LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Friday, March 16, 2018/Phalguna 25, 1939 (Saka) ______ OATH/AFFIRMATION BY MEMBERS Following Members took oath/affirmation as follows, signed the Roll of Members and took their seats in the House: S.No. Name of Member Constituency State Oath/ Language Affirmation 1. Shri Sarfaraz Alam Araria Bihar Affirmation Hindi 2. Shri Nagendra Pratap Phulpur Uttar Pradesh Oath Hindi Singh Patel 3. Shri Pravin Kumar Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh Oath Hindi Nishad _______ OBITUARY REFERENCE HON'BLE SPEAKER: I have to inform the House about the sad demise of three former Members, namely, Shri Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel, Dr. Bolla Bulli Ramaiah, Shrimati Susheela Bangaru Laxman and renowned British Physicist and Cosmologist Prof. Stephen Hawking. Shri Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel was a Member of 7th, 8th and 10th Lok Sabha representing the then Valsad Parliamentary Constituency of Gujarat. He was the Union Minister of State for Rural Development from 1991 to 1996 and also a member of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes during 8th Lok Sabha. Earlier, he was a Member of the then Bombay Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1960 and then a Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1980. He also served as a Minister of State for Transport, Power, Jail and Forest in the Government of Gujarat. Shri Patel actively participated in Non- violent Satyagraha to free Goa, Daman & Diu from Portuguese rule. Shri Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel passed away on 30th January, 2018 in Valsad, Gujarat at the age of 90. Dr. Bolla Bulli Ramaiah was a Member of 8th, 10th, 11th and 13th Lok Sabha representing Illuru Parliamentary Constituency of Andhra Pradesh. He was a Union Minister of State for Commerce in 1996. He was the Chairman of Committee on MPLADS and also a Member of Committee on Estimates, Committee on Public Undertakings and Committee on Industry. Dr. Bolla Bulli Ramaiah passed away on 14th February, 2018 in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh at the age of 91. Shrimati Susheela Bangaru Laxman was a Member of the 14th Lok Sabha representing the Jalaur Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan. She was also a member of the Committee on Health and Family Welfare. An active social worker Shrimati Bangaru took deep interest in educating deprived children of the society. Shrimati Susheela Bangaru Laxman passed away on 3rd March, 2018 in Hyderabad at the age of 69. Prof. Stephen Hawking was a great scientist, theoretical physicist, writer and an inspirational personality of modern era whose insight gave a new dimension to modern cosmology. He received many awards and medals. Prof. Stephen Hawking applied mathematics of Black Holes in the whole universe in association with Shri Roger Penrose which showed the way to reach Big Bang Theory. He also discovered that Black Holes are not fully inert and they also generate radiation- this phenomenon is called Hawking Radiation. Prof. Hawking was a popular writer and penned many books and his first book was 'A Brief History of Time' which became one of the bestselling books at international level. Prof. Hawking faced arduous hardships to achieve success in life and he will remain an inspirational personality not only for the scientific world but also for the whole world. Prof. Stephen Hawking passed away on 14th March, 2018 at the age of 76. We deeply mourn the loss of our former colleagues and Prof. Stephen Hawking. I am sure the House will join me in conveying our condolences to the bereaved families. As per the information received, 9 Security personnel of CRPF were killed and 2 were injured in a bomb blast by naxalites on a vehicle of the CRPF personnel in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on 13th March, 2018. The House expresses its profound sorrow on this cowardly attack which has brought pain and suffering to the bereaved families and wishes speedy recovery to those injured. The Members then stood in silence for a short while. _______ REFERENCE BY SPEAKER HON'BLE SPEAKER: I extend my greetings to all of you on the occasion of 'Nav Samvatsar' or 'Vikram Samvat 2075' commencing on 18th March, 2018. On my behalf and on behalf of this august House, I extend my greetings to all citizens of the country on the occasion of 'Nutan Samvatsar' which is celebrated in different names such as Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Chaitra Shukladi, Cheti Chand, Navreh or Sajibu Cheiraba etc. in various parts of the country. I hope this 'Nutan Varsh' will bring new hope, energy, exaltation and enthusiasm to all our fellow citizens and will give us strength to make this country more powerful. On this occasion, a lunch has been organized for all the hon. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the courtyard No. 9 adjacent to the Central Hall of Parliament House. On 19th March, 2018 between 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. you all are cordially invited for the lunch. ______ ANNOUNCEMENT BY SPEAKER HON'BLE SPEAKER: I have to inform the House that under Rule 9(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I have nominated Shri Kalraj Mishra, M.P. as a member on the Panel of Chairpersons, 16th Lok Sabha against the vacancy caused due to the sad demise of Shri Hukum Singh. _____ OBSERVATION BY SPEAKER HON'BLE SPEAKER: I have received notices of Motion of No Confidence in the Council of Ministers from Sarvashri Y.V. Subba Reddy and Thota Narsimham. I am duty bound to bring the notices before the House. Unless the House is in order, I will not be in a position to count the 50 Members who have to stand in their assigned places so that I can ascertain as to whether the leave has been granted or not. Therefore, I request all of you to go back to your seats. The notices could not be brought before the House as it was not in order. 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. .