Konkan railway trains Therefore, I submit that this Is a matter.. .(Interruptions) should run from Chatrapati Shivaji and Dadar terminals?” [Translation] [Translation] SHRI NITISH KUMAR : Somnathji, please also say something about the bomb blast in the meeting in In its reply it has been said that Mumbai. Do you not want to say anything on that? [English] [English] ‘There has been a number of demands to MR. CHAIRMAN : Please conclude. start all Konkan railway trains from Dadar.” SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : Sir, our country [Translation] has a sort of a quasi federal structure and the States Only two trains operate. Here it has been told to and the Centre have their respective areas. Therefore, mislead the House that there are many trains for that this is a matter which is a matter of concern which I place.