Eigbtb Series, Vol. XL, No.9 Monda)" August 8, 1988 Sraf_ 17, 1910 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Eleventb SeastoD (Eighth Lok Sabba) IC) ~y/IIIJ-%· (V ole XL contains Nos. 1 I, 10) LOK SABRA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price I &. 6.00 [Original English proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi prcceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.] CONTENTS [Bi,btb Series. Vol. XL. Elevcnth Scssio". 1988/1910 (Sakal) No.9, Monday, AUllUI B. J98B/Srawa"a 17, 19JO (Saka) Columns Or.1 Aoswcrs to QuestiODs : 1-29 ·Starred Questions Nos. 162 to 164, 166, 167, 170 and 171 Written AOl)wers to Questions : 29-270 Starred Questions Nos. 165 t 168, 169, 1 71 and I 73 to 181 Unstarred QucstiODS Nos. 1661 to 1730 44-270 1732 to 1789 and 1791 to 1892 Papers Laid 00 the Table 273-218 Matters under Rule 371- 278-284 (i) Need to introduce a National Award in memory of Syed Modi. tbe National Badminton Cbampioo- Sbri Madan Pandey 278 (ii) Need to provide necessary resources to Uttar Pradesh for early completion of Sarju Canal Irrigation Project in Basti district- Shri K.J. Abbasi 280 (iii) Need to provide financial assistance to arecanut growers of Kerala. Karnataka and Assam­ \. Sbrimati Basavarajeswari 28\ (iv) Need to stroDI tbOD Darbbanaa T .. V. transistor- Dr. G. S. Rajbaos 281 (v) Need to accept tbe recommendations of Mandai Commission for treating Tolesa, Kapu and BalJjas as backward classcs- Sbri N. Vcnuta llatnam 282 "--- - ---_. _-_ - -------- ·The Sian + marked above the Dame of a Member, indicates lbal tbe question was actually asked on tbe 800r of cbe House by that Member. (U) (vi) Need to reconsider tbe proposal for grant of anticipatory bail by High Courts only- Sbrimati Patcl Ramaben Ramjibbai Mavani 283 (vii) Demand for faster development of Orissa during Eighth Five Ycar Plan period so as to remove rcgional disparities- Shri Braja Mohan Mohanty 284 (viii) Need to set up a bench of the Supnme Court at Baog81ore- Shri V .5. Kri~bna Iyer 284 Discussion under Rille 193- 285- 299 Floods an various parts of tbe country - Contd. Shri BhajaD La) 285 Statutory ResolutIOn Re : Disaproval of Arms (Amendl!lcot) Ordinance. 1988 AND Arro'; (Amendment) BiII- 300-314 Motion to consider-- Shri P. Chaidambaram 300 Shri H. A. Dora 301 Dr. G. S. Rajhans 303 Slui V. S. Krishna lyer .07 Shri Harish Raw8t 309 Shri Satvagopal Mishra 310 Sbri Ram Bhagat PaSW8n 311 Shri Indrajit Gupta 314 Statutory Resolution Re : Approval of the Proclamation in ReJation to tbe State of NagaJaod- Shn SOlltosh Moban Dev 316 (iii) Sbri G.M. Banatwalla 320 Shri C. Madhav Reddi 324 Sbri Bipin Pal Das 318 Shri Somoath Chatterjee 338 Sbri B.R. Bhagat 346 Prof. Madbu Dandavate 3S~ Shri N. Tombi Singh 368 Shri Indrajit Gupta 373 Prof. P.J. Kurien 382 Business Advisory Committee­ 38S-386 Fifty-sixtb Report.Pr~s~nled LOK SABHA DEBATES -_. ---------- ---- 1 2 LOK SABHA (d) if so, the steps proposed to be taken in this regard ? THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THB MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD): (a) Yes, Sir, Ap­ Monday, August 8, 1985/Srawana proval has been accorded. 17, 1910 (Saka) (b) to (d). The Allahabad Deve10p· ment Authority has undertaken construction of some buildings on Railway land and these are found to be coming in the way of con­ struction of the railway line leading to the The Lok Sabha m~t ar Eleven of 'he Clock. proposed bridge. The matter has already been taken up with the District Magistrate AJlahabad and the Allahabad Development, (MR. SPEAKER in Ihe Chair] Authority, in addition to filing aease in tbe Court of Law. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEL: You will find that tbe Bon. Minister has said in [Tranl/allon] reply that approval has been accorded to the construction of bridge on the Railway Land, RaHway bridge in Phaphamau and the construction bas also started and that the Allahabad Development Authority bas started the construction work of *]62. SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEL: houses on railway land. What will be tbe Wi1l the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased utility of the railway bridge which is un·der to state: construction when the houses wiJ} be built and what kind of action will be taken by tbe (a) whether approval has been accord­ Government to demolish the houses when it ed to the construction of another bridge in cannot Btop the construc1ion of those houses Phaphamau on Northern Railway as the presently being undertaken. Could the rail· Curzon Bridge, Phapbamau bas become very way line be constructed by