LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Tuesday, December 18, 2018 / Agrahayana 27, 1940 (Saka) ______ RESIGNATION BY MEMBER HON'BLE SPEAKER: I have to inform the House that Shri Balka Suman, elected from Peddapalli Parliamentary Constituency of Telangana, has resigned from the membership of the Lok Sabha. I have accepted his resignation w.e.f. 17 December 2018. ____ *MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (1) KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE laid a statement regarding completion of Chikamagalur-Sakleshpur railway line. (2) SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL laid a statement regarding need to declare 3rd December, the birthday of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the country as national Holiday. * Laid on the Table as directed by the Speaker. (3) SHRI MANSHUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA laid a statement regarding need to increase BSNL mobile towers in Narmada and Bharuch districts of Gujarat. (4) DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI laid a statement regarding healthcare issues of tribals. (5) SHRI AJAY NISHAD laid a statement regarding electrification of villages under Muzaffarpur Parliamentary Constituency, Bihar. (6) SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY laid a statement regarding e-auction of coal by CCL and BCCL in Giridih Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand. (7) SHRI JUGAL KISHORE laid a statement regarding priority to children of West Pakistan Refugees residing in Jammu & Kashmir in recruitment and Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme. (8) SHRI NIHAL CHAND laid a statement regarding need to give constitutional status to Rajasthani language. (9) SHRI OM BIRLA laid a statement regarding need to enhance the amount of loan disbursed to farmers through Kisan Credit Card. (10) SHRIMATI BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY laid a statement regarding crisis of identity among indigenous people of Assam. (11) DR. SATYA PAL SINGH laid a statement regarding need to bring a law or ordinance facilitating construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. (12) SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO laid a statement regarding need to establish another Institute of Automotive Research Association of India in Adityapur in Jamshedpur Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand. (13) SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA laid a statement regarding need to build Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (14) SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE laid a statement regarding need to review new tariff rates for TV cable service. (15) SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIA laid a statement regarding need to provide adequate funds for construction of Dhasa-Jetalsar new railway line project in Gujarat. (16) SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA laid a statement regarding setting up of a MSME Technology centre at Tumkur, Karnataka. (17) SHRI C. GOPALAKRISHNAN laid a statement regarding need to review decision to shut down the Central Potato Research Station, Ooty in Tamil Nadu. (18) SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN laid a statement regarding problems caused by sea erosion in Cuddalore Parliamentary Constituency, Tamil Nadu. (19) DR. KULMANI SAMAL laid a statement regarding maintenance of temples in Jagatsinghpur Parliamentary Constituency, Odisha. (20) SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV laid a statement regarding need to undertake measures for the welfare of farmers of Buldhana district in Maharashtra. (21) SHRI M. B. RAJESH laid a statement regarding need to provide stoppage to 16305/16306 Intercity train at Pattambi, Kerala. (22) SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA laid a statement regarding lifting ban on 10 years old tractors. (23) SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR laid a statement regarding need to ensure return of thousands of Indian workers/labourers stranded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (24) ADV. JOICE GEORGE laid a statement regarding final notification for Ecologically Sensitive Areas of Western Ghats. (25) SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN laid a statement regarding completion of Kollam bypass. ______ SUBMISSION BY MEMBER Re: Constitution of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Purchase of Rafale Fighter Jets. THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ, MINISTER OF MINES AND MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) responding to the issue raised by an hon. Member, said: I would like to say that the opposition have given notice and they have demanded discussion. The Government is fully ready to have discussion. Now there is no question of JPC. The verdict of the Supreme Court has made everything clear. The stand of the government on every issue is absolutely clear. We are ready for discussion. SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA Secretary General © 2018 BY LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NOTE: It is the verbatim Debates of the Lok Sabha and not the Synopsis that should be considered authoritative. English and Hindi versions of Synopsis of Debates are also available at http://loksabha.nic.in. .