WELCOME
MR. CHAIRMAN, SIR
RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
NEW DELHI
2013
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WELCOME
MR. CHAIRMAN, SIR
RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
NEW DELHI
2013
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F. No. RS. 2/1/2012-PWW
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Published by Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha and printed by the General Manager,
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PREFACE
Shri M. Hamid Ansari was re-elected as the Vice-President of India and took oath of
Office on 11th of August, 2012. He became the second Vice-President in the history of our
Republic, after Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to occupy this high office consecutively for
two terms. According to our Constitution, the Vice-President is also the ex officio
Chairman of the Council of States which is the Rajya Sabha.
On 13th of August, 2012, when he presided over the Council for the first time after
his re-election, he was accorded a warm welcome and felicitated by the Members. The
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is also the Leader of the Council, aptly remarked,
“That you have been chosen for the second term to preside over this august House is a
tribute to your qualities of head and heart”. The Leader of the Opposition, Shri Arun
Jaitley observed, “Your re-election is a reaffirmation of the fact that your presence in this
office adds to the dignity of the office itself”. Members belonging to various political
parties and some nominated Members also offered their felicitations to him. They hailed
him as a distinguished personality and an erudite person who held high positions and
served these with distinction. Several Members acclaimed his ability for conducting the
proceedings of the Council in the face of competing and diverse circumstances.
Shri Ansari was complimented for innovative changes which have strengthened
parliamentary practice and procedures. Members from across the political spectrum
acknowledged that he remained accessible to them and was sensitive to their views and
has also given the office of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha rare dignity, grace and charm. At
the same time, they admired his firm adherence to discipline and decorum for conducting
the business of the Council and expressed hope that during his second tenure he would
further enrich the legacy of this august Council of States.
While accepting the felicitations with grace and humility, Shri Ansari assured the
Members that he would endeavour to live up to the faith and trust reposed on him.
Highlighting the importance of legislative and deliberative responsibilities of the
Rajya Sabha for our society and polity, he stated that these … “unavoidably also relate to
public concerns in an era of rapidly changing expectations pertaining to good governance,
probity in all aspects of public life, justice, inclusive growth, societal cohesion and social
peace”. He underlined the need for “closer and longer deliberations to ensure greater
accountability on the one hand, and on the other, a sharper awareness of changing
requirements in legislation”. Stating that “Democratic practice allows room for discussion
as well as agitation”, he noted that “neither however should intrude upon the space
earmarked for the other”.
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This publication is a compilation of the speeches delivered by the Members to
felicitate Shri M. Hamid Ansari on the occasion of his assuming the Office of the Chairman
of Rajya Sabha and his response to the felicitations. The text of some of the speeches has
been marginally edited.
NEW DELHI;
April, 2013
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SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF
Secretary-General,
Rajya Sabha.
CONTENTS
PAGES
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari: A Profile ............................
(i)-(ii)
1.
A distinguished personality ...............................................
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India and
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
1
2.
Two Zero Hours .................................................................
Shri Arun Jaitley
Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
2
3.
dq'ky lapkyd -----------------------------------------------------------Jh czts'k ikBd
cgqtu lekt ikVhZ
3
4.
Custodian of democracy ....................................................
Shri Prasanta Chatterjee
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4
5.
lgt vkSj fouez O;fä Ro ----------------------------------------------Jh f'kokuUn frokjh
turk ny ¼;wukbVsM½
5
6.
The second coming ............................................................
Shri Derek O’Brien
All India Trinamool Congress
6
7.
lnL;ksa dh leL;kvksa ds lek/kkudrkZ -------------------------------izksñ jke xksiky ;kno
lektoknh ikVhZ
7
8.
Teacher of good Manners ..................................................
Shri Tiruchi Siva
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8
9.
lknxh lcls cM+h rkdr .......................................................
Jh rkfjd vuoj
jk"Vªoknh dkaxzsl ikVhZ
9
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10
10.
Admirable conduct of the House .......................................
Shri Baishnab Parida
Biju Janata Dal
11.
Initiating innovative changes in the House .......................
Dr. V. Maitreyan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
11
12.
An encouraging guide .......................................................
Shri Devender Goud T.
Telugu Desam Party
12
13.
oru dh csgrjh dk Hkjkslk ---------------------------------------------Mk- Q k:d vCnqYyk
uohu vkSj uohdj.kh; ÅtkZ ea=kh
13
14.
lnu dk lgt vkSj xfjeke; lapkyu ------------------------------Jh jfo 'kadj izlkn
Hkkjrh; turk ikVhZ
14
15.
Firm and fair ........................................................................
Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly
Nominated
15
16.
New initiatives in the House ..............................................
Shri D. Raja
Communist Party of India
16
17.
A neutral umpire .................................................................
Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya
Asom Gana Parishad
17
18.
lnu lapkyu esa dk;Z&dq'kyrk vkSj fMIykseslh ------------------Jh izse pUn xqIrk
jk"Vªh; turk ny
18
19.
Exemplifying the dignity and values of parliamentary
democracy ..........................................................................
Shri H.K. Dua
Nominated
19
20.
Skilled in conflict management ...........................................
Dr. Barun Mukherji
All India Forward Bloc
20
21.
,d jkS'ku 'kek ------------------------------------------------------------Jh eksgEen vnhc
funZyh;
21
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PAGES
22
22.
NksVh ikfVZ;ksa dk fo'ks"k /;ku -------------------------------------------ljnkj lq[knso flag f<aMlk
f'kjksef.k vdkyh ny
23.
Disciplinarian with profound fellow feeling ........................
Shri M. Rama Jois
Bharatiya Janata Party
23
24.
yksxksa ds fnyksa dks thrk -------------------------------------------------Jh vgen lbZn eyhgkcknh
funZyh;
24
25.
A welcome from the women Members ................................
Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
Bharatiya Janata Party
25
26.
'kkunkj d+;knr -----------------------------------------------------------Jh dsñ jgeku [kku
Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh; dkaxzsl
26
27.
lalnh; lq/kkjksa esa ;ksxnku-----------------------------------------------Jherh t;k cPpu
lektoknh ikVhZ
27
28.
l{ke usr`Ro ----------------------------------------------------------------Jh jkefoykl ikloku
yksd tu'kfDr ikVhZ
28
29.
/keZfujis{krk dh etcwr felky ---------------------------------------pkS/kjh equCcj lyhe
lektoknh ikVhZZ
29
30.
Enhancing opportunities to back benchers ........................
Shrimati Naznin Faruque
Indian National Congress
30
31.
ifjiDo jktusrk -----------------------------------------------------------Jh jktho 'kqDy
lalnh; dk;Z ea= ky; es a jkT; ea= h
31
32.
Need for detailed deliberations to
ensure greater accountability .............................................
