LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Friday, June 6, 2014 / Jyaishtha 16, 1936 (Saka) ______ OATH OR AFFIRMATION The following Members took the oath or made the affirmation as follows, signed the Roll of members and took their seats in the House. Sl. Name of Member Constituency State Oath/ Language No. Affirmation 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Shri Naramalli Sivaprasad Chittoor (SC) Andhra Pradesh Oath Telugu 2 Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy Saran Bihar Oath Hindi 3 Shri Sailesh Kumar alias Bhagalpur Bihar Oath Hindi Bulo Mandal 4 Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Banka Bihar Oath Hindi Yadav 5 Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Pataliputra Bihar Oath Hindi 6 Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan Supaul Bihar Oath Maithili 7 Shri Rajesh Ranjan alias Madhepura Bihar Oath Maithili Pappu Yadav 8 Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey Giridih Jharkhand Oath Hindi 9 Shri C.S. Puttaraju Mandya Karnataka Oath Kannada 10 Shri R. Radhakrishnan Puducherry Puducherry Oath Tamil 11 Shri Devji Patel Jalore Rajasthan Oath Hindi 12 Dr. Murli Manohyar Joshi Kanpur Uttar Pradesh Oath Sanskrit 13 Shri Shyam Charan Gupta Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Oath Hindi 14 Shri Jagdambika Pal Domariyaganj Uttar Pradesh Oath Sanskrit 15 Shri Virendra Singh Bhadohi Uttar Pradesh Oath Sanskrit 16 Shri Udayanraje Pratapsinha Satara Maharashtra Oath English Bhonsale 17 Shri Adhir Ranjan Baharampur West Bengal Oath English Chowdhury ELECTION OF SPEAKER THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI NARENDRA MODI) moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI L.K. ADVANI seconded the motion. THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH) moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILE; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) seconded the motion. THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ) moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH seconded the motion. THE MALLIKARJUN KHARGE moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (GENERAL RETD. V.K. SINGH) seconded the motion. DR. M. THAMBIDURAI moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN seconded the motion. THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI ANANT GEETE) moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH) seconded the motion. SHRI THOTA NARSIMHAM moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI seconded the motion. SHRI MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI C.R. PATIL seconded the motion. THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN) moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA) seconded the motion. SHRI MULAYAM SINGH YADAV moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR seconded the motion. THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL) moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY seconded the motion. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT seconded the motion. SHRI SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY moved that Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan, a Member of this House, be chosen as the Speaker of this House. SHRI SULTAN AHEMAD seconded the motion. HON. SPEAKER PRO TEM: I now put the motion moved by Shri Narendra Modi and seconded by Shri L.K. Advani to the vote of the House. The motion was unanimously adopted and Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan was chosen as the Speaker of the House. Hon. Speaker Pro tem then invited Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan to occupy the Chair. Thereafter Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan was conducted to the Chair by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Mod,; Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Dr. M. Thambidurai, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, Shri A.P. Jithender Reddy, Shri Thota Narasimham and Leaders of some other Parties and Groups. COMPLIMENTS TO HON. SPEAKER PRO TEM THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU): Before we move on, I, on behalf of the House, want to thank the Hon. Speaker Pro Tem, Shri Kamal Nath Ji for conducting the House for two days. I would also like to compliment the Secretary General of Lok Sabha who had created a record of administering oath of office under the guidance of pro-tem Speaker for 510 people in one day. FELICITATIONS TO THE SPEAKER THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI NARENDRA MODI): I congratulate all the parties and all the Members of this House for unanimously electing the Speaker in keeping with the great tradition of this august House. It is a matter of great pride for all of us that a woman would preside over in this temple of democracy and conduct the business of the House. Your benign guidance would go a long way in resolving the problems of the people of the nation. It is a matter of great pride for this House that you have rose from the pedestal of a corporator of Indore Municipal Corporation to become a Member of parliament for eight times during your decade long public life as a representative of the people. Your long experience of this House would prove fruitful in ensuring smooth conduct of business in this House. In this Sixteenth Lok Sabha we have got an opportunity like the one we got in the First Lok Sabha when all the members were elected for the first time. After a long spell of time, such a House has been constituted once again where as many as 315 Members have been elected for the first time. This lends us an opportunity to leave some old tradition behind and usher in a new tradition and so as to present a picture of strong and vibrant democracy as the whole world is looking towards us with great hope. We can take the great tradition of the past forward and this new blood and energy infused into the House can add to the strength of this largest democracy of the world. This temple of democracy resonating with the enthusiasm and energy of the new Members would turn into the temple of development and progress of the nation. Under your benign stewardship and guidance, this House would surely be able to fulfill all those hopes and aspirations. Your name itself signifies a persona which endears and emanates positive vibes towards all. As has been stated in our Shashtras that follow the path on which tread the great people and here in this House ‘Mahajan’ presides over from the seat of the Speaker. Therefore, it would be wise for the entire House to follow her. I congratulate you and also assure you that the entire House would lend its full cooperation and support to you in your endeavour to conduct smooth business in the House for the fulfillment of the hopes and aspirations of the people of this nation. Once again, I congratulate you and thank all the parties for their support for unanimous election of the Speaker. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE: I on my behalf and on the behalf of my party and the entire House heartily welcome you. This is the first opportunity that you have adorned this august Office of the Speaker of the House. The hon. Prime Minister rightly said that India is a large democratic country. As many as 55 crore voters participated in the just concluded elections and a verdict has emerged. We welcome this verdict of the people. We welcome you as you have risen from the rank of a corporator to an advocate and Deputy Mayor and then to this august Office. This is, indeed, a great achievement. This is my second term in this House. You have been elected to this House for eight times. I have always observed you in the House sitting in the second row till the House concludes. I also observed that a seven time elected Member would sit in the House calm and composed, listen to keenly and whenever the need be would make firm and effective interventions in the discussions being carried out in the House which left an indelible impression on us.