T w e l f t h Series, Vol. II, No. 8 Friday, June 5, 1998 ■ Jyaistha 15,1920 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Twelfth Lok Sabha) PARLIAMENT y itjU aY *i (Vol. II contains Nos. 1 to 10) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Shri S. Gopalan Secretary General Lx>k Sabha Dr. A. K. Pandey Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri P.C. Bhatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri A.P. Chakravarti Senior Editor Shri J.C. Sharma Editor (Original English Proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.) CORRIGENDA TO LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Friday, June 5,1998/Jyaistha 15, 1920 (Saka) Cgl ./Lin^ Read i i / 2 9 Shri Chandershekhar Shri Chandrashekhar Sahu Sahu 2/10 SHRI T.R. BALLU SHRI T.R.BAALU 5 8 /3 4 SHRI 8RAJA KISHORE SHRI BRAJA KISHORE TR IPATHI TRIPATHY 1 6 0 / la s t SHRI ANNASABEB M.K. SHRI ANNASAHEB M .K . PAUL PAUL 1 7 S /1 3 1588 1558 1 8 1 /2 SHRI RANJXIB BISWAL SHRI RANJIB BISWAL 2 3 2 /1 3 SHRI DATTA HEGHE SHRI DATTA MEGHE 2 7 7 /2 THE M INISTER OF THE M INISTER OF TEXITLES TEXTILES 2 7 7 /1 1 SHRI TATHASAT SATPATHY SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY 3 6 6 /2 1 SHRI P .S H IV SHANKAR SHRI P .S H IV SHANKER 3 7 2 /2 9 (ULLEBERIA) (ULUBERIA) 4 6 1 /1 1 from 50 to 60 from 58 to 60 4 9 9 /6 a d o u rn e d a d jo u r n e d ( ft om below ) (Original English Proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.) CONTENTS Twelfth Series, Vol. II. Second Session 1998/1920 (Saka) No. 8, Friday, June 5. 1998/Jyaistha 15, 1920 (Saka) C o l u m n s S u b j e c t OBnUARY REFERENCE . ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS * Starred Questions Nos. 142 to 144 . 5-25 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Questions Nos. 145 to 161. 25-64 Unstarred Questions Nos. 1463 to 1667. 64-334 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE . 334-356 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE . 356, 371-373 Shri Ram Tahal Chaudhry . 371 Shri Rajendra Agnihotri . 371-372 Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra . 372 Shrimati Qeeta Mukherjee . 372 Shri Prithviraj D. Chavan . 372 Shri Hannan Mollah 372 Shri Basu Deb Acharia 372-373 Dr. C.P Thakur 373 Shri Punnu Lai Mohale 373 PERSONAL EXPLANATION UNDER RULE 357 357 358 Shri Jag Mohan DEMANDS FOR EXCESS GRANTS-(GENERAL), 1995-96 358 Shri Yashwant Sinha STATEMENT BY MINISTER 384-386 Situation In Assam Shri L.K. Advani * The Sign -f marked above the name of a Member indicates that question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (0 S u b j e c t C o l u m n s MOTION RE : CONSIDERATION OF STATUS PAPER ON RAILWAYS RAILWAY BUDGET 1998-99 - GENERAL DISCUSSION AND DEMANDS FOR EXCESS GRANTS (RAILWAYS) (1995-96) . 400-406, 447-500 Shri HIra Lai Roy . 402-406 Shri Balram Jakhar 448-452 Shri Chlnmayanand SwamI. 452-460 Shri M. Selvarasu. 460-464 Shri Shantilal Chaplot. 464-468 Shri A. Siddaraju . 468-469 Shri V. Dhananjaya Kumar. 469-472 Shrimatl Jayanti Patnaik . 472-476 Dr. Laxmlnarayan Pandey. 476-482 Shri Th. Chaoba Singh . 482-486 Shrimati Reena Choudhary. 486-48S Shri K.A. Sangtam . 488-491 Shri Anup Lai Yadav 491-496 Shri Lai Bihari Tiwah . 496-499 PRIVATE MEMBER'S RESOLUTION 406-447 RE : NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY Dr. T SubbaramI Reddy 407-412 Prof. Jogendra Kawade . 413-415 Shri Prabhunath Singh . 415-417 Shri Adityanath 417-419 Shri Motilai Vora 420-423 Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 423-426 Shri Chandershekhar Sahu 427-428 Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit 428-430 Shri Rama Nand Singh . 430-432 Shri Nakli Singh 433 Shri Ganga Charan Rajpot 433-436 Shrimati Usha Verma 436-437 Shri Gyan Singh . 437-438 Shri Vilas Muttemwar 438-440 Shri Chhattra Pal Singh . 440-441 Shri Prabhu Dayal Kalheria . 441-445 Shrimati Reena Choudhry . 445-446 Shri Anant Kumar Hegde . 446-447 (ii) LOK SABHA DEBATES LOKSABHA [Translation] DR. SHAFIQUR RAHMAN BARQ (MORADABAD): Friday, June 5 .1998/Jyaistha 15,1920 (Saka) The statement of Swamiji is correct hence this govern­ ment be dismissed. The Lok Sabha met at [English] Eleven of the Clock SHRI R. MUTHIAH (PERIYAKULAM) : Sir, this con­ cerns the security of the country. We are not raising [Mr. S peaker in the Chair] any law and order problem here. We are raising an [English] Important issue...(Interruptions) SHRI T. R. BALLU (MADRAS SOUTH) : Sir, they OBITUARY REFERENCE cannot raise this matter here. It is a State subject... (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, I have to inform the House about the sad demise of Shri Teja Singh Dardl. DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY : Sir, the D.M.K. Government should be d\smissed...