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Vice-President of India and
Chairman, Rajya Sabha
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PAGES
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SHRI MOHAMMAD HAMID ANSARI
Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha
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ANSARI, SHRI MOHAMMAD HAMID: A PROFILE
Father’s Name
Shri Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ansari
Mother’s Name
Smt. Aasiya Begum
Date of Birth
1 April 1937
Place of Birth
Calcutta
Marital Status
Married
Spouse’s Name
Shrimati Salma Ansari
Children
Two sons and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.A. (Hons.); M.A.
Address
Vice-President’s House,
6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011
Telephone-011-23016422, 23016344
E-mail: [email protected]
Professional Career
Joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1961
Positions: Ambassador to U. A. E., Afghanistan, Iran
and Saudi Arabia; High Commissioner to Australia;
Permanent Representative to the U.N. in New York;
Visiting Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and
Jamia Millia Islamia; Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim
University; Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation; Member, National Security Advisory
Board; Chairman, National Commission for Minorities;
Chairman, Working Group on ‘Confidence building
measures across segments of society in the State’,
established by the second Round Table Conference
of the Prime Minister on Jammu and Kashmir (2006).
Vice-President of India and ex officio Chairman,
Rajya Sabha from 11 August 2007 to 10 August 2012
and again from 11 August 2012 till date.
Books Published
Travelling Through Conflict: Essays on the Politics
of West Asia (New Delhi, 2008); Iran Today: Twenty
Five Years After the Islamic Revolution (Ed.)
(New Delhi, 2005)
Several Academic papers and articles on West Asian
Politics.
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Awards
Padma Shri (1984)
Sports
Golf and Cricket
Institutes/Clubs
India International Centre
Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA)
United Services Institution
Delhi Golf Club
Delhi Gymkhana Club
Noida Golf Club
Countries Visited
Visited many countries in the discharge of diplomatic
and academic responsibilities
(ii)
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FELICITATIONS
TO
HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN
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A DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India and
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is my proud privilege and a great honour to felicitate you
as you begin your second term as the Vice-President of India and Chairman of this
august House. Mr. Chairman, Sir, in you, we have a distinguished personality who
has served the country in diverse fields of diplomacy. In you, we have a person of
great distinction who has presided over the Aligarh Muslim University and in all that
has been given to you, you have served our country with great distinction. In the
last five years, we have had the enormous good fortune to proceed on the basis of
guidance that you have provided for the deliberations in this House. That you have
been chosen for the second term to preside over this august House is a tribute to
your qualities of head and heart. I, therefore, take this opportunity to felicitate you
and to assure you that our Government will extend to you the fullest possible
cooperation in smooth functioning of the House and we sincerely hope that your
guidance will be a sovereign influence over the deliberations of this august House.
Thank you.
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TWO ZERO HOURS
Shri Arun Jaitley
Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I join the hon’ble Prime Minister in felicitating you on your
re-election as the Vice-President of the Union. As the Prime Minister pointed out,
you had a record of public service before you assumed this office five years ago.
Your experience in public diplomacy, your experience as an academic and in other
fields of public service, enabled this country to make a choice to have you to adorn
this high office. Your re-election is a re-affirmation of the fact that your presence in
this office adds to the dignity of the office itself. It is a privilege for us to have you as
the Chairperson of this House. This House, as also the Indian Parliament, in itself
is a mahout. It requires both art and science in administering and running this
House. You have to make space for Governmental Business; you have to make
space for other expressions of public interest. You can show us the rule book, but
you can also avail the flexibility that the rule book provides to you, so that every
kind of opinion finds space in the House itself, rather than leading to a deadlock.
When a person with a bureaucratic, diplomatic and academic experience adorns
this office, we had wondered what his accessibility would be. In fact, your strength
has been your accessibility to the Members. I have seen you function in the last
five years. In a lighter vein, I can say that there are two Zero Hours; one in the
House and the other which the Members can avail in your Chamber, because if
somebody does not get an opportunity to express himself, he has access to your
Chamber and can express himself very easily there.
Your experience, as I said, in public diplomacy, even when you adorn this
high Office, is a great opportunity for this nation to avail of your services
internationally. On a personal note, I have always admired your ability to ease
tensions; besides, I follow and read each one of the speeches that you deliver. My
own inquiries have revealed that you prepare the drafts yourself, and I must confess
that these are, in contemporary times, some of the best recorded documents on
various subjects that I have come across. It is an honour, once again, to have you
as the Chairperson of this House for the next five years, and it is a privilege for this
country that you adorn this high office because you add to the dignity of this office.
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dq'ky lapkyd
Jh czts'k ikBd
cgqtu lekt ikVhZ
lj] vkt Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds mijk"Vªifr ds :i esa] bl lnu ds lHkkifr ds :i esa] ge lcdh
rjQ ls vkidk Lokxr djrs gSaA vkius iwjh nqfu;k esa vuqHko ysus ds ckn] iwjh nqfu;k esa Hkkjr dk >aMk
xkM+us ds ckn] f'k{kk ds {ks= esa u;s vk;ke LFkkfir fd, vkSj mlds ckn ns'k ds mijk"Vªifr ds :i esa] jkT;
lHkk ds lHkkifr ds :i esa] lnu dk dq'kyrkiwoZd lapkyu fd;k] bldh ge Hkwfj&Hkwfj iz'kalk djrs gSaA
tSlkfd vHkh usrk izfri{k dg jgs Fks fd lnu ds lHkh lnL;ksa dh Hkkoukvksa dks lekurk ls ysrs gq,] lcdks
viuh ckr dgus dk ekSdk nsus dk dke vkius ftl dq'kyrk ds lkFk fd;k gS] mlds fy, ge lc vkids
vkHkkjh gSaA bl ekSds ij ge vkidk vfHkuanu djrs gSa vkSj mEehn djrs gSa fd lnu ds vanj vkSj ns'k ds
mijk"Vªifr ds :i esa vkidh Hkwfedk Hkkjr ds bfrgkl esa u;s iUuksa dks tksM+us dk dke djsxhA bUgha pan
'kCnksa ds lkFk] eSa vkidks iqu% c/kkbZ nsrk gawA t; Hkhe] t; HkkjrA
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CUSTODIAN OF DEMOCRACY
Shri Prasanta Chatterjee
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Respected Chairman Sir, I, on behalf of my party, the Communist Party of
India (Marxist), join the felicitation and congratulate you sincerely on being
re-elected as the Vice-President of India. You have worked in different capacities
here as well as abroad, and thus, have a wide experience. Furthermore, it is a
matter of great pleasure for all of us to have you once again as the Chairman,
Rajya Sabha, the House of Elders. Sir, the entire country considers Parliament as
a very sacred institution. People, particularly the downtrodden and the poorest of
the poor, have many expectations from this august House. We, the Members, are
duty-bound to raise their problems on the floor to seek a solution.
