RAJYA SABHA MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE, 2009 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary References The Chairman made references to the passing away of — 1. Shrimati Vidyawati Chaturvedi (ex-Member); and 2. Shri Habib Tanvir (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-06 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twelfth Progress Report on the Action Taken pursuant to the Recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto (June, 2009). Shri Sharad Pawar (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification No. G.S.R. 151 (E) dated the 4th March, 2009, publishing the Standards of Weights and Measures (General) Amendment Rules, 2009, under sub-section (4) of Section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. Shrimati Ambika Soni (Minister of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Notification No. G.S.R. 138 (E), dated the 27th February, 2009, publishing the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2009, under sub-section (3) of Section 22 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. 9TH JUNE, 2009 Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Jairam Ramesh laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests Notification S.O. 521 (E), dated the 20th February, 2009, regarding Constitution of National Ganga River Basin Authority, under Section 26 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. 11-07 a.m. 3. Report of the Committee on Petitions Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the Hundred and Thirty-fifth Report∗ (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Petitions on the petition praying for national debate and evolving consensus on the implementation of the policy for introduction of sex education in the CBSE affiliated Schools and holding back its introduction until then. 4. Reports of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur presented a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table:— (iii) Hundred-eighteenth Report regarding laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, Central Institute of Buddhist Studies ∗ This Report was presented to Chairman on the 2nd April, 2009, when the Rajya Sabha was not in session. Chairman, Rajya Sabha, has also ordered printing, publication and circulation of the Report. (CIBS), Leh, Jammu and Kashmir Development Finance Corporation Limited, (JKDFC) Jammu, Ujala Society Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jammu and Kashmir and Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM), Pahalgam; and (ii) Hundred-nineteenth Report regarding laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the Kerala Land Development Corporation Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh State Irrigation Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh Pradhamika Vidya Parishad, Hyderabad. RAJYA SABHA #11-17 a.m. 5. Motion of Thanks on the President's Address Further discussion on the following Motion moved by Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi on the 5th June, 2009, and amendments moved thereto continued:— "That an Address be presented to the President in the following terms:— 'That the Members of the Rajya Sabha assembled in this Session are deeply grateful to the President for the Address which she has been pleased to deliver to both Houses of Parliament assembled together on June 4, 2009.' " # From 11-15 a.m. to 11-17 a.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi. The following Members took part in the discussion on the Motion and the Amendments moved thereto:— 11-17 a.m. 1. Shri Ashwani Kumar 11-33 a.m. 2. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 11-49 a.m. 3. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra ^11-59 a.m. 4. Dr. Prabha Thakur 12-09 p.m. 5. Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania ^12-19 p.m. 6. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 12-29 p.m. 7. Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan 12-37 p.m. 8. Shri Arjun Kumar Sengupta 12-48 p.m. 9. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy ^12-57 p.m. 10. Sardar Tarlochan Singh 1-07 p.m. 11. Shri Sharad Anantrao Joshi 1-15 p.m. 12. Shri B.S. Gnanadesikan ^1-27 p.m. 13. Shri Rajniti Prasad ^1-33 p.m. 14. Shri Mohammad Shafi 2-02 p.m. 15. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia 2-16 p.m. 16. Shri Tiruchi Siva 2-24 p.m. 17. Shrimati T. Ratna Bai 2-31 p.m. 18. Shri Abani Roy 2-44 p.m. 19. Prof. P.J. Kurien 9TH JUNE, 2009 !3-02 p.m. 20. Shri Mohammed Adeeb !3-09 p.m. 21. Shri Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi !3-19 p.m. 22. Shri Mahood A. Madani 3-30 p.m. 23. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 3-39 p.m. 24. Shri Naresh Gujral 3-50 p.m. 25. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 3-57 p.m. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister and Leader of the House, replied to the debate. 4-35 p.m. All the Amendments moved were either withdrawn or negatived by the House. 4-41 p.m. The Motion of Thanks was, thereafter, adopted. 4-42 p.m. 6. Special Mentions After taking sense of the House, the Chairman directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri Vijay Concern over the delay in Jawaharlal Darda laying of railway line and financial loss being incurred due to shifting of the Katra- Banihal stretch of railway track in Jammu and Kashmir. 2. Dr. T. Subbarami Demand to stop construction Reddy of 11 barrages over the Godavari river by the Government of Maharashtra. 3. Shri Sabir Ali Demand to formulate a comprehensive action plan to solve the problems being faced by minorities in the country. 4. Shri Rama Demand to revise the NREGA Chandra Khuntia scheme to increase the working days and the wages. _________________________ ! Spoke in Urdu. RAJYA SABHA 5. Dr. (Smt.) Concern over the attacks on Najma A. Indian students in Australia. Heptulla 6. Shri Rudra Demand to take effective steps Narayan Pany to control increasing population of the country. 7. Dr. C.P. Thakur Demand to give the special status to the State of Bihar. 8. Sardar Tarlochan Concern over the imposition of Singh ‘Jazia’ like tax on the Sikhs and the Hindus in Pakistan. 9. Smt. T. Ratna Concern over the increasing Bai number of dowry deaths in the country. 10 Shri N.R. Demand to restart the earlier . Govindarajar system of voting by using ballot papers in the country. 11 Shri Moinul Concern over the problems . Hassan being faced by people, living in border areas, due to the barbed fencing. 12 Shri Gireesh Demand to release funds for . Kumar Sanghi the Southern Splendour Luxury Train Project. 13 Shri Shreegopal Demand to expand the air . Vyas travel services in Chhattisgarh. 14 Shri Shantaram Demand to create a . Laxman Naik documentary on the life and work of Shri M. Boyer, a noted Konkani theatre artist of Goa. 15 Ms. Sushila Demand to expedite the . Tiriya completion of the Subarnarekha Irrigation Project in Orissa. 16 Shri Mohammed Concern over irregularities in . Adeeb Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine. 17 Shri Saman Demand to grant special relief . Pathak package to people affected by the cyclone ‘Aila’. 9TH JUNE, 2009 18 Shri A Demand to give special . Vijayaraghavan rehabilitation package to Non- Resident Indians who lost their livelihood in the Gulf countries. 4-46 p.m. 7. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 4-47 p.m. 8. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played. (The House adjourned sine die at 4-48 p.m.) .