395 Re. Dismissal and [ RAJYA SABHA ] of Railway 396 victimisation Employees THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) The question was put and the motion was BILL, 1991 adopted THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: We shall (SHRI JANESHWAR MISHRA): Ma-dam I now take up clause-by-clause consideration of move— the Bill. Clauses 2 and 3 and the Schedule were added "That the Bill to authorise payment and to the Bill. appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title for the services of the financial year 1990- were added to the Bill. 91 for the purposes of Railways, as passed by the Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. " The question was put and the motion was adopted. The question was put and the motion was THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: We shall adopted. now take up clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill. REG: DISMISSAL AND VICTIMISA- Clauses 2 and 3 and the Schedule were added TION OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES. to the Bill. THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: We shall Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the now take up the Interim Budget (General) Title were added to the Bill. 1991-92. SHRI ASHIS SEN (West Bengal): Madam, Deputy Chairman... {Inter ruptions)... I did not want to say anything... (Interruptions).,. when the Bill was being returned... {In terruptions)... But the question is The question was put and the ... (Interruptions)... Several hund- motion, was adopted. reds of railway employees have been dismissed and victimised.... (Interruptions)... We want to know... (Interruptions),.. THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) NO. 2 BILL, 1991 SHRI ASHIS SEN: Seven hundred railway employees have been suspended, dismissed and victimised. An assurance was given that they will be reinstated and their cases will be taken up... (Interruptions)... I did not want to interfere when the Bill was being passed. Now at the end, I want to know from the Minister what steps he has taken for reinstating them... (Interruptions)... I want a response from the Minister... (Interruptions)... • 397 The Appropriation (vote- [ 11 MAR. 1991 ] on-Account) Bill, 1991 398 SHRI DIPEN GHOSH (West Bengal): Madam, it is a question of seven hundred employees in his area.. (Interruptions)... The Government earlier had taken a decision to reinstate them... (Interruptions)... What happened to it.. (Interruptions)... The Minister owes an explanatian to Parliament and the nation.. (Interruptions).. Why did they not implement the decision taken by the previous Government about these employees -who have been victimised?... (Interruptions).., SHRI ASHIS SEN: Madam, I did not want to interrupt when it was being passed. But I would like to now what his response is... and it is better that we consider it-It does not (Interruptions)... matter if the Bill is passed. It is O. K. Now, let us take up the legislative business, the THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Mr. Appropriation (Vote-on-Account) Bill, 10. Minister, if you want to reply, you can 91. do so. THE APPROPRIATION (VOTE-ON- ACCOUNT) BILL, 1991 THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DIG-VIJAY SINGH): Madam, I beg to move: "That the Bill to provide for the with- drawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 1991-92, as passed by the Lok S. abha, be taken into consideration. " The question was proposed. SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY (Karnataka): Madam, this is au Interim Budget. Madam, this is a Vote-on-Accbunt Bill which is being taken up now. Normally, as you know, in the Interim Budget, vital matters, policy matters, are not discussed. But the Finance Minister has, for the first time, brought in vital policy matters in this Interim Budget and I fail to understand why he has done that. The regular .