Sir, even after sixty-five years of independence, the country is facing thousandand-one problems like poverty, re-employment, unemployment, closure of factories,
etc. Black money is ruling the economy. In one word, the people of India are living
in a horrible condition. As I said, earlier, we, the Members of this august House,
are duty-bound to raise the issues concerning the people so that we bring about
effective changes in their socio-economic conditions. I believe, Sir, as the Chairman
of this august House, you will continue to remain the custodian of Indian democracy,
you will help people to be heard and you will exert yourself to bring consensus
amongst different political parties on the basis of the principle of justice to the
people. With these words, I once again congratulate you, Sir.
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lgt vkSj fouez O;fDrRo
Jh f'kokuUn frokjh
turk ny ¼;wukbVsM½
lj] e® Hkh vkidks nqckjk mijk"Vªifr pqus tkus ij eqckjdckn vkSj cèkbZ nsus ds fy, [kM+k gqvk gwaA
tSlk fd izèkuea=hth vkSj yhMj vkWQ n vkiksft'ku us tks mn~xkj O;Dr fd;k] ftl rjg dh Hkkoukvksa
dks O;Dr fd;k] esjh Hkh dqN oSlh gh Hkkouk gS] ysfdu esjs ikl ml rjg dh Hkk"kk vkSj {kerk ugha gS fd e®
ml rjg ls viuh ckr dks O;Dr dj ldwaA lj] fiNys lk<+s pkj o"kks± ls] tcls e® bl lnu dk lnL; cuk
gw¡] e®us tks lcls vPNh ckr ns[kh gS] ftlus eq>s cgqr izHkkfor fd;k] og vkidh lgtrk vkSj vkidh
uezrk gSA ftl lgt Hkko ls vki ,d&,d lkèkj.k lnL; ls] ;kuh gekjs tSls lnL; ls Hkh ftl rjg ls
vki feyrs g®] ckr djrs g®] le>kus dh dksf'k'k djrs g®] mlus eq>s cgqr izHkkfor fd;kA eq>s iwjk ;dhu
gS fd tks nwljk pj.k vkids bl gkml ds ps;jeSu vkSj ns'k ds mijk"Vªifr cuus dk gS] og mlh rjg ls
mTToy vkSj fu"dyad jgsxk] tSls vkidh igyh ikjh FkhA blh ds lkFk e® fQj ls vkidks eqckjdckn vkSj
cèkbZ nsrk gwaA èU;oknA
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THE SECOND COMING
Shri Derek O’ Brien
All India Trinamool Congress
Sir, I, particularly, would like to congratulate you, and I feel deeply privileged
to do this on behalf of the people of West Bengal and the All India Trinamool
Congress and its Chairperson, Ms. Mamata Banerjee and, beyond that, at a personal
level because it is widely known that you went to a Jesuit Institute in Kolkata, of
which I also had the privilege of going to, and, may be, you took your moral science
classes there very seriously because moral science in Jesuit institutions taught
you about the second coming, and you have made that a reality a few days ago.
Sir, you have reached a great milestone as you have also become a quiz question.
You are the second Vice-President, as is well-known, after Dr. S. Radhakrishnan,
to do the honours second time around. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, like you, also had a
Kolkata connection. You studied in St. Xavier’s, and he was, in the 1920s, a Professor
of Philosophy at that same great institution. Sir, we wish you health, we wish you
happiness, and, as we get to know you better, we wish you really well, and I would
like to leave you with the thoughts of the great poet who said, and, as we all have
heard this before, ‘‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.”
Thank you, Sir, and Good Luck.
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lnL;ksa dh leL;kvksa ds lekèkudrkZ
izksñ jke xksiky ;kno
lektoknh ikVhZ
Jheu] Hkkjr ds nqckjk mijk"Vªifr cuus ij e® vkidks lektoknh ikVhZ dh rjQ ls vkSj viuh
rjQ ls cgqr&cgqr cèkbZ nsrk gwaA egksn;] tc vki vyhx<+ eqfLye ;wfuoflZVh esa okbl&pkalyj ds :i
esa Fks] rcls e®us vkidks vius fe=ksa ds tfj, tkuk vkSj vkidh DokfyVht+] vkidh vPNkb;ksa dks lquk
vkSj ns[kkA blds ckn e® jkT; lHkk esa lHkkifr ds :i esa fiNys fnuksa ls vkidks ns[k jgk gwaA ;g lgh gS fd
ntZuksa jktuhfrd ny ;gka ij g®A ;gka vyx&vyx elyksa ij vyx&vyx fopkj gksrs g®A dbZ ckj fdlh
Hkh fcUnq ij loZlEefr vkSj lgefr gksuk ukeqefdu gksrk gS] ftldh otg ls dbZ ckj lnu dks pykuk
cM+k eqf'dy gks tkrk gSA vkids lkeus Hkh vk, fnu bl izdkj dh fnDdrsa vkrh g® vkSj vkxs Hkh vk,axh]
ysfdu ,d jktuhfrd ny dk lnL; gksus ds ukrs] e® vkils ;g izkFkZuk t:j djuk pkgawxk fd ;gka
dHkh&dHkh tks lnL; ekeyk mBkrs g®] muds political compulsions gksrs g®A dqN ,slh leL;k,a gksrh
g®] ftudks mBkuk muds fy, t:jh gksrk gSA ;fn vuqefr ugha feyrh gS rks blds ckn Hkh mBkus dh dksf'k'k
dh tkrh gSA os deliberately ps;j dks u rks viekfur djuk pkgrs g®] vkSj u gh ps;j dk vlEeku
djuk pkgrs g®A lHkh lnL;ksa ds eu esa ps;j ds izfr vikj lEeku vkSj Lusg gS] ysfdu ifjfLFkfr;ka ,slh
gksrh g®] tc bl rjg dh ckr gks tkrh gS] yksxksa dks osy esa Hkh tkuk iM+rk gS] gkml dks fMLVcZ Hkh djuk
iM+rk gS vkSj 'kksj Hkh epkuk iM+rk gSA bu phtksa dks ysdj] esEclZ ds ckjs esa vki dksbZ èkj.kk u cuk,a vkSj
vkius ,slh dksbZ èkj.kk ugha cukbZ gS] ;g cgqr vPNh pht gSA dksbZ Hkh lnL; deliberately ,slk ugha
djuk pkgrk gSA blfy, e® vkidks bruk Hkjkslk fnykuk pkgrk gwa fd ikWfyfVdy n`f"V ls tc rd cgqr
vko';d ugha gksrk rc rd dksbZ lnL; bl rjg dk dke ugha djrkA vxj esEcj ds tfj,] bl rjg dk
dksbZ ,D'ku gksrk gS rks mldks otherwise u ysa] ;g esjh vkils izkFkZuk gSA
tSlk fd lHkh yksxksa us crk;k gS fd vkius fiNys ikap o"kks± esa esEclZ dks roTtks nh gS vkSj mudh
ckrksa dks lquk gSA vkius ;gka Hkh lHkh dh ckrsa lquh g® vkSj tc ge vkids lkFk vanj cSBrs g®] ogka Hkh lquh
g®A tc Hkh fdlh lnL; us vkils feyuk pkgk] vkius vius psEcj esa mlls eqykdkr dh vkSj mldh
leL;kvksa dks lquk gS vkSj mudk funku djus dh dksf'k'k dh gSA ;g ,d cgqr vPNh pht gSA MseksØslh
esa yksxksa dh ckrksa dks lquuk vkSj lqudj] vxj dksbZ jkgr nsus dk dke djrk gS] rks ;g cgqr cM+h pht gSA
MseksØslh dh lQyrk ds fy, ;g vko';d Hkh gSA e® vkidks] vkidh bu vPNkb;ksa ds fy, vkSj vkids
fo'kky ân; ds fy, cgqr&cgqr èU;okn nsrk gwa vkSj esjh dkeuk gS fd vki u dsoy bl in ij cfYd
vkus okys oDr esa ns'k ds lcls cM+s in ij Hkh igqapus esa lQy gksa] lnL;ksa dh Hkh ;gh Hkkouk,a g®A
cgqr&cgqr èU;oknA
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TEACHER OF GOOD MANNERS
Shri Tiruchi Siva
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is indeed a privilege and honour for me to felicitate you,
on behalf of my party, the DMK, and our leader, Dr. Karunanidhi, on your assuming
the Vice-President’s Office for a second term. Sir, you are a person of high calibre
and constructive statesmanship, whom the people hold in high esteem. You
possess indefatigable industry and your varied visions have impressed us a lot in
the last five years when you were chairing this august House.
