MONDAY, THE 30TH AUGUST, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-11 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-11 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon.) 12-00 Noon. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Subodh Kant Sahay (Minister of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

(NIFTEM), New , for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Thanjavur, for the year

2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

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@ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-11 a.m. some points were raised. 12-01 p.m. 2. Messages from reported I. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010 II. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill, 2010 Secretary-General reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- I “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 27th August, 2010.” II “In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 27th August, 2010, agreed without any amendment to the Foreign (Contribution) Bill, 2010, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 19th August, 2010.” 3 Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table the following Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha:- The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010 12-02 p.m. 4. Report on Indian Parliamentary Participation at International Conference Secretary-General laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report on the participation of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the One Hundred and Twenty-second Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Bangkok (Thailand) from 27th March to 1st April, 2010. 30TH AUGUST, 2010 5. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Mohd. Ali Khan laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twelfth Report of the Committee on Agriculture on “The Constitution (One Hundred and Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2009”. 6. Report of the Study Tour of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the on-the-spot study visit of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Mirchpur Village, District Hisar, Haryana on 2nd July, 2010. 12-03 p.m. 7. Statement by Minister Ms. Agatha Sangma, Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development pertaining to Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. #12-07 p.m. 8. Government Bills — Passed/Under Consideration (1) The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Prithviraj Chavan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministries of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs) moved:- “That the Bill to provide for civil liability for nuclear damage, and prompt compensation to the victims of a nuclear incident through a no fault liability regime channeling liability to the operator, appointment of Claims Commissioner, establishment of Nuclear Damage Claims Commission and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”

RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:—

# From 12-04 p.m. to 12-07 p.m. some points were raised. 12-25 p.m. 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition (The House adjourned at 1-07 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-06 p.m.) ^2-06 p.m. 2. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 2-34 p.m. 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 2-54 p.m. 4. Shri Sitaram Yechury ^3-17 p.m. 5. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 3-25 p.m. 6. Shrimati Kanimozhi 3-33 p.m. 7. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 3-40 p.m. 8. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra ^3-47 p.m. 9. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 3-54 p.m. 10. Dr. V. Maitreyan 4-04 p.m. 11. Shri D. Raja 4-17 p.m. 12. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly ^4-23 p.m. 13. Shri Rajniti Prasad 4-25 p.m. 14. Dr. Barun Mukherji 4-30 p.m. 15. Shrimati Shobhana Bhartia 4-36 p.m. 16. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy 4-41 p.m. 17. Shri H.K. Dua 4-45 p.m. 18. Shri Abani Roy 4-52 p.m. 19. Shri Naresh Gujral 4-57 p.m. 20. Shri Kumar Deepak Das 5-01 p.m. 21. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar ^5-04 p.m. 22. Shri Raashid Alvi 5-17 p.m. 23. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 5-20 p.m. 24. Shri M. Rama Jois 5-22 p.m. 25. Shri Piyush Goyal 5-24 p.m. Shri Prithviraj Chavan replied to the debate. 5-55 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 5 were adopted.

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30TH AUGUST, 2010 Amendment to Clause 6 of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @23 Noes — @123 The Amendment was negatived. Clause 6 was adopted. Clauses 7 to 49 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 6-11 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Prithviraj Chavan that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 6-12 p.m. (2) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2010. Shri M. (Minister of Law and Justice) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^6-16 p.m. 1. Shri Prakash Javadekar 6-27 p.m. 2. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik ^6-35 p.m. 3. Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri 6-44 p.m. 4. Shri P. Rajeeve 6-53 p.m. 5. Shri Baishnab Parida 6-58 p.m. 6. Shri Tiruchi Siva *7-04 p.m. 7. Shri N. Balaganga 7-09 p.m. 8. Shri M.P. Achuthan 7-14 p.m. 9. Shri Bharatkumar Raut ^7-18 p.m. 10. Shri Raghunandan Sharma ^7-32 p.m. 11. Shri ^7-34 p.m. 12. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 7-40 p.m. 13. Shri , Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs RAJYA SABHA

7-41 p.m. Shri M. Veerappa Moily replied to the debate.

@ Subject to correction. ^ Spoke in Hindi. *Spoke in Tamil. 7-50 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 5 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

7-51 p.m. The motion moved by Shri M. Veerappa Moily that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 7-53 p.m. (3) The Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Home Affairs) moved:- “That the Bill to provide punishment for torture inflicted by public servants or any person inflicting torture with the consent or acquiescence of any public servant, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” Shri P. Chidambaram had not commenced his speech while moving the motion for consideration of the Bill.

(The House adjourned at 7-59 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 31st August, 2010)

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