LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Tuesday, December 1, 2015 / Agrahayana 10, 1937 (Saka) ______ *MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (i) SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA laid a statement regarding need to rename Taj Express Train (Agra-Jhansi) as Laxmi Bai Express. (ii) SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH laid a statement regarding need to take necessary steps to start work on construction of Barwadih-Chirimiri railway line project. (iii) SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE laid a statement regarding need to frame new guidelines for recruitment to regular D category Vacancies in Government, Semi-Government and Public Sector Undertakings. (iv) SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN laid a statement regarding need to provide a rake point for transportation of fertilizers at Bhabuha road railway station in Kaimur district, Bihar. * Laid on the Table as directed by the Speaker. (v) SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA laid a statement regarding need to provide full payment of relief funds to farmers in Banda and Chitrakoot districts of Uttar Pradesh. (vi) SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT laid a statement regarding need to release balance funds for development of Urban Infrastructure and Governance under Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission in Jaipur and Ajmer, Rajasthan. (vii) SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI laid a statement regarding need to provide adequate irrigation facilities and seeds to farmers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh particularly in Sant Kabir Nagar Parliamentary Constituency in the State. (viii) SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK laid a statement regarding need to expedite construction of Lalitpur-Singrauli railway line. (ix) SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM laid a statement regarding need to provide financial assistance and put a moratorium on payment of loan by farmers in drought hit states particularly Jharkhand. (x) SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA laid a statement regarding need to expedite construction of service road on National Highway-8 from Kherki Daula to Manesar in Gurgaon, Haryana and also provide separate road on N.H. 8 between Delhi and Jaipur for heavy vehicles. (xi) SHRI NANA PATOLE laid a statement regarding need to implement the recommendations of Swaminathan Committee report and constitute a Agriculture Commission to enable farmers to register their agriculture related grievances. (xii) SHRI RAHUL KASWAN laid a statement regarding need to appoint a Member in Bhakra Beas Management Board from Rajasthan. (xiii) SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY laid a statement regarding need to include the naxal affected Dumka, Godda, Deoghar, Jamtara, Pakur and Sahibganj districts of Jharkhand in the Integrated Action Plan. (xiv) SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY laid a statement regarding need to post adequate para-military force to tackle the menace of naxalism in Bokaro district, Jharkhand. (xv) SHRI D.K. SURESH laid a statement regarding need to increase the honorarium and Salary of mid-day meal workers as per minimum wage regulations. (xvi) SHRI ANTO ANTONY laid a statement regarding need to appoint a full time Chairman of Rubber Board and also promote the cultivation and production of natural rubber in the country. (xvii) SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN laid a statement regarding need to expedite the repair/re-carpeting of runway of Calicut International Airport and restore the Calicut-Delhi flight service of Air India. (xviii) SHRI P. R. SUNDARAM laid a statement regarding need to constitute a Tapioca Board with its headquarters at Salem, Tamil Nadu. (xix) DR. K. KAMARAJ laid a statement regarding need to provide financial assistance to the people affected due to heavy rain in Tamil Nadu. (xx) DR. RATNA (NAG) DE laid a statement regarding need to provide toilet and drinking water facilities on National Highways in the country. (xxi) SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA laid a statement regarding need to construct mega drinking water projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme in Odisha. (xxii) SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE laid a statement regarding need to accord heritage status to the building of Central Railway Institute in Lonavala, Maharashtra and also set up a world class railway Museum in the premises of the building. (xxiii) SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS laid a statement regarding need to provide financial assistance to farmers in drought hit districts of Andhra Pradesh. (xxiv) SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS laid a statement regarding need to revitalize the flagging Cachar Paper Mill, a unit of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited at Panchgram, Assam. (xxv) KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH laid a statement regarding need to formulate a drinking water project to provide clean drinking water to people of Pratapgarh Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193 Re: Situation arising out of incidents of intolerance in the country - Contd. SHRI