Loksabha Debates Tenth Series (Vol

Loksabha Debates Tenth Series (Vol

LOKSABHA DEBATES TENTH SERIES (VOL. XXIX No.19) MARCH, 30, 1994 NINTH SESSION TENTH LOK SABHA LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Corrigenda to Lok Sabha Debatos (English Version) ••• Wednesday, March 30 994-/Cha1tra 9, 1916 (Saka) z.1 co1/11ne !:Qr Read l+/11 SHRI VI.JAY KUMAR YADAV SHRI VIJOY KUMAR YADAV 38/120 Delote SHIU PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL 5'4-/ 21 THE AGRICULTURE THE MINISTER OF' AGRICULT\.Bi SHRI BALRAM JAK.HAR ?4/6 SI-ffiI BALRAM JAKHAAR 77 /2 SHRI SAI.F'UDDlN CHOUDHYRY SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOUDHURY 108/7 16. 00 hrs 16.0? hrs. ( from below) CPM 109/2 CMP U 120/5' SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOUDH RY 14-0/2 the them them Printed at: S. Narayanan & Sons. B-88. Okhla Industrial Arca, Phase-II. New Delhi-20. CONTENTS (Tenth Series, Vol. XXIX, Ninth Session, 1994/1915-1916 (Saka) No. 19, Wednesday, March 3D, 19941Chaitra 9, 1915 (Saka) COLUMNS Re: Threat to Life of Shri Satya Deo Singh, M.P. 13-15 Discussion Under Rule 193 4-13 15-106 108-172 Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations Shri P.G. Narayan 5-13 Shri Manmohan Singh 15-37 Shri Chandra Shekhar 37-54 Shri Balram Jakhar 54-76 . Shri Rabi Ray 80-100 Shri Pawan Kumar 8ansal 100-106 Shrimati Malini Bhattacharya 110-124 Shri Abdul Ghafoor 124 Shri Astbhuja Pras~d Shukla 125-129 Shri Umrao Singh 129-136 Shri Nitish Kumar 136-139 Shri Pranab Mukherjee . 140-171 (ii) Statements by Ministers 107·108 172·181 (i} Alleged Deal with LTIE Shri S.B. Chavan 107·108 (ii) Important changes in the Export and Import Policy, 1992 . 97 • Laid Shri Pranab Mukherjee 172·180 (iii) Incident at a, Field Ordance Depot, Srinagar Shri Mallikarjun 180·181 Observation by the Speaker 181-182 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOKSABHA that an enquiry will follow and what the enquiry finds is a matter of time but at the present moment, it the House express its concern, it is Wednesday, March 30, 1994 Chaitra not proper because after aD, a Major General 9,1916 (Saka) has lost his life and this is not an ordinary occurrence. So, the Government should clarify the position. This is my request. The Lok Sabha Met at four minutes past Eleven of the Clock [ Translation] [MA. .SPEAKER in the Chait] DR. LAXMINAflAYAN PANDEYA (Mandsaur): Mr. Speaker, Sir, moreover it has [English] also come in the newspaper that there is some kind of confrontationgqing on with the Governor SHRI JASWANT SINGH of that State ....... (lnterruptions) It should be (Chittorgarh): Mr. speaker Sir, with your clarified. permission there are two or three issues to be raised. Particularly the issue of [English] explosion that has taken place yesterday in the ordnance depot at Badamibagh in SHRI CHANDRA JEET YADAV Sri nagar is a matter of considerable (Azamgarh): Government should take concern toall of us. II is an understandable initiatives on its own in such matters. let the concern. If it is on account of an act of Defence Minister make a statement at the sabotage, terrorsim or insurgency, then it earliest. This is our request. causes one kind of worry. [ Translation] If it is an act that is taking place on account of some lack ot control or co- SHRI DAU DAYAl JOSHI (Kota): Mr. ordination or it is a question mark on the Speaker, Sir, 'Jansatta' has published a news- safety procedures of the ordnance depot, item saying that there is an apprehension in then it causes arother kind of worry. But the mind of general public that law and order either way, it merits mention in the House situation is deteriorating in Jammu and -and we would request you, Sir, to take Kashmir. Please tell us about such a decision as you would consider it.. .... ( Interruptions) ... necessary so that .the Government comes forward with whatever information SHRI HARADHAN ROY (Asansol): Mr: is there in their possessioa. I understand Speaker, Sir, yesterday at 6.30 P.M. 15-t6 3 Discussion· Under MARCH 30, 1994 Rule 193 4 [Sh. Haradhan Roy) Resources Minister to provide additional quantity of water to safeguard the Boro crop workers entefedintothe main Ctlapuicolliery in the Kanakul area. So, through you Sir, I under ECL through Mining Sadar Explosive urge upon the Union Minister for Water caniertoadefsloundertak.elbemining work. Resources to issue necessary instructions They sighted smoke at the level of 5-7 foot. to the Centnil Water Commission so that They fel that it oouId jead to a mishap, so additional water is provided to save the they come out of the mine and infonned the paddy crop in that area whiohis getUng Mining Manager and agent about it and floods from the DVC system every year. expressed their apprehension that it can lead to a serious mishap. On hearing this, [ Translation] .. the Manager and the agent entered the ... mine wittl38menofRescue Trade Personnel SHRIVUAYKUMARYADAV(Nalanda): group and they evacuated 22 workers Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Members of Parfiament trapped in the mine. Arrangement was made are facing difficuffiesin obtaining the cooking to check the gas which was leaking from the gas cylinders as the LPG distributors are not old deep layer zone which was 150 foot supplying the cylinders in time and could not deep. Similar1ythe stoppedvaJve is quite old even cook anything yesterday. Even then, and the workers sometimes noticed smoke no action was taken. being emitted from there. The company was informed but no action was taken. Those MR. SPEAKER: If such issues will be who saved 22 worker deserve appreciation. raised in Parliament. Then there will be no There had been a mishap in New Kenda end to it. Colliery in January in which 55 persons had been killed. Yesterday in the same colliery ( Interruptions) major accident occurred and a worker was killed. Through we have been bringing such SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGh cases to the notice of Coal India Umited, yet (Jahanabad): Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like they do not take any action. Arrangement to thank you for giving me an opportunity to should be made to protect the live of the speak. We have read it in the newspaper workers in the mines. Yesterday we that Shri Rajesh Pilot and Shri Farooque discussed with the hon'ble Minister also but have attended a meeting of officials in J&K. it is very unfortunate that the Minister do not Many people apprised of their bring it to the notice of the State difficulties.( Interruptions) Governments. In fact, we have informed the State Government. (interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: There is no point in raising this issue. [English) 11.10 hrs SHRI ANIL BASU (Arambagh): Sir, Kanakul area of my consJjtuency is getting DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193 assistance from the Damodar Valley Corporation Boro paddy crop is the only Final Act Embodying the result of the crop for survival in that area. This year, they Uruguay of Multilateral trade could not get any water from the DVC Negotiation- Contd. system and due to lack of water, the Boro crop standing on 30,000 acres of land is . (English] going to be destroYed. The Chief Minister of West Bengal has asked the Union Waler MR. SPEAKER: Shri P.G. Narayanan. 5 Discussion Under CHAITRA 9,1916 (SAKA) Rule 193 6 SHRI P.G. NARAYANAN came to the Uruguay Round, the framework (Gobichettipalayam): Mr. Speaker Sir, this of the proposals had been enlarged muct"t debate is taking place under the shadow of beyond the original agenda of dismantling various discussions which have already taken of tariffs and other trade barriers. How it place inside this House and outside also and went further to include the Trade Related most of all, it is taking place under the Investment Measures (TRIMS), Trade shadow of agreement which has already Related Intellectual Property Right (Trips) been negotiated and settled. Now, we are at and Trade in services. the negotiating table and it is a question of give and take. It is not a question of just As the negotiations came to a clos, the saying no to everybody. The constant attitude developedt countries made it clear that they on the other side ",as negative. There was had got a v!orse deal than the developing no constructive suggestion as to why and countries. For vast concessions in areas how we should negotiate. Fortunately for us, such as service and intellectual property, ,he Government has negotiated in spite at they felt, in return, they had not got enough all that and we have come out with a document in terms of access for their products into which may not be completely to our liking Western markets. The long term impact oi but ,at least, it is there, it is something which the Uruguay Round will take a long time to we can live with. be felt and judged. Many of its provision will only come into effect in five to ten years time Let us understand what the situation is. and it is only then that one would really be as it exists today. We as a nation, are alive able to tell what its affect on the global to the aspirations of our people. We as a economy will be. nation are alive to our responsibilities. We as a nation are alive to the opportunities of the Notwithstanding the new GATT future. discipline and dispute settlement procedures-which by themselves are heavily First, a few words about the Dunkel biased in favour of developed countries-the proposals. T'1e Dunkt Draft Text was strong countries ret~in and will no doubt use authored by Arthur Dunkel, former Director- from time to time the bilateral or unilateral General of GATT, by way of a 'compromise' option~.

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