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...

Sir, I thank the hon. President for his Address outlining the Government’s hope for the next five years.  Beyond doubt/ it was an excellent speech made by the honourable President.  In fact, the beauty of democracy was reflected in this/ speech again and again when he said ‘my Government’ through it is led by NDA.  I feel very happy about/ all the promises made by the Government.           Sir, taking about...

Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, let me say, at the outset, that I too, like millions who voted this Government in/ am deeply enthused by the prospects of a transformation of our country’s governance and politics, and make no bones about/ either my optimism or high expectations from this Government over the next 60 months.          10 Sir, even the most generous amongst/ us will admit that the country is facing serious...

Sir, my friends have talked about Master Plan and Delhi’s Master Plan has been objected to. We can have differences/ on the details of the Master Plan but one thing I must say and I repeat that if Delhi has/ been saved today it is because of the Master Plan, it is because the land uses have been determined./ it is because we had decided that the town would expand in...

Madam, I want to express my views on the Motion moved by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition seeking to withdraw/ the Government’s decision to allow 51 percent Foreign Direct investments in multi-brand retail trade.  I rise to oppose/ this move.  IN the era of global integration of business, trade and industry we have no other option but to/ move along with the world.  We know that lakhs of our engineers...

I have said, I have not denied it.  But it is not a taxation measure in the ordinary sense/ of the term.  If we had not done it, we could not have taken it up.  If we had waited/ for bringing in a measure in the House, at that time what were we to do for the interim period?/ Could we have allowed it to be passed on to the consumers...

Sir, this year our Independence Day on the 15th August assumes a new significance not only because it is the/ silver jubilee year of our independence but also has a new meaning of independence has been created by the emergence/ of Bangladesh.  I want to report that the emergence of Bangladesh created a new situation and a new future for/ the whole of the Indian sub-continent and for the resurrection of...