Sir, you are a person of intellectual refinement. We have also admired the
subtlety of the distinctions you have drawn. Holding the dignity of this office very
high, Sir, you have extended a friendly hand to all the people you have come
across, even Members and all others. I should say, Sir, we have enjoyed you in the
Chair. You are always innovative. Your vocabulary has impressed us a lot. One
day, when a supplementary question extended to a longer time, you immediately
intervened and said, “Supplementary question opportunity is only a window and
not an elephant gate.” So, that gave a very good definition for ‘supplementary
questions’.
Sir, as my colleague, Shri Derek, pointed out here, you are only the second
person, next to Dr. Radhakrishnan, holding the office of Vice-President for the
second term. You, as well as him, are teachers because we have learnt some
good manners from you without your knowledge. Sir, by way of observing you, we
have inherited some good manners, and when I have practised it outside, it has
won me some credit.
Sir, in the coming years, under your Chairmanship, this august House will
witness many more interesting days. Sir, with these words, once again,
I congratulate you wholeheartedly on behalf of my party. This is a very good
opportunity, and I wish that you will tread the path of Dr. Radhakrishnan in all
aspects. Thank you very much, Sir.
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lknxh lcls cM+h rkdr
Jh rkfjd vuoj
jk"Vªoknh dkaxzsl ikVhZ
lHkkifr th] eSa viuh vkSj viuh ikVhZ ,uñlhñihñ dh vksj ls vkidks mijk"Vªifr vkSj bl lnu
dk v/;{k cuus dh eqckjdckn nsrk gwaA gekjs lnu ds usrk iz/kku ea=h th] foi{k ds usrk vkSj vU;
reke yksxksa us vkidk ftl izdkj ls vfHkuUnu fd;k gS] Lokxr fd;k gS] eSa vius vkidks ml Hkkouk
ls tksM+rs gq, bruk gh dguk pkgwaxk fd vkidks tc Hkh tks Hkh ftEesnkjh feyh] pkgs og ,d f'k{kd
ds :i esa feyh gks] ,d fMIyksesV ds :i esa feyh gks] okbl&pkalyj ds :i esa feyh gks] ekbukWfjVh
deh'ku ds ps;jeSu ds :i esa feyh gks ;k fQj bl lnu ds v/;{k ds :i esa gks] vkius ml ftEesnkjh
dk cgqr vPNs <ax ls fuokZg fd;k vkSj yksxksa ds fnyksa dks thrus dh dksf'k'k dhA tSlk fd yksxksa us
dgk fd vkidh lknxh] vkidh ljyrk us lgh ek;uksa esa bl lnu ds vanj Hkh vkSj ckgj Hkh lHkh yksxksa
dks izHkkfor fd;k gSA eSa lksprk gwa fd 'kk;n vkidh lknxh gh vkidh lcls cM+h rkdr gSA eS ,d
ckj fQj vkidk v/;{k ds :i esa vfHkuUnu djrk gwa] Lokxr djrk gwaA eS le>rk gwa fd ;g ,d ekSdk
gS fd eS vYykek bd+cky dk ;g 'ksj] tks fd ,d cgqr gh e'kgwj 'ksj gS] bl lnu esa i<wa fd ^^[kqnh
dks dj cqyan bruk fd gj rdnhj ls igys [kqnk cans ls iwNs] fd crk rsjh jTk+k D;k gSA** eSa le>rk
gwa fd ;g 'ksj vkids fy, mi;qDr gS] D;ksafd vkius ftl rjg ls uhps ls Åij rd igqapus esa viuh
lykfg;rksa dh uqekbanxh dh gS] mldks fn[kk;k gS] ;g vius vki esa ,d cgqr cM+h ckr gSA yksxksa us
crk;k gS fd MkWñ jk/kkd`".ku ds ckn vki nwljs O;fDr g®] ftldks ;g volj izkIr gqvk gSA blh ds lkFk
eS ,d ckj fQj vkidk vfHkuUnu vkSj Lokxr djrk gwaA /kU;oknA
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ADMIRABLE CONDUCT OF THE HOUSE
Shri Baishnab Parida
Biju Janata Dal
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I congratulate you on behalf of my party, Biju Janata Dal,
for your re-election to the second-highest position in this country, i.e., the
Vice-President of India. Sir, again you are adorning the Chair of this august House
for the second term. Sir, your distinguished career as an outstanding academician
and distinguished diplomat has earned praise from all quarters of Indian society.
The way you conducted this august House and allowed us to raise various issues
concerning the life of the people of this country is quite admirable. I hope your
second term as the Vice-President of India will add new chapters in your illustrious
career and will raise you to the supreme height of this country’s position.
Thank you.
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INITIATING INNOVATIVE CHANGES IN THE HOUSE
Dr. V. Maitreyan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Respected Chairman, Sir, on behalf of my party, All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam and on my personal behalf, I extend a warm felicitation to
you on your re-election as the Vice-President of this great country. In fact, you
have the rare honour of being elected for a second term nearly about four decades
after Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Some are born great, some achieve greatness
and greatness is thrust on some. In fact, we can count very few people who are
born great in this world. Greatness is thrust on so many people regardless of the
fact whether they deserve it or not. But among those who achieve greatness in
their lifetime, you are definitely one among them by your sheer hard work, dedication
and performance. In a lighter vein, I can say from among all Members here,
I have the unique distinction of being suspended for a day from this House by you.
