Thirteenth Series, Vol. XXXV, No.2 Tuesday, July 22, 2003 Asadha 31, 1925 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Thirteenth Session (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) GOlette::; 1'1 Dr~"'es Unit Parllam:c.r;t l;~)' ',' l"';'lding Rool'n ;'~,,' \- L.' 1./:': 5 Blocle 'G' (Vol. XXXV contains Nos, 1 to 10) LOKSABHASECRETAmAT NEW DELHI Price . Rs. 50.Of} EDITORIAL BOARD G.C. Malhotra Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. P.K. Sandhu Joint Secretary Sharda Prasad Principal Chief Editor Kiran Sahni Chief Editor Parmesh Kumar Sharma Senior Editor Manisha Tewari Assistant Editor [Original Enghsh Proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi Proceedings included in Hindi Version w'U be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereot.] I f CONTENTS (Thirteenth Series, Vol. XXXv. Thirteenth Session, 2003/1925 (SakaJ) No.2, TUBsday, July 22, 2003lAlldha 31, 1925 (Saki) SUBJECT CoLUMNS WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC SUBMISSION BY MEMBERS Re: Terrorist attacks on pilgrims at Ban Ganga near Katra in Jammu on 21 July, 2003. ... 1-30 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ·Starred Question Nos. 21-40 ... 31-67 Unstarred Question Nos. 228-329 67-210 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 210-211 ASSENT TO BILLS 211-212 DEPARTMENTALLY RELATED STANDING COMMITTEES - A REVIEW 212 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS Study Tour Reports ... 213 COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS Twenty-seventh to Thirtieth Reports ... 213 STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Fiftieth to Fifty-third Reports 213·214 STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS One Hundred-second Reports ... 214 STATEMENT BY MINISTER Major Accidents occurred recently on Northem, South East Central Railways and Konkan Railway (KRCL) Shri Nltish Kumar 215·221 MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (I) Need to ensure that sugarcane growers in Haryana get unHorm remunerative price for their produce Shri Rattan lal Kataria ... 221 Su8JECT COLUWfS (ii) Need to set up defence production units in Gujarat Shrimati Jayaben B. Thakkar 222 (iii) Need to seHle the domicile and reservation issue in favour of Adivasis and Moolvasis in Jharkhand Shri Salkhan Murmu 222 (iv) Need for construction of a by-pass in Ranchi, Jharkhand Shri Ram Tahal Chaudhary 223 (v) Need to provide financial assistance to the State Government of Karnataka for checking coastal shore-line erosion in Dakshina Kannada region Shri Vinay Kumar Sorake 224 (vi) Need to release adequate quantity of foodgrains for implementation of food for work programme in drought affected districts of Karnataka Shri Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi 224 (vii) Need to upgrade Mysore Airport near Mandakalli on Mysore-Ooty highway for promoting tourism and trade Shri S.D.N.R. Wadiyar 225 (viii) Need to take corrective measures for preventing train accidents and ensuring safety of passengers particularly on Konkan Railways Shrl T. Govindan 226 (ix) Need to provide computerised reservation counter at Adonl railway station in Kumool district of Andhra Pradesh Shri K.E. Krishnamurthy ... 226 (x) Need to take necessary steps to protect railway line and bridge at Gheera-Palia in Kheri Parliamentary Constituency from erosion caused by Sharda river Shri RaviPrakash Verma 227 (xi) Need to ensure availability of NCERT books in the country Shri Chandrakant Khaire ... 227 SuBJECT (xii) Need for earty electrification of Keul-Sahabganj rail section in Bihar Shri Brahma Nand Mandai 228 (xiii) Need to provide rail link to Pullicot village in Thiruvellur district. Tamil Nadu Shri A. Krishnaswamy 228 (xiv) Need to include Mansa district in Punjab under Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission Programme Shri Bhan Singh Bhaura 229-230 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA {Translation] SHRI RAMJI LAL SUMAN (Firozabad) : Mr. Speaker, Tuesday, July 22, 2003lAsadha 31, 1925 (Saka) Sir, it is a serious matter. The Government should resign . .(Interruptions) Seven pilgrims going to Vaishno Devi The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock Shrine have been killed ... (Interruptions) [MR. SPEAKER in the Chairj MR. SPEAKER : You please sit down. I am going to WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION make reference about Vaishno Devi incident. You please FROM LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC sit down. REPUBLIC SHRI RAMJI LAL SUMAN : Mr. Speaker, Sir. what are [English] the Government doing? . .(Interruptions) The Government MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, at the outset, I have should resign. It is a serious matter.... (Interruptions) to make an announcement. MR. SPEAKER : I understand your feeling. You please On my own behalf and on behalf of the hon. Members sit down. of the House, I have great pleasure in welcoming His DR. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA (South Delhi) : The Excellency Mr. Samane Vignaketh, President of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir should also resign. National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic . .(Interruptions) Republic and the members of the Parliamentary Delegation from Lao People's Democratic Republic who are on a visit [English] to India as our honoured guests. MR. SPEAKER : I have received several notices and They arrived in India on Monday. 21 July, 2003. They I am going to make a reference to all those notices. are now seated in the Special Box. We wish them a happy and fruitful stay in our country. Through them we convey (Interruptions) our greetings and best wishes to the PreSident, the [Translation] National Assembly and the friendly people of Lao People's SHRI RAMJI LAL SUMAN : Mr. Speaker. Sir. you are Democratic Republic. expressing your concern about this but what the Govemment are doing in this regard ... (Interruptions) 11.01 hr•. {English] SUBMISSION BY MEMBERS MR. SPEAKER : Please sit down. Let me speak. Re: Terrorist attacks on pilgrims at ban Ganga (Interruptions) Near Katra in Jammu on 21 July, 2003 MR. SPEAKER : There was an attack on the pilgrims (Translation] at Katra. (Inl'muplions) (Interruptions) SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE (Pandharpur) : Mr. MR. SPEAKER : The terrorists attacked on the pilgrims Speaker, Sir. seven pilgrims who were going to Vaishno at Katra. Therefore. the hon. Members are agitated. I could Devi Shrine have been killed. It is a serious matter. understand their sentiments. (Interruptions) (Interruptions) {English] [Translation} MR. SPEAKER : Please sit down. MR. SPEAKER : Please sit down. This is nol the way, (InterruptionS) when I am on my legs you please sit down. I cannol Submission by Members 4 3 Submission by Members JULY 22. 2003 tolerate this that you should remain standing even when {English} I am on my legs. I know that the problem related to Vaishno MR. SPEAKER : The issue of attack on pilgrims is Devi is serious. definitely an important issue. Therefore. I am allowing both (Interruptions) the sides to speake on this issue. I will permit both the sides to speake. [Translation] You can also speake and they SHRI MULAYAM SINGH YADAV (Sambhal) Mr. can also speak. Speaker. Sir. you please do not get angry. (Interruptions) DR. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA : You will keep the house at ransom and will ask not to be angry. SHRI SATYAVRAT CHATURVEDI (Khajuraho) : Is your (Interruptions) ruling were a joke? . .(Interruptions) They have made the mockery of the security arrangment of the country. MR. SPEAKER : I know that the matter is serious as (Interruptions) such incidents are taking place there but it is not proper to rise in such a manner. MR. SPEAKER : It is a serious subject. SHRI MULAYAM SINGH YADAV : MI. Speaker. Sir. I SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN (Hajipur) : It is such a am stopping them. serious incident. Is it a joke? People are dying • Is it a MR. SPEAKER: If you stop them they will obey you. joke? . .(Interruptions) SHRI RAMJI LAL SUMAN : Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is a {English] serious matter. SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI (Raiganj) : On {English] behalf of our Party. the Indian National Congress, first of all, I express our sincere and deepest condolences to MR. SPEAKER : The hon. Minister is here. those pilgrims who became victims in the very unfortunate (Interruptions) and tragic incident which took the lives of seven pilgrims, {Translation] including a child, yesterday. What is happening there is not only tragic, but it is shocking to all of us and the entire SHRI ASHOK KUMAR SINGH CHANDEL (Hamirpur, nation. I am told informally that the said attack is still U.P.) : Mr. Speaker. Sir. I have given notice of Adjournment continuing in Akhnoor this morning in which five jawans Motion regarding Punjab. have also been killed. I am not confirming it as I have come to know of it informally. MR. SPEAKER : O.K., that will also be taken up. OR. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA: What is the subject Last year, during the course of the journey of pilgrims matter? to Amarnath. as far as I remember. a similar incident took place at the langar by terrorists. At that time. this House {English] had discussed in depth the Inadequate arrangements. lack of alertness on the part of the security forces and review MR. SPEAKER: They have given me a notice for this. of the situation by the Joint Command. After the elections (Interruptions) in Jammu and Kashmir when things started improving. as (Translation) per the official comment of the Prime Minister of India, the Prime Minister himself went -to the Kashmir Valley to DR. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA : The Adjournment address a meeting organised by the Chief Minister. From Motion has become a mockery... .(lnterruptions) there the atmosphere started building up to have a SHAI AAMJI LAL SUMAN Who is he to stop it. dialogue with Pakistan. It was followed by our Leader of .. (Internlptions) the Opposition having a meeting of fifteen Chi~f Ministers J 5 Submission by Members ASADHA 31, 1925 (Saka) Submission by Members 6 in Srinagar to discuss the issue of the country at large. message to us. Therefore, in the fitness of things. while thereby creating more confidence in the people. " was then we shall cooperate with the people of Jammu and Kashmir followed by not less than fifteen Parliamentary Committees.