CHAPTER - V
5.1
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha afford ample opportunities to members, who are not members of the
Council of Ministers, to raise matters of urgent public importance and ventilate
the grievances of the people at large through various devices, e.g.,Calling
Attention Notice, Short Duration Discussion, No-day-yet Named Motion, Censure
Motion, Motion of No-Confidence in the Council of Ministers, Half-an-hour
discussion, besides the Private Members' Bills and Resolutions which are taken
up alternatively for two-and-a-half hours kept apart for Private Members'
Business normally on Fridays. Discussion on these matters take place during the
time earmarked for official business.
5.2
The
following discussions were held during the period from 1.1.2003 to 31.03.2004:
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LOK SABHA |
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MOTION OF NO-CONFIDENCE |
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Subject and Name of Mover |
Dates of discussion |
Time taken Hrs –Mts |
Result |
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On
18.8. 2003, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition
moved the following motion:- “That
this House expresses its want of confidence in the Council of
Ministers” |
18.8.2003 19.8.2003 |
21-07 |
Negatived Ayes=
189 Noes=314 |
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LOK SABHA |
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DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193
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Sl. No. |
Subject and Member |
Ministry concerned |
Date (s) of discussion |
Time taken |
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Hrs. |
Mts. |
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1. |
Threat to international peace due to mounting
tension between U.S.A. and Iraq (Shri Ramji Lal Suman) |
External
Affairs |
19.2.2003 |
03 |
33 |
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2. |
Ayodhya issue (Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav) |
Home
Affairs |
27.2.2003 |
08 |
34 |
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3. |
Atrocities on Dalits (Shri Ramji Lal Suman) |
Home
Affairs |
12.3.2003 |
09 |
04 |
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4. |
Situation arising out of drought and other problems
being faced by farmers in the country (Discussion remained inclnclusive) (Shri
Prabodh Panda) |
Agriculture |
13.3.2003 |
03 |
37 |
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5. |
Disinvestment of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Discussion remained inconclusive) (Shri Somnath Chatterjee) |
Disinvestment |
08.5.2003 |
01 |
45 |
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6. |
Indo-Pak relations (Smt. Sonia Gandhi) |
External
Affairs |
08.5.2003 |
02 |
38 |
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7. |
The Construction of Taj Heritage Corridor (Shri
Ramji Lal Suman) |
Culture |
23.7.2003 |
02 |
49 |
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8. |
Sharing of inter-state river water between the
States of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka (Shri K. Yerrannaidu) |
Water
Resources |
04.8.2003 |
06 |
46 |
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9. |
Working of the Investigating Agencies, particularly
the Central Bureau of Investigation (Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi) |
Prime
Minister’s Office/Home Affairs |
05.8.2003 |
04 |
42 |
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10. |
Atrocities on Dalits in various parts of the
country (Shri Ram Vilas Paswan) |
Home
Affairs |
21.8.2003 22.8.2003 |
09 |
16 |
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11. |
Recent incidents of violence in Assam and some
other parts of the country due to Recruitment Policy of the Railways
(Shri Basudeb Acharia) |
Railways |
05.12.2003 15.12.2003 |
07 |
31 |
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12. |
Statement made by the Prime Minister regarding the
resignation of Shri Dilip Singh Judev, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests from the
Council of Ministers (Shri Ramji Lal Suman) |
Prime
Minister’s Office |
10.12.2003 11.12.2003 |
05 |
39 |
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13. |
Discussion regarding recent
Stamp Papers Scam (Shri
Kirit Somaiya) |
Finance |
19.12.2003 |
03 |
54 |
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14. |
Action Taken Report on the Report of the Joint
Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating
thereto, laid on the Table of the House on the 9th May, 2003 (Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar) |
Finance |
22.12.2003 23.12.2003 |
04 |
09 |
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15. |
Discussion regarding unemployment situation in the country (Shri Basudeb
Acharia) |
Labour |
23.12.2003 |
04 |
07 |
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16. |
Plight of farmers, youth and working class both in
the organised and unorganised sector (Shri Tarit Baran Topdar) |
Agriculture/Labour |
05.02.2004 |
00 |
35 |
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RAJYA SABHA |
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DISCUSSION
UNDER RULE 176
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Sl. No. |
Subject
and Member |
Ministry
concerned |
Date
(s) of discussion |
Time
taken |
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Hrs. |
Mts. |
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1. |
Disinvestment
of profit making Public Sector Undertakings with special reference to
HPCL and BPCL (Shri Pranab Mukherjee) |
Disinvestment |
18.2.2003 19.2.2003 |
03 |
45 |
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2. |
Severe
drought situation in various parts of the country (Shri Suresh Pachouri) |
Agriculture |
19.2.2003 |
03 |
03 |
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3. |
Alleged misuse of MPLADS arising out of the recent
disclosures in the form of videotapes (Shri Kapil Sibal) |
Statistics
and Programme Implementation |
10.3.2003 |
03 |
01 |
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4. |
The Tenth Five Year Plan as adopted by the National
Development Council (Shri Pranab Mukherjee) |
Planning |
29.4.2003 |
02 |
54 |
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5. |
The role of CBI in the Babri Masjid demolition case
(Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj) |
Law
& Justice |
23.7.2003 |
04 |
02 |
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6. |
Recent visits of the Prime Minister to Germany, St.