(lnterruptions) Shri Teja Singh Dardl was a Member of Eighth Lok Sabha representing Bhatinda Parliamentary MR. SPEAKER ; Shri Swamy, I have gone through Constituency of Punjab during the year 1985-89. your notice also. It is a State subject; you can raise it in the 'Zero Hour'. 1 will allow you in the 'Zero Hour' Hour. Earlier, he was a Member of Punjab Legislative (Interruptions) Assembly during 1962-67 and 1977-80 and Haryana Legislative Assembly during 1968-72. SHRI T. R. BAALU : Sir, the matter is sub judlce. They cannot raise it here ...(Interruptions) An able Parliamentarian, Shri Dardi was a Mem­ ber of the Committee on Petitions during 1987-88. DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY : Sir. the country is falling apart... (Interruptions) An agriculturist by profession Shri Dardi was an MR. SPEAKER : I understand your feelings. You active social and political worker. He worked relent­ can raise it in the 'Zero Hour'. lessly for the upliftment of the poor and down-trodden. (Interruptions) Shri Teja Singh Dardl passed away on 27 April, 1998 in New Delhi at the age of 67. 11.03 hrs. We deeply mourn the loss of this friend and I am (At this stage, Shri R. Muthiah, Dr. Subramanlan sure the House will join me In conveying our condo­ Swamy and some other hon. hAembers came and stood on the floor near the Table.) lence to the bereaved family (Interruptions) The House may now stand in silence for a short while as a mark of respect to the memory of the MR. SPEAKER : Please go back to your seats. departed soul. (Interruptions) 11.01 hrs. MR. SPEAKER : I understand your feelings. Please go to your seats. The Member then stood in silence for a short while. (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER Question No. 142, Shri Girdhari MR. SPEAKER : I understand your feelings. You Lai Bhargava. can raise it during 'Zero Hour'. Nothing is going on record. (Interruptions) (Interruptions) * DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY (MADURAI) : Sir, I MR. SPEAKER : I request the hon. Members to gave a notice for suspension of Question Hour beca­ please go to your seats. It is entirely a State subject. use of the nexus between I.S.I. and D.M.K. and the need to dismiss the D.M.K. Government immediately (Interruptions) ...(Interruptions) •Not Recorded June 5,1998 MR. SPEAKER : Please go to your seats. Noth­ MR. SPEAKER ; Nothing will go on record. ing will go on record. (Interruptions)' (Interruptions)" MR. SPEAKER : Dr. Subramanian Swamy, please MR. SPEAKER : You can raise it during the 'Zero go to your seat. You know the procedure. You can Hour'. Please go to your seats. This is not good. Please raise this matter during 'Zero Hour'. go to your seats. You can raise this important matter (Interruptions) during the 'Zero Hour’. Please go to your seats. (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER : I again request you to please go to your seats. This is not 'Zero Hour' Hour. This is MR. SPEAKER : Please go to your seats. If the Question Hour. You are all senior Members. matter is serious, I shall allow you during the 'Zero (Interruptions) Hour'. Please go to your seats. (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER ; You please go to your seat, Dr. Subramanian Swamy. You know the procedure of the MR. SPEAKER : If the matter is so serious, I will House. allow you during the 'Zero Hour' Hour. The Question Hour is also very important. (Interruptions) (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER : Please hear me. The Parliamen­ tary Affairs Minister is on his legs. Please go to your MR. SPEAKER ; Please understand that this is seats. entirely a State subject. Please go to your seats. ...(Interruptions) (Interruptions) 11.15 hrs. MR. SPEAKER ; This is Question Hour and not 'Zero Hour'. Please go to your seats. (At this stage. Dr Subramanian Swamy, Shri. R. Muthiah and some other hon. Members (Interruptions) went back to their seats.) MR. SPEAKER : Dr. Subramanian Swamy, this is MR. SPEAKER ; Q. No. 142 - Shri Girdhari Lai Bhargava not good. The 'Zero Hour, is aiso an important hour. You have raised your point, and I understand your feelings (Interruptions) also. MR. SPEAKER ; Dr. Subramanian Swamy, please (Interruptions) take your seat. I have allowed Shri Girdhari Lai Bhargava to put his question. MR. SPEAKER ; Nothing will go on record Q. No. 142, Shri Girdhari Lai Bhargava. (Interruptions) (Interruptions)' DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY : Sir, what have you MR. SPEAKER : I would request you to please decided on my notice regarding the activities of ISI. of go to your seats.