In your first innings in the last five years, you have introduced very many changes
in the working pattern of this House. As you start your second innings, I urge you
to consider giving more time and space for the regional parties and the smaller
groups. In fact, now so many people are talking about non-Congress, non-BJP
dispensation. Please have that in view and give us more attention and time. Thank
you very much.
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AN ENCOURAGING GUIDE
Shri Devender Goud T.
Telugu Desam Party
Sir, on behalf of Telugu Desam Party and my colleagues, I congratulate you
on this occasion. I am not new to politics but I am a new Member in this House.
You are always encouraging me and my party members, Sir. Whenever we do not
find any time in the House, you are always available and with your guidance we are
able to function as good parliamentarians in this House. Once again, I congratulate
you and hope that you will continue the same tradition in this term also.
Thank you, Sir.
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oru dh csgrjh dk Hkjkslk
MkWñ Q k:d vCnqYyk
uohu vkSj uohdj.kh; ÅtkZ ea= h
tukc ps;jeSu lkgc] eSa viuh rjQ ls vkSj viuh tekr us'kuy dkaQzasl dh rjQ ls vkidks
eqckjdckn is'k djrk gwa vkSj lkFk&lkFk ,d 'ksj Hkh vkidks lquk nsrk gwaA
^^gtkjksa lky ujfxl viuh csuwjh is jksrh gS]
cM+h eqf'dy ls gksrk gS peu esa nhnkoj iSnkA**
;gh mEehn ge lcdks gSA vYykg us vkidks bl dqlhZ ij fQj ls igqapk;k] mldh t:j dksbZ ea'kk
gksxhA tks eqf'dykr bl oru ds vkxs vkus okys g®] vki bldks t:j mu jkgksa ls fudky ysaxsA
lkFk&lkFk] eSa vkils vkSj bl lnu ds yksxksa ls ;g Hkh dgwaxk fd eSaus vkidks cgqr closely ns[kk
gS] tc vki ;wukbVsM us'kal esa gekjs ,EcslsMj FksA eSaus vkidks ns[kk] tc vki lÅnh vjc esa ,EcslsMj
Fks] bZjku esa FksA fQj vki okbl&pkalyj cus ml ;wfuoflZVh ds] ftlesa dHkh Hkh vkjke ugha vkrk Fkk]
exj fdl [kq'kuwnh ls vkius cPpksa dks Hkh vkSj ,dsMeh dks Hkh lh/kk pyk;kA eSa og dHkh Hkwy ugha
ldrkA
eSa viuh rjQ ls vkSj ge lcdh rjQ ls vkidks eqckjdckn nsrk gwa vkSj vYykg ls nqvk djrk
gwa fd oks vkidks lsgr c['ks tSlk fd o+thjs vkt+e] Leader of the Opposition vkSj ckdh lc us
dgk] gekjh nqvk,a vkids lkFk g®A ge mEehn djrs g® fd vkids tks ikap lky xqt+jsa] blesa Hkkjr dks vkSj
Hkh csgrj rkSj ls vkxs ys tkus esa vki enn djsaA cgqr&cgqr 'kqfØ;kA
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lnu dk lgt vkSj xfjeke; lapkyu
Jh jfo 'kadj izlkn
Hkkjrh; turk ikVhZ
ekuuh; lHkkifr th] vkids nksckjk fuokZpu ij vkidk ân; ls vfHkuUnuA eSa ekuuh;
iz/kku ea=h th] foi{k ds usrk vkSj vU; lHkh lEekuuh; usrkvksa dh Hkkoukvksa ls Lo;a dks tksM+rk gwaA esjk
lkSHkkX; gS fd eSa bl gkml dk esEcj lu~ 2000 ls gwaA vkids iwoZorhZ ps;jeSu lkgc dks ns[kus dk ekSdk
Hkh eq>s feykA 2007 esa tc vki vk,] rks vkidks f'k{kkfon~ ds :i esa O;kid jktuhfrd vkSj jktuf;d
vuqHko dh tkudkjh rks Fkh] ysfdu tSlk fd ge lHkh tkurs g®] mijk"Vªifr in dh viuh ,d xfjek
gksrh gSA lkFk gh lkFk bl gkml ds lapkyu esa tgka cgl gS vkSj laokn gS] ogha dksykgy vkSj mÙkstuk
Hkh gS vkSj ;g LokHkkfod Hkh gS] D;ksafd ;g ns'k dh lcls cM+h iapk;r gSA tgka jktuhfrd eqíksa ij
fopkjksa dh fofHkUurk gksxh] rks Vdjko Hkh gksxk] ysfdu] {kek djsaxs] fcuk fdlh O;kid jktuhfrd
vuqHko ds Hkh bl lcds chp vkidh tks lgtrk fn[kh] mlls bl gkml ds lapkyu esa vkius ,d u;h
xfjek izkIr dh gS] ftlds fy, ge vkidk fo'ks"k vfHkuUnu djuk pkgrs g®A
eSa ,d Lihdj lkgc ds iwoZ ds vuqHko i<+ jgk Fkk] mUgksaus dgk Fkk fd eq>s :Yl ugha ekywe g®]
ysfdu eSa bruk tkurk gwa fd lnL; tks dg jgs g® fd og fo"k; mBuk pkfg,A blh dk vglkl ge yksxksa
dks vkids vkpj.k esa Hkh fn[kkbZ iM+kA
ekuuh; rkfjd vuoj lkgc us tks 'ksj i<+k] ^^[kqnk cUns ls [kqn iwNs crk rsjh jt+k D;k gS** ;g rks
vkius cgqr cM+h ckr dg nh] ysfdu lj] eSa vkils flQZ bruk dguk pkgwaxk fd vkius lkalnksa dks de
ls de bl ckr dk vglkl fnyk fn;k fd ^^crk rsjh jt+k D;k gS**] vkSj mudks viuh ckr mBkus dk
ekSdk fn;kA vkidh ;gh lgtrk cuh jgs] vki vkSj ;'kLoh cusa] bl lnu dh xfjek vkSj c<+s] vkidk
cgqr&cgqr /kU;oknA
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FIRM AND FAIR
Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly
Nominated
Sir, I thank you for having given me the opportunity to participate in this
memorable day of this House. We are used to be silent spectators most of the
time, but my colleagues and I am deeply honoured that we have been recognised
for a particularly distinguished and historical function, that is, to congratulate you
on your re-election as the Vice-President of India and as the Chairman of this
august House. The eulogies, across this great House, reflect what each of us feel
proud about. As some hon’ble Members have mentioned that a lot of times there
have been disturbances, disruptions and distress, but you have dealt with firmness
and smile, and over a period of time we have understood the undercurrents of
fairness that you have spread amongst us, which makes many of us realise that
these things do not have to be done lightly. I have had the privilege of being known
to you, Sir, even before you became the Vice-President of India; it is a great
personal privilege to me. Many of us are greatly appreciated; we have not gone
unrecognised. We may not have risen to speak but in our silence, we have
admired you, we have shared your happiness and your anguish. We will continue
to do so. It is a great privilege to be a part of this House. As some hon’ble Members
said that this House represents the highest panchayat of this country; therefore, to
have unanimity and agreement would be unusual. However, we are going through a
very difficult time in the history of this nation and people look upon this House and,
Sir, your leadership to guide the ship through this choppy waters in a manner
which brings the greatest relief to the people of this country. We will continue to
hold our head high as you lead this august House in the future. God bless you and
good luck.