P. KUMAR: India is a large, heterogeneous and diverse country and also the largest democracy in the history of the world. A large number of social groups live in this country. Their emotions and sentiments and sense of oneness with the idea of India need to be preserved and carefully nurtured. There has to be maturity and sensitivity that has to be displayed by everyone. There are times when this sense of balance and maturity appears to get somewhat skewed, leading to a sense of outrage from other sections of society. Hence, maturity and restraint on all sides is something which is very essential to restore the sense of balance which is very essential in publicly asserting and voicing various views and opinions. Whatever may be the provocation that is offered, resort to violence can never be condoned. it is the duty of the State to curb and put down violence firmly. The state machinery has to be geared up for this purpose. What is more worrying is that such incidents may puncture India's secular fabric. It is more hurting to learn that this may have serious impacts on economic development of our country. India needs to find its own path in ensuring that all social groups in the country continue to live in harmony. I am very happy to say that Tamil Nadu is a State known for keeping up communal harmony. Before concluding, I would like to add that it is apt to say that Tamil Nadu is certainly a role model for other States to emulate and follow especially in maintaining communal and religious harmony. I would like the Government to re-assure the House and the country, by condemning such killings, recognizing the principle of 'Unity in Diversity', and stating that they stand by the Constitution of India. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: There is a need to take concrete measures after giving a very serious thought to putting an end to intolerance is even more important than merely holding discussion on this issue. There has to be a display of maturity and sensitivity by everyone in public space be it journalists, litterateur, film actors, political leaders and social activists. The people who make inflammatory speeches should be made to show restraint while speaking. I request that there is a need to keep a close watch and take stringent action against such persons. Presently, certain anti-national forces are trying to create communal discord in the country by causing dissonance in the minds of people in search of political gains. I would like to request the Government that stringent action should be taken to curb these kinds of incidents. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA: Throughout the ages, large groups of people have come to India but no group has ever left India en masse due to the religious persecution in the history of our country. India has been known for its tolerance for ages. Our forefathers realized that unless we unite as Indians first, we cannot succeed. We have to preserve this at any cost. Due to political greed, an attempt to divide this country is once again being pursued. Unscrupulous elements are misusing the words like 'secularism' and 'intolerance' to further divide the country. They are playing caste politics and exploiting minorities to make them into vote banks; this must be stopped. Intolerance between Muslims and Jews, between Shias and Sunnis, is what continues to fuel the wars that we see in the Middle East. It is high time for the world to realize that all terrorists are the same. Islam has 72 sects and India is the only country in the world where you have all the 72 sects present. We have been the home for persecuted communities like Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Tibetan, Buddhists, early Christianity and so on. Contradictions or differences are not new to India but have existed throughout her medieval and modern periods. But the problem arises only when someone' switches-on' the debate on growing intolerance during a 'particular period' with malicious intentions to achieve some political objectives and then 'switches-off' when that 'particular period' is over and the objectives are achieved. How can the NDA Government be responsible for the recent violent incidents. Law and order is the State subjects. Incompetence of States Governments cannot be construed as the failure of the hon. Prime Minister nor the hon. Home Minister. Austrian- British philosopher, Sir Raimond Popper said: 'Essentially one who raises his voice against intolerance is being intolerant of the rival opinions.' We need to be intolerant about corruption, exploiting poor, weak and marginalized; forces or induced religious conversion; terrorism; sexual harassment and abuse of women and children; prejudice; inequality of opportunities; leaving farmers stranded in a debt trap; police brutality; dowry harassment; caste conflicts; obstructing development and discrimination by religion, caste, creed, region, colour and language. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY: It has been one and a-half year since Telangana came into being. There exists 'Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb' in our state. There is no Diwali if 'Ali' does not come, similarly, if ' Ram' does not come there is no Ramzan. We celebrate Diwali and Ramzan with equal gusto. Since ours is a new state it needs to be given assistance.