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LOK SABRA DEBATES (English Version) Tenth Se r ;",,, Vol. XLV No.6 Monday, December 4, 1995 Agrahayana 13. 1917(Saka) LOK SABRA DEBATES (English Version) Fifteenth Session (TeLtb Lok Sabha) I...- ... (Vu/. XLV contains Nos. 1-10) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 50.0Q (ORIGINAL ENGLISH PROCEEDINGS INCLUDED, IN ENGLISH VERSION AND ORI!;JINAL HINDI PROCEEDINGS INCLUDED IN HINOI VERSION WIU BE TREATED AS AUTHO.RITATIVe AND HOT THE TRANSLATION THEREOF.] ~ :a.~ • ·r.,,; • ~ ....~ 't IV P:l ~ ...... X j N • ~ {'" !i t"": ~ .f"! 0 ,:. : r. ~n. cu :> .., c\! (', e .... ~ 0 ~ ~ ....., ' (- .' .. M ('oj '-. ( -'''1 <" , .. fJ< .. ~ .. g\ ~ b t- o r,,;. M M ~' 1 N ..... r-I .... ~ If) • II '.1 m ~ .... :..t ~ '" (; ~,.. - t.') &i i .r: r-I <-f .... .... G.I - S 10.1 1o.I.I-J ~ 6j 6S~ ~.-f , II !!:t .... III :5 > (\.. II >< 1I') !I - . ....! r-l . .c: I \~. \!J s= () i ~ ;; :..l j -. 0\ -. '''; 0 i Q') (;; ,.... -5 M (:) ,"'. 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He also served as Director and President of Bijapur District Central Cooperative Bank, Director and~ Treasurer of Monday, December 4, 19951Agrahayana 13, 1917(Saka) Karnataka State Housing Corporation and member of Senate, Karnataka University. He was editor of 'Kamataka The Lok Sabha met at Sandesh', a Kannada weekly. Eleven of the Clock Shri Gudadinni took keen interest in the proceedings [MR. DEpUTY SPEAKER in the Chair) of the House. Obituary References Shri Gudadinni passed away on 1st December, 1995 MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have to at Bombay at the age of 66 years. inform the House with profound sorrow, of the passing We deeply mourn the loss of these friends and I am . ~way ·of two of our colleagues, namely, Shri Magunta sure the House will join me in conveying our condolences Subbarama Reddy and. Shri Basagondappa Kadappa to the bereaved family. Gudadinni. THE PRIME MIN~STER (SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA Shri Magunta Subbarama Reddy was a sitting Member RAO): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is extremely sad that of lok Sabha, representing Ongole parliamentary since this Session began, the House finds itself almost constituency of Andhra Pradesh. under the shadow of death. Many of our friends who were An agriculturist, trader and industrialist by profession, with us and immediately left for their homes, died in a Shri Reddy also took keen interest in journalism. manner which is absolutely unbelievable. These things have happened and it adds to the sadness. It is not as He actively involved himself in the social work, such though anyone was sick, it is not as though anyone was as, providing drinking water to the poor people, construction of temples, community balls, etc. for the welfare of weaker in a state where people would suspect the inevitable to sections. happen but these have been so sudden whether it is Shri Shankar Dayal Singh or Mr. Reddy. These have really Shri Reddy served as the Vice-President of "Kala added to the pathos of the whole thing. Saga"', a reputed organisation for social and cultural It is with a deep sense of anguish and profound activities at Madras. He also brought out a Telugu daily sorrow that I rise to pay my respectful homage on the sad "Udayam". Shri Subbarama Reddy, just 48; was shot by demise of two of our sitting Members, Shri M. Subbarama some unidentified assailants at his residence Bhagyanagar, Reddy and Shri B.K. Gudadinni. Shri Reddy's assassination Ongole. Andhra Pradesh on 1 st December, 1995 and was was shocking and dastardly. as I have said, Sir. He was later declared dead. here, he was present in the House on Thursday. He was Shri Basagondappa Kadappa Gudadinni was a sitting present in the night when I called the Members of Andhra Member of the House, representing Bijapur parliamentary Pradesh. He was with me, he was sitting almost next to constituency of Kamata~a. Earlier he had been a Member me. Who would have thought on the next morning he would of Fourth and Ninth lok Sabha, representing the same leave only to attend a wedding and on the way to the constituency during 1968-78 and 1989-91. He was also a wedding or may be back from the wedding, at his own Member of Kamataka legislative Council during 1974-86. residence, in broad daylight he would be assassinated? An agriculturist and joumalist by