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NEW INITIATIVES IN THE HOUSE
Shri D. Raja
Communist Party of India
Respected Chairman, my party and I join the entire House to congratulate
you, to greet you on your re-election as the Vice-President of India, thereby the
Chairman of this august House.
Sir, your contributions as a diplomat and as an academician are quite known
and they are all extremely commendable. Sir, in your last term, as Chairman of
this House, you tried to experiment many innovative ideas. In fact, you tried to take
some initiatives to run the House in a more productive way. In the current tenure
also, I hope you will try such ways and means to run the House in a more productive
way, and also ensure a fair deal to all Members, parties and groups. I do agree with
the hon’ble Leader of the Opposition when he said, “Some of your speeches and
writings on various subjects outside this House are quite enlightening and we do
quote your writings and speeches on many occasions.” That is your real strength
and this strength will continue to help you in running this House also. I wish all the
best to you and I join the entire House to congratulate you, to greet you.
Thank you.
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A NEUTRAL UMPIRE
Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya
Asom Gana Parishad
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I, on behalf of
my party, Asom Gana Parishad, like to congratulate you for your re-election to the
post of Vice-President of our great country.
Sir, you are not only a successful diplomat, a successful academician, but
you are equally very successful as a neutral cricket umpire. Sir, we have seen from
our experience - this was reflected in our House also — that you are very neutral to
run this House. Sir, I am very honoured to say that we are very proud to have a
person like you as Chairman of this distinguished House.
Sir, I must admit one thing that you are very much concerned about the
problem of North-Eastern region and whenever we raise the issue of North-Eastern
region, you always permit us. Equally, Sir, you are very much concerned about the
small parties also. You have always given priority to small parties. Sir, I have
complete confidence in you and I believe, like in the past, in future also, we will get
your support and cooperation. I, on behalf of my party, congratulate you once
again. Thank you very much, Sir.
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lnu lapkyu esa dk;Z&dq'kyrk vkSj fMIykseslh
Jh izse pUn xqIrk
jk"Vªh; turk ny
ekU;oj] esjh rjQ ls] esjh ikVhZ dh rjQ ls vkSj gekjs usrk Jh ykyw izlkn th dh rjQ ls e®
vkids nksckjk mijk"Vªifr pqus tkus ds fy, vkidks cgqr&cgqr cèkbZ vkSj eqckjdckn nsrk gw¡A ekU;oj]
tSls ekuuh; izèku ea=h th us] usrk izfri{k us vkSj esjs nwljs lkfFk;ksa us vkidh dk;Z&dq'kyrk ds fo"k;
esa ckr dh] vkids ijfe'ku ls e® Hkh dqN cksyuk pkgw¡xkA
ekU;oj] tc igyh ckj vkidk pquko Hkkjrh; x.kjkT; ds mijk"Vªifr ds :i esa gqvk Fkk] rc ge
yksxksa esa ,d ppkZ mBrh Fkh fd bl gkml esa ns'k ds dksus&dksus ls lnL; pqudj vkrs g® vkSj mudh viuh
leL;k,¡ g®] ns'k ds gj dksus dh viuh leL;k gSA D;ksafd] vki bl gkml ds ps;jeSu g®] bl gkml ds
ps;jeSu gksus ds ukrs vkSj D;ksafd vkidk cSdxzkmaM tks gS] og fMIyksesfVd dSfj;j ls gS] f'k{kk ls gS vkSj
C;wjksØslh ls gS] rks ge yksx vkil esa ckr djrs Fks fd fdl rjg ls valkjh lkgc bl b';w dks] bl gkml
dks daVªksy dj ik,¡¡xsA ysfdu] ftl dk;Z&dq'kyrk ls vkSj ftl fMIyksesfVd rjhds ls vkius gkml dks
daMDV djus esa lQyrk ikbZ] blds fy, ge lc vkidks cèkbZ nsrs g® vkSj ,slh mEehn Hkh j[krs g® fd vki
blh rjg ls ge yksxksa dk ekxZ&n'kZu vkxs Hkh djrs jgsaxsA èU;oknA
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EXEMPLIFYING THE DIGNITY AND VALUES
OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
Shri H.K. Dua
Nominated
Mr. Chairman, Sir, it has been famously said that India is a land of unity in
diversity. That unity and diversity is represented in this House and the Chairman of
this House symbolizes that unity in diversity, which is present in the House. As
seen during the last two-and-a-half years, you have given chance to every shade of
opinion that is present in the House. If we have not succeeded in availing of that
chance, the fault is ours, not yours. Even when the decibel levels were very high in
the House and there were ruckus, too much noise, walkouts and attempts of
disruption of the proceedings, you remained calm, quiet and dignified which obviously
is the source of your inner strength. This essentially comes from the concern
about the dignity of the House and concern of the values that should guide
parliamentary democracy in India. All through, you have exemplified the dignity
and the values of parliamentary democracy and showed your concern for its
prosperity and growth in the country. Thank you.
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SKILLED IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Dr. Barun Mukherji
All India Forward Bloc
Sir, it is my proud privilege to have the opportunity to congratulate you, on my
behalf and on behalf of my party, All India Forward Bloc, on your assuming this
great office of the Vice-President of India and Chairman of the House for the second
time. I think, it has already been referred to by many of my colleagues here that
you are the second distinguished person, after Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who
has been elected the Vice-President for the second time. At the same time, I feel
that it may be a strange case of coincidence that Dr. Radhakrishnan came from
the field of education and you also have a bright background of scholarship and
education. It is a strange case of coincidence that Dr. Radhakrishnan came from
the Calcutta University and you came from the Aligarh University and from two
ends you joined this august House to carry out another very distinguished role,
which, I believe, apart from many other responsibilities, is the role of conflict
management. Here, there are various shades of opinion. We come from various
political parties. We try to raise our voice in support of our faith and belief. But you
have the distinguished role of conflict management and you have very gloriously
managed the House for five years. Again, you have been entrusted with the
responsibility of managing this House.
At the same time, I must confess very frankly one thing. You have allowed us
free access all the time. I find that it is very difficult to talk to many distinguished
persons of our society, including some of our distinguished Ministers, even over
the telephone. But you are very liberal to give access to us; you talk to us very
frankly and freely without any vanity of the high post you are holding. It is a very
rare quality, and I am grateful to you that many a time, you have given me access
to you to express what I felt. So, I congratulate you once again, and I believe, you
will give some rare opportunities in this House, particularly to the smaller parties.