resorting to weak; demolition of the houses even after tbe houses are constructrd and aHoted to the people by the Development Authority? (b) whether consh uctioo WOL''c on the building of Allahabad Development Autho. rity has been undertaken to the south of tbe SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD: Sir, the proposed bridge; Hon. Member has asked whether tbe Develop­ ment Authority bas acquired the railway land. I have already stated in my reply to (C) jf so, \\hcther there \\ill be pro- the main question that approval has been blems In Idying the ra11way line after the accorded. When we come to know about CODlHfu'tion oi this bl idge; and this we arranged meetinss with tbe officials. Oral An,wers AUGUST 8, 1988 Ora/ Answers 4 of A1lababad Development Authority in this of Rs. 20 crores is a subject that falls under regard and talked to tbe Secretary of tbe the jurisdiction of the Central Government· Development Authority. The Secretary of The Allahabad Development Authority is Development Authority told the Divisional constructing houses on tbe railway land. Engineer, Lucknow that this land was trans­ You should understand that if the construc­ ferred to the Allahabad Developmeut Autho­ tion of houses is not stopped and if tbe rity by the Collector of Allahabad on Development Authority allots those houses 20.6 1987. Thereafter, on the advise of at the price of Rs. 4 lakhs. then the Hon. railway counsel, the Lucknow Division filed a Minister will Dot be able to take any action case in the court of Civil Judge, Allaba bad on at tbat time. I feel that unless immediate 30 ; 88 and after bearing the arguments of action is taken against it, construction WOJ k the railway couosel, the Civil Judge passed of the houses will continue Therefore. an order to the effect that no interim order immediate attention should be paid to it can be given without giving the opportu01ty because it is a Government work and it should of bearing to the other side. Later Of'. as the be decided in the court immediately. There Court was going to be closed from 1-6-87 .. are going to be many hindrances in the near 7.7 88 was fixed for hearing on the objection future because the con~trlletion of the houc;es of the other side. In the mean time, the Fx­ will not stop and you will be unable to con· ecutive Engineer, who "as the officer incharge struct tbe bridge tm the deci4! ion is taken. of tbe bridge under construction, wrote letters to the Collector on 16.6.8Pand on 13 3.88 with the request that the work being SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD: Sir, I saId undertaken by tbe Allahabad Development it earlier tbat our eosineers and ad\ ocates Authority should he stopped, but he dId not working there and they have established give its reply in affirmative. A case was filed contacts there. We are trying to C!O what in the High Court of Allahabad again on the Hon. Member wants. Our engineers are 4.7 88 regardini the proposed bridpe where work ing on it. J also want to inform you the construction of houses was belrg under.. that we are going to reach a decision in a taken in a wrong manner and J. 1 ~ 8 wac; the day or two. The matter is &ub· judice. We date fixed for the hraring of that cac;e. After cun do only what we are instructed to do in the case was taken up for beBrinr, action the matter. We cannot go beyond that was taken in this regard. Despite this, our incbarge tbere. tbe Chief Engineer J East­ SHRI BALKAVI BAIRAGI: Mahaolr North Railway, Shri B.R. Sharma, talked is rC'plying to Ram with the Commissioner of Al1ahabad. The Commissioner gave oral orders to the Secret­ ary. Deve]opment Authority to c;top the MR. SPEAKER : Since when bas it work. Thereafter a letter was also written started the other way round? on 6 8 88. When I came to know ab('ut it, it was found that the Srcretary nevelop­ SHRI RAM SINGH YADAV: It IS ment Authority had gone OD leave There­ nol easy for the Railway Department to fore, no decision has been taken on it till undertake and make progress in its own date. The Railway Department is looking c()n~tructlOn projects. ] wan to draw the mto it. We want tbat the Development attention of the Hon Minister to the woIles A'.lthcl" l!Y should stop the construction work approved by the Railway Board for I<ajas. \>,hl ... b is illegal. But the matter IS ~ub judice than. The prJgress of the works is very Unless there is some direction from the slow We are making corre~pondence for court, we can not do anytbing. Sir. J am the laqt 8 years regarding the construction of trying that should be taken at the actioD a oyerbridg~ in my constituency Alwar.