Petersburg, Evian and China (Shri K. Natwar Singh) |
Prime
Minister’s Office |
31.7.2003 |
01 |
34 |
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7. |
The government’s responsibility vis-ŕ-vis its
investigative agencies in Ayodhya matters (Shri Kapil Sibal) |
Prime
Minister’s Office |
04.8.2003 |
02 |
39 |
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8. |
The precarious condition of State Finances and its
long term implications on developmental activities in the States (Dr.
Manmohan Singh) |
Finance |
05.8.2003 |
05 |
40 |
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9. |
Discussion on the statement by Prime Minister
regarding the resignation of Shri
Dilip Singh Judev, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment
& Forests (Shri Hansraj
Bhardwaj) |
Prime
Minister’s Office |
11.12.2003
16.12.2003 |
02 |
27 |
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10. |
Situation that arose in Assam and Bihar due to
railway recruitment policy (Shri Suresh Pachouri) |
Railways |
17.12.2003 |
03 |
20 |
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11. |
Fake stamp papers scam in the country involving
several thousand crores of rupees (Shri Prithiviraj Chavan). |
Finance |
22.12.2003 23.12.2003 |
02 |
37 |
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12. |
Situation arising out of the implementation of the
Conditional Access System (Shri Kapil Sibal). |
Information
& Broadcasting |
22.12.2003 |
01 |
04 |
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13. |
Unemployment problem in the country (Shri
Suresh Pachouri) |
Labour |
23.12.2003 03.02.2004 |
03 |
49 |
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Government’s Stand
on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions
5.3
One of the functions of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary
Affairs is to determine government’s stand towards private members’ bills
and resolutions listed and put down for consideration in the two Houses of
Parliament. During the period from 1.1.2003 to 31.03.2004, the
ministries/departments concerned were requested to send briefs on government’s
stand in respect of the bills and resolutions which were listed for
consideration and passing in two Houses or which secured sufficiently higher
priority in the ballots held for this purpose. Accordingly, briefs on 28
non-official bills (19 in Lok Sabha and 9 in Rajya Sabha) and 27 non-official
resolutions (10 in Lok Sabha and 17 in Rajya Sabha) were placed before the
Committee on 14 occasions and its approval to government’s stand on private
members’ bills and resolutions obtained, through circulation of papers.
5.4
Ninety three private members' bills (37 bills in Lok Sabha and 56
Bills in Rajya Sabha) were introduced during the period from 1.1.2003 to
31.03.2004 (Appendix - VII) All the Bills pending in Lok Sabha, however, lapsed
on dissolution of XIII Lok Sabha on 6.2.2004.
Details regarding the non-official Bills and
Resolutions discussed during the above period is indicated below:
PRIVATE
MEMBERS’ BILLS CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSES DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1.1.2003 TO
31.03.2004
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LOK SABHA |
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Sl. No. |
Name of the Bill and Member in charge |
Date(s) of Discussion |
Result |
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1. |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1999 (Omission
of article 44 etc.), by Shri Yogi Aditya Nath |
19.07.2002 22.11.2002 05.12.2002 21.02.2003 10.04.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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2. |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2000 (Amendment
of article 248 etc.), by Shri Suresh Kurup. |
10.04.2003 02.05.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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3. |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2000 (Amendment
of articles 81 and 170), by Shri G.M. Banatwalla. |
02.05.2003 25.07.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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4. |
The Slums and Jhuggi –Jhopri Areas (Basic
Amenities and Clearance) Bill, 2001, by Shri Ramdas Athawale. |
25.07.2003 14.08.2003 |
Negatived
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5. |
The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2001
(Insertion of new sections 298A to 298C), by Shri G.M. Banatwalla. |
14.08.2003 22.08.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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6. |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2000 (Amendment
of article 39), by Shri Ramdas Athawale. |
22.08.2003 05.12.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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7. |
The High Court of Kerala (Establishment of a
Permanent Bench at Thiruvanathapuram) Bill, 2002 by Shri Kodikunnil
Suresh |
05.12.2003 19.12.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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8 |
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2000
(Amendment of section 2, etc.), by Dr. V. Saroja |
19.12.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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RAJYA
SABHA |
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1. |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1999 (Insertion
of new article 21A), by Shri Santosh Bagrodia |
22.11.2002 21.02.2003 25.04.2003 25.07.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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2. |
The National Commission for Safe Food and Water
Bill, 2003, by Shri Khan Ghufran Zahidi |
25.07.2003 05.12.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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3. |
The Women & Girls (Prevention of stripping,
teasing, molestation, branding as witches and offering as
Devadasis) Bill, 2003, by Smt. Bimba Raikar |
05.12.2003
19.12.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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4. |