Parliament is, more or less, a number game. Those, who have big numbers, have
the bigger say. But Members from smaller parties should also have some say. I
believe, you will give a new opportunity to the Members of the smaller parties to
express their opinions as and when they wish to do so. Once again, I congratulate
you on behalf of myself and my party.
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,d jkS'ku 'kek
Jh eksgEen vnhc
funZyh;
'kqfØ;k ljA e® vkidks lj lS;~;n ds [okcksa dh rkchj dh vkf[kjh jkS'ku 'kek le>rk gw¡] tks iwjs
lc&dkafVusaV esa cM+s ,t+kt+ vkSj Q-þ dh ckr gSA gt+jr] ftl lky e® vyhx<+ x;k Fkk] ml lky vkius
vkbZ,Q,l DokfyQkbZ fd;k Fkk vkSj ml oDr ls vki esjs vkbfM;y g®A vki vyhx<+ ds rkfycsbYe jgs]
Vhpj jgs] okbl&pkalyj jgs vkSj vki eqdEey vyhx] secularist to the core g®A ge vkidks cèkbZ
vkSj eqckjdckn nsrs g®A
lj] ,d okd+;k e® vkils 'ks;j djuk pkgrk gw¡A tc vki nqcbZ esa ,sEcslMj Fks] ml oDr ge jkst+h
dh ryk'k esa feMy&bZLV esa Fks vkSj gekjh rjg u tkus ,sls fdrus yksx Fks] ftudks ukSfdfj;k¡ ugha fey ik
jgh Fkha] D;ksafd ml oDr dh ftruh dEiuht+ Fkha] os ikfdLrkuh&eSusTM dEiuht+ FkhaA ml oDr ge vkids
ikl x;s Fks vkSj vkils dgk Fkk fd gedks ;s yksx ukSdjh ugha ns jgs g®] D;ksafd ;s lc ikfdLrkuh&eSusTM
dEiuht+ g®] rks vkius viuh clhjr ls ge yksxksa dks ,d jk; nh Fkh fd vki yksx ^^vyhx<+ vksYM
Cok,t+ ,lksfl,'ku** cuk yksA og ,lksfl,'ku cuh vkSj vkidks tkudj [kq'kh gksxh fd vc mlds gtkjksa
esEclZ gks x;s g®A geus mu yksxksa dks vc cgqr ihNs NksM+ fn;k] tks gedks ukSdfj;k¡ ugha nsrs FksA ;g vkidh
lksp Fkh vkSj vkidh fQØ FkhA ge ;g le>rs g® fd bl lnu esa] bl fgUnqLrku esa vkSj cjsZlx+hj esa vkius
tks uke jkS'ku fd;k gS] mlds fy, e® vkidks vkSj Hkh eqckjdckn nsrk gw¡A vkidk ftl bnkjs ls vkSj ftl
rgjhd ls rkYyqd gS] ge vkidks eqdEey vyhx le>rs g®A eq>s mEehn gS fd vki viuh vFkWkfjVh dk
bLrseky djsaxs rkfd ge tks cSd csUplZ g®] ge yksxksa dks vxys ls'ku esa vkSj mlds vxys ls'ku esa Hkh
cksyus dk ekSdk dqN T;knk fn;k tk,xkA ge yksxksa dk rkYyqd NksVh ikfVZ;ksa ls gS ;k ge bafMisaMsaV g®]
ysfdu ge Hkh ;gh pkgrs g® fd ge Hkh dqN ikfVZlhisV djsaA vkius enn dh gS] ysfdu bl ckj ge vkils
mEehn djrs g® fd vki ge yksxksa dh rjQ t:j fuxkg Qjek,¡xsA
cgqr&cgqr 'kqfØ;kA
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NksVh ikfVZ;ksa dk fo'ks"k /;ku
ljnkj lq[knso flag f<aMlk
f'kjksef.k vdkyh ny
FkSaD;w] ljA ps;jeSu lj] e® vkidks viuh ikVhZ vkSj viuh rjQ ls nwljh nQk ;gk¡ cSBus ij
cgqr&cgqr cèkbZ nsrk gw¡A gekjh rks lksp Fkh fd 'kk;n vki jk"Vªifr Hkou esa tk,axs] ysfdu dksbZ ckr ugha]
vki ;gk¡ vk,A fiNys ikap lkyksa esa vkius tks ijEijk Mkyh] MkW- loZiYyh jkèkd`".ku vkSj
MkWñ tkfdj gqlSu dh rjQ ls tks ijEijk,a 'kq: dh xbZ Fkha] mudks vkius tkjh j[kkA e® mEehn djrk gw¡ fd
vki vkxs Hkh budks oSls gh tkjh j[ksaxs vkSj [kkldj minorities vkSj NksVh ikfVZ;ksa dk /;ku j[ksaxsA
e® vkidk vkHkkjh gw¡ fd vkius fiNyh nQk 1984 ds riots ij fMLd'ku dks vykÅ fd;k FkkA e®
mEehn djrk gw¡ fd ,sls gh gekjs tks NksVs&NksVs issues g®] pkgs os LVsV~l ds gksa ;k minorities ds gksa ;k blh
rjg ls ge ij tks chrrh jgrh gS] mu ij vki vkxs Hkh /;ku nsaxsA e® ,d nQk fQj vkidks cgqr&cgqr
cèkbZ nsrk gw¡A
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DISCIPLINARIAN WITH PROFOUND FELLOW FEELING
Shri M. Rama Jois
Bharatiya Janata Party
Respected Vice-President, Sir, I express my respectful congratulations on
your election as the Vice-President of the country for the second term. As already
pointed out, you have the distinction of being elected for the second term, only
after Dr. Radhakrishnan. Sir, we have been seeing you for the last few years; you
have been conducting this House with great dignity and discipline. One most
important thing, which comes to my mind, is that two years back in Bangalore, we
started a movement called ‘Raksha Bandhan Movement’. So many festivals
conducted by several religions are confined, but Raksha Bandhan is a movement
which is related to all. This movement was inaugurated by Justice Shri M. N.
Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India, at Bangalore. Two messages were
given throughout the country. One was for mutual love and protection, and, the
second was to let Raksha Bandhan be the only religion for all of us. I was very glad
to receive several messages including messages from a number of Members of
this House and the other House. Sir, through your message, you said that this
movement was very good for national reconciliation. Everyone should work to develop
the feeling of fraternity, which is of utmost importance. Sir, we have preserved that
letter, and also published and circulated it.
You were so pleased to invite me to accompany you to Burma but,
unfortunately, on account of my engagements, I could not join you. At the same
time, I am grateful to you for your offer to accompany you to Burma. In the end, I
can tell that you have got another term to do justice to this House. Sir, you are
always particular about discipline to be maintained in this House, which is of
utmost importance. I wish you an astounding success in your functioning.