profeSSion, Shri This is something not only unbelievable, it just does not Gudadinni"" was an active political and social worker. During happen unless, perhaps, one gets resigned to the occurrence his long parliamentary career, Shri Gudadinni served on of death which can come in a way one cannot imagine. Committee on Petitions, Committee on Government His killing once again underscores the fact that Assurances and Standing Committee on Railways of lok violence in public life must be condemned by all of us. Shri Sabha, and several committees of Karnataka legislature. Reddy had been a Trustee of Shri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Nellore and took a keen interest in social and He was actively involved in social and cultural activities cuttural activities. I understand, Sir, yesterday at the funeral .which included opening of educational institutions and the kind of crowds that went there to have a last gli11lJS8 ho·stels, He was the President of the Ambedkar Educational 3 Obituary References DECEMBER 4. 1995 Obituary References 4 clearly show what a magnanimous and charitable person SHRI SHARAD YADAV (Madhepura): Mr. Deputy he was. Speaker, Sir. I associate myself with the sentiments of the Leader of the House and the Leader of Opposition. Shri On a party note let me say that he was responsible Reddy was done to death in a cruel. violent and inhuman for almost every arrangement at Tirupati when we had the . way. He was our colleague and an active Member of the Plenary Session of the All India Congress Committee in House. The series of murders of pOlitical activists in Andhra 1992. He was a very dynamic person. very good in his Pradesh has jolted the whole country. He was only 45 behaviour. He also owned the newspaper 'Udayam' which years old. I do not want to reiterate what Alai ji has already had made a good mark as a good daily and today we find said about such an active colleague. He believed in living ~hat he is no more with us. He was also liked and admired a full life. The way violence has erupted in Andhra Pradesh for his SOCial and philanthropic activities. and personnels of forces as wen politicians have been Sir. we have lost a young Member of this House. His killed. it ha~ become a matter of serious concern for the absence would be missed by all. nation. Shri Gudadinni was an experienced parliamentarian There are many evils raising their ugly heads in the and associated With the cooperative movement. In his country. On this occasion, we should pledge to crush these death we have lost a committed political and social worker evils unitedly. It is a country where Mahatma Gandhi was whose aclivity in that part of Kamataka is well-known and born. Only brave people stand up against violence. On the spans several areas of social action. contrary. those people who adopt the path of cowardice and believe in drastic change are, in my view. the misguided I wish to place on record the deep sense of personal people. The brutal killing of Shri Reddy is a condemnable loss and grief felt by the nation and by all of us on the act. I. on behalf of my Party strongly condemn this murder. passing away of Shri M. Subbarama Reddy and Shri B.K. May God give strength to his family to bear this shock. With Gudadinni. these words, I conclude. May their souls rest in peace. [English] [Translation] SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE (Bolpur): SHRI ATAl BIHARI VAJPAYEE (Lucknow): Mr. Mr. Deputy-Speaker. Sir, on behalf of my Party and myself, Deputy Speaker. Sir, we were yet to recover from the I associate with what has been said by you, the Leader of sudden demise of Shrl Chhotey Lal that two more Members the House. the Leader of the Opposition and Sharadji and of this House, departed for heavenly abode. Shri Reddy we condole the passing away of two of our colleagues who was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time. He was were with us in this House. Only the other day. perhaps. below fifty years. He was actively involved in It is a. great tragedy that Shr j Reddy has met with a various activities and had many achievements to his credit violent death at the Prime of his life. He was a Member in different fields like agriculture. business, film and who had made contributions here and looked alter the joumalism etc. I do not know how far the news paper interests of the people.
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