The High Court of Gujarat (Establishment of a
Permanent Bench at Surat) Bill, 2001, by Smt.Savita Sharda |
19.12.2003 |
Withdrawn |
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSES DURING THE
PERIOD FROM 1.1.2003 TO 31.03.2004
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LOK SABHA |
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Sl. No. |
Name of the Resolution and Member in charge |
Date(s) of Discussion |
Result |
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1. |
To ban slaughter of cow and its progeny throughout
the country, by Shri Prahlad Singh Patel |
26.07.2002 29.11.2002 13.12.2002 10.04.2003 |
Adopted |
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2. |
To bring a suitable legislation to include
‘santhali’ language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, by
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome. |
10.04.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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3. |
Implementation of Policies and Programmes for SCs/STs
etc., by Shri Ramdas Athawale |
25.04.2003 09.05.2003 01.08.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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4. |
Measures to protect the interests of workers, by
Shri Basudeb Acharia |
01.08.2003 14.08.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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5. |
Privatisation of CPSUs in the country, by Shri
Suresh Kurup |
14.08.2003
12.12.2003 30.01.2004 |
Withdrawn |
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6. |
National Policy for children and setting up of
National Commission for Children, by Smt. Renuka Chowdhury |
30.01.2004 |
Withdrawn |
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7. |
Reservation of seats for Women in the House of the
People and the Legislative Assemblies of the State, by Prof. (Smt.) A.K.
Premajam |
30.01.2004 |
Discussion
not concluded |
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RAJYA
SABHA |
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1. |
Anglo US war threat to Iraq,by Shri Jibon Roy |
07.03.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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2. |
Selection of Judges on the basis of merit and
competence, by Saif-Ud-Din
Soz. |
02.05.2003 |
Withdrawn |
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3. |
Exploitation by big companies selling drinking
water in the name of mineral water, by Shri Abu Asim Azmi |
01.08.2003 |
Negatived
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4. |
To declare the
State of Orissa as a special category state, by Shri Ramachandra Khuntia |
1.08.2003 |
Discussion
not concluded |
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5. |
To declare the States of Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and
Uttaranchal as special category states with a view to facilitating their
development as model states, by Shri S.S. Ahluwalia |
30.01.2004 |
Withdrawn |
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PRIVATE
MEMBERS' BILLS PASSED BY PARLIAMENT FROM 1952 TO 2003 |
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(A)
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE LOK SABHA |
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Sl. No. |
Short Title of the Bill |
Act No. /Date of Assent |
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1. |
The Muslim Wakfs Bill, 1952, by Shri Syed Mohammed
Ahmed Kasmi |
29
of 1954 21.05.1954 |
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2. |
The Indian Registration (Amendment) Bill, 1955, by
Shri S.C. Samanta.
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17
of 1956 06.04.1956 |
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3. |
The Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of
Publication) Bill, 1956, by Shri Feroze Gandhi. |
24
of 1956 26.05.1956 |
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4. |
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill,
1953, by Shri Raghunath Singh. |
39
of 1956 01.09.1956 |
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5. |
The Women's and Children's Institutions (Licensing)
Bill, 1954, by Rajmata Kamledu Mati Shah. |
105
of 1956 30.12.1956 |
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6. |
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill,
1957, by
Smt.
Subhadra Joshi. |
56
of 1960 26.12.1960 |
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7. |
The Salary and Allowances of Members of Parliament
(Amendment) Bill, 1964, by Shri Raghunath Singh. |
26
of 1964 29.09.1964 |
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8. |
The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 1963, by Shri
Diwan Chand Sharma. |
44
of 1964 20.12.1964 |
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9. |
The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal
Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill, 1968, by Shri Anand Narian Mullah.
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28
of 1970 09.08.1970 |
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(B)
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE RAJYA SABHA |
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10. |
The Ancient and Historical Monuments and
Archeological Sites and Remains (Declaration of National Importance)
Bill, 1954, by Dr. Raghubir Singh. |
70
of 1956 15.12.1956 |
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11. |
The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 1956, by Dr. (Smt.)
Seeta Parmanand. |
73
of 1956 20.12.1956 |
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12. |
The Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes
(Supervision and Control) Bill, 1960, by Shri Kailash Bihari Lall. |
10
of 1960 09.04.1960 |
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13. |
The Marine Insurance Bill, 1959, by Shri M.P.
Bhargava. |
11
of 1963 18.04.1963 |
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14. |
The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 1963, by
Shri Diwan Chaman Lall. |
36
of 1969 07.09.1969 |