MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION 1. On the 24th July, 2001, Shri P.N. Siva with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding conferring of Bharat Ratna on thespian Sivaji Ganesan posthumously. 2. On the 24th July, 2001, Shri W. Angou Singh with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding the situation in Manipur. 3. On the 24th July, 2001, Shri Jibon Roy and Shri Ramachandra Khuntia with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding nationwide workers’ demonstration by all the National Trade Unions on 24-7-2001 against anti-labour policies and labour law reforms. 4. On the 25th July, 2001, Shri Suresh Pachouri, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Shri Khan Ghufran Zahidi with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding killing of innocent poor labourers of a minority community in Moradabad. 5. On the 25th July, 2001, Shri Dipankar Mukherjee with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding strike by Central and State Government employees. 6. On the 30th July, 2001, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding killing and injuring of innocent persons and brutal rape on the women of a minority community in Moradabad. 7. On the 1st August, 2001, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding need for a statement by the Prime Minister on the role of P.M.O. in the UTI fiasco as alleged by a member of the ruling coalition and also on his reported desire to resign. Shri Pramod Mahajan, Minister of Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs spoke. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister replied.
8. On the 6th August, 2001, Shrimati Jayaprada Nahata with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding drought in Andhra Pradesh. 9. On the 21st August, 2001, Shri Nilotpal Basu with the permission of the Chair raised a matter regarding appointment of Shri Arun Singh as advisor and consultant in the Ministry of Defence. Shri Jaswant Singh, Minister of Defence replied. (Total time taken: 1 Hr. 20 Mts.)