LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Monday, March 12, 2018 / Phalguna 21, 1939 (Saka) ______ THE FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS BILL, 2018 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA) moved that leave be granted to introduce a Bill to provide for measures to deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the process of law in India by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts, to preserve the sanctity of the rule of law in India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB opposing the motion for introduction of the Bill, said: This Bill is on the premise that anyone can be prosecuted or his property can also be acquired without his being found guilty by the court of law. These provisions violate the fundamental rights of the citizens of this country. The Supreme Court in 2016 had specifically in a landmark judgement by a Constitution Bench clearly stated that no individual can be penalized without being convicted. There is every possibility that if it becomes a law, it is going to be misused against any citizen of this country. SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA: This Bill cannot be opposed at this stage. It has been already approved under rule 72(1). Therefore, we cannot have any confrontation in this regard. The Bill was introduced. ______ *MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 1. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI laid a statement regarding need to consider reservation for Scheduled Castes and Tribes in Private Sector jobs. 2. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH laid a statement regarding need to provide stoppage of Gorakhdham Express (Train No. 12555/12556) at Mankapur railway junction in Uttar Pradesh. 3. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY laid a statement regarding job reservation for locals in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 4. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHAUDHARY laid a statement regarding need to ensure post-retirement benefits to retired employees of Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 5. DR. UDIT RAJ laid a statement regarding Delhi's land pooling policy. * Laid on the Table as directed by the Speaker. 6. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA laid a statement regarding need to provide relief to farmers who suffered loss of crops caused by heavy hailstorms in Jalaun Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. 7. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA laid a statement regarding need to set up fast track courts for conviction of rapists in the country. 8. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH laid a statement regarding need to implement development programmes under additional central assistance for Left Wing Extremism affected districts. 9. SHRI RAMESHWAR TELI laid a statement regarding increasing man-animal conflicts. 10. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI laid a statement regarding need for early construction of approach road to road over bridge connecting Belsand of Sitamarhi district and Tariyani block of Sheohar district, Bihar. 11. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH laid a statement regarding need to accord Scheduled Tribe status to Gorkhas. 12. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN laid a statement regarding urbanization in India. 13. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA laid a statement regarding need to handover possession of land of HMT Watches, Tumkur in Karnataka to ISRO. 14. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN laid a statement regarding need to enhance monthly emoluments paid to cooks engaged in Mid-day Meal Scheme and make their jobs permanent. 15. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH laid a statement regarding need to rejuvenate river and canal systems of Upper Kuttanad Region in Kerala. 16. SHRIMATI M. VASANTHI laid a statement regarding need to convert level crossing No.78 between Mettur and Pavoorchatram in Tenkasi Parliamentary Constituency, Tamil Nadu into a manned level crossing. 17. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN laid a statement regarding need to provide pension benefits to ex-employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited. 18. PROF. SAUGATA ROY laid a statement regarding need to appoint an eminent person as a permanent Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharati University, West Bengal. 19. DR. KULMANI SAMAL laid a statement regarding need to establish Sub-Regional Science Centres at Keonjhar, Jeypore and Khanda Pada in Odisha. 20. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR laid a statement regarding need to establish an Indian Institute of Information Technology at Karimnagar, Telangana. 21. SHRI M. B. RAJESH laid a statement regarding need to set up a rail coach factory at Palakkad in Kerala. 22. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA laid a statement regarding need to rehabilitate displaced tribals affected by Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. 23. MOHAMMED FAIZAL laid a statement regarding implementation of UJJWALA Yojana and Housing for All Scheme in Lakshadweep. 24. SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV laid a statement regarding need to set up Skill Development Centres in Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. 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. .