I would like to tell my friend that there can be a dispute on whether to retain Article 370 20 in the State or not, but he must remember that this is not the result of appeasement of any particular 40 community. The people of Kashmir decided to merge into India under special circumstances. Another thing, that we must not forget, 60 is that when the people of Kashmir decided to...

I would like to remind you of the Simla Summit and would say that Simla Summit was the result of 20 some thinking made which we preferred friendship with Pakistan instead of a war. The then Prime Minister, Shrimati Indira Gandhi, 40 was also guided by that thinking. To develop friendly relations with Pakistan has been our national policy. But some people are 60 absorbed with the ghost of Pakistan and...

Many Hon’ble Member have expressed their views on Kashmir issue. With regard to the Bill that has been brought by 20 the Hon’ble Finance Minister and the approval sought by him for the budget, I would say that Government would have 40 to be given some powers to deal with the situation that exist in Kashmir at present. The provision that has 60 been made in the Bill is to facilitate...

With barely a day or two to go before the Centre has to start evicting out-of-turn allottees from 20 Government bungalows and flats in accordance with the Supreme Court’s order, the Government is caught in a piquant situation. It is, on 40 the one hand, under tremendous pressure from the bureaucracy to promulgate an ordinance which would regularize the allotments the Supreme 60 Court has found fault with. On the other...

I would like to know only two or three things from the Hon’ble Minister. Going by the increase in the arrivals 20 have you made sufficient arrangements to regulate their purchase or to open more purchase points? At your first meeting, 40 did you formulate any purchase plan, keeping in mind the estimated production? It is the farmers who suffer most in 60 the absence of any such plan because they...

Sir, there may be some differences of opining here and there, but generally, I found unanimity on the strict enforcement 20 of safety standards in the Indian Airlines. The Hon’ble Members have expressed their concern over the deterioration and some other 40 disturbing trends which have been noticed. The accident of one aircraft on 14th February has caused concern all over the 60 country, more so to the members of this...

I would appeal to you to give me a little more time because there are many important clauses in the 20 Bill which require consideration and it is the last opportunity which we got because after that the Finance Bill will be passed. I will point out that for the first time interest tax has been introduced although it was done 60 away with much earlier. Interest tax means the banker...