Dictation – 1 (5 mins) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would like to congratulate the Hon’ble Minister of finance for presenting a very good budget. It will provide a lot of relief to the poor and the common man in the country. Sagar district is very backward from the irrigation point of view. That is why I want to draw the attention of the Hon’ble minster towards this...

Mr.Vice Chairman ,Sir, I Welcome the Budget proposals for the year 1982-83,which are all COMPREHENSIVE and which EMBRACE most of the development plans that we have ENVISAGED for the establishment of a/ socialistic society in this country. In spite of the taxation and the introduction of fresh duties, we find that the/ Finance Minister has succeeded in disturbing only a MICROSCOPIC section of the people of this country to EXTRACT sufficient...

Mr.Vice-Chairman, Sir, the Plantations Labour Bill, 2003, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on/the 6th March, 2003/. Then, it was referred to a Joint Committee of both the House/ and this Joint Committee submitted its report in 2005.  Now, we are discussing this Bill today/ after six years of the submission of the report by the Joint Committee.  Hence, the Bill would not be able to/ deal with the present-day expectations...

Madam, in respect of this Bill, along with the amendments which have been brought from the side of the Government/ after discussion yesterday, broadly we welcome the Bill itself.  But this should have been discussed amongst the Chief Ministers of the/ various States.  They are the implementing agency.  It is being done very expeditiously but much discussion is needed in/ this Bill.  Every citizen including a woman is having the right...

Mr. Chairman, Sir, the people of Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and in some parts of your State we badly affected/ by the devastation caused by the heavy rainfall.  Due to damaged reads, the total transport system has been thrown out/ of gear.  At that point of time it was very difficult to carry the relief materials to the affected people/ in different part of the country.  Some unscrupulous businessmen took advantage...