Thank you.
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yksxksa ds fnyksa dks thrk
Jh vgen lbZn eyhgkcknh
funZyh;
ps;jeSu lj] e® ,d vktkn esEcj gwaA tks vktkn esEcj gksrk gS mldh dksbZ ikVhZ ugha gksrhA fygkt+k
e® ,d vke vkneh gw¡ vkSj fgUnqLrku ds reke vke vknfe;ksa dh rjQ ls e® vkidks fgUnqLrku dk nksckjk
uk;c lnjs tEgwfj;k eqUr[kc gksus ij fnyh eqckjdckn is'k djrk gwaA ;g e® blfy, dg jgk gwa dh vkt
bl gkml esa ftl bÙkQ+kd+s jk; ls reke yksxksa us vkidh mu reke [kwfc;ksa vkSj vkSlkQ+ dh rkjhQ dh gS]
ftldk ge yksx xqft'rk dbZ o"kks± ls ;gka eq'kkfgnk djrs jgs g®A ;g bl ckr dk lcwr gS fd vkt
fgUnqLrku dh bl ikfyZ;kesaV ds nksuksa ,okuksa ds eksvfTtt esEcjku us cgqr Hkkjh vdlfj;r ls] tks
fgUnqLrku ds djksM+ksa&djksM+ voke dh uqekbUnxh djrs g®] vkidks nksckjk eqUr[k+c fd;k gSA vkidk
nksckjk bUr[k+kc bl ckr dh nyhy vkSj lcwr gS fd vkidks tc igyh ckj eqUr[kc fd;k x;k Fkk rks
ftu yksxksa us bl nqjsZ uk;kc dks igpkuk Fkk] og tkSgjh ftudh utj vkids Åij iM+h Fkh vkSj mUgksaus
vkids tSls ,d eksrh dks fudkyk Fkk rks mUgksaus dksbZ xyrh ugha dh FkhA ftl rjg ls vkius bl gkml dks
5 o"kZ rd pyk;k] ftl vksgns tyhyk ij vki Qkbt+ jgs] fgUnqLrku ds uk;c lnjs tEgwfj;k dh gSfl;r
ls] e® rks mu tkSgfj;ksa ds ut+js bUr[k+kc dks Hkh nkn nsuk pkgrk gw¡] ftUgkasus ;g t:jh le>k fd bl nqjsZ
uk;kc dks ;kuh bl eksrh dks gkFk ls tkus nsuk ugha pkfg,A ;g gekjh tEgwfj;r ds uxhus esa ,d vkcnkj
vkSj rkcukd uxhuk gS] fygkt+k bldks ;gka jguk pkfg,A rks e® viuh rjQ ls] fgUnqLrku ds reke
vknfe;ksa dh rjQ ls] D;ksafd esjk rkYyqd fdlh ikVhZ ls ugha] tSlk fd e®us vtZ fd;k] vkidks rgs fny
ls eqckjdckn nsrk gwa vkSj ;g bl ckr dh Hkh eqckjdckn gS fd vkius ftl rgt+hc] 'kjkQr] 'kkbLrxh
vkSj b[k+ykd ds lkFk bl gkml dks pyk;k gS vkSj yksxksa us vkidh ljkguk dh gS fd vkius lcdk fny
thrk gS vkSj vkids fy, lcds fnyksa esa ,d bT+t+r vkSj eksgCcr iSnk gqbZ gSA
;g vkidk lcls cM+k ,t+kt+ gS D;ksafd yksxksa ds fny thruk lcls cM+h ckr gSA vkius yksxksa dk
fny thrk gSA ;g bÙkQ+kds+ jk; ls iwjs gkml us dgk gS vkSj tks dqN ;gka dgk x;k gS] mldks iwjs fgUnqLrku
ds yksx 'ks;j djsaxsA e® vkidks nksckjk rgsfny ls eqckjdckn is'k djrk gwa vkSj bl nqvk ds lkFk
eqckjdckn nsrk gw¡ fd vkidh mez njkt+ gks] lsgr Hkh cgqr vPNh jgs vkSj vki bl vksgns ij ikap lky
dke;kch ds lkFk Qjkbt+ vatke nsrs jgsaA cgqr&cgqr 'kqfØ;kA
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A WELCOME FROM THE WOMEN MEMBERS
Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
Bharatiya Janata Party
Sir, from my party, the Leader of the Opposition and the Deputy Leader have
already spoken. I am speaking not only on behalf of my party but I am speaking
also because I found that only gentlemen are welcoming you. It should not go on
record that the women Members of this House are not appreciating you. We all
appreciate you. I greatly appreciate the way you have presided over the House
during the last five years because I know it is both a torture and a pleasure to be
sitting there. When the House is running properly, from my experience, I say it is
the best House. I do not want to say that the lower House is lower in any way, but
the upper House is upper in every way. But when, as a privilege of the Members of
Parliament, we shout, we scream – though I didn’t like it when I was there in that
Chair – and troop into the well, as one of the hon'ble Members, Mr. Yadav has said,
it is our privilege as the Members of the Opposition. But it also does not mean that
we want any disrespect to you. We want to express our opinion.
Today, whatever everybody has said, I endorse that because I don’t want to
take too much time of yours. But I would say one thing. I think it is a privilege to be
a major political party. I am sorry for the minor political parties who are asking for
more time in the House. But, Sir, it should not mean – we don’t mind sitting longer
hours – that our quota is reduced and given to the other smaller parties. I will
appreciate all the smaller parties to work hard in the field and get more Members in
the House so that they get more share of the time for speaking. And, Sir, why there
is hardly any woman Member visible to speak today is because we are so few in
number. I hope in this second five-year term of yours in this House, you would
compel the hon'ble Prime Minister, or, impel the hon'ble Prime Minister to get the
33 per cent reservation so that the next time when you are elected, there will be
more women to speak for you. Thank you.
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'kkunkj d+;knr
Jh ds ñ jgeku [kku
Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh; dkaxzsl
bTt+r evkc ps;jeSu lkgc] e® vius nwljs lkfFk;ksa ds lkFk bl vkyk vksgns ij nksckjk eqUr[k+c
gksus ij vkidks eqckjdckn is'k djrk gwaA ;g esjh [kq'kfdLerh gS fd vkidh ljijLrh esa ikap lky bl
gkml dk fMIVh&ps;jeSu jgus dk eq>s vYykg us ekSdk vrk fd;kA e®us vkidks ut+nhd ls ns[kk gSA
vkidh bl gkml ds ckjs esa Åaph lksp gS vkSj bl gkml dh xfjek dks Åapk j[kus esa e®us vki esa cgqr
concern ns[kh gSA vkius bl gkml dks vkSj bl gkml dh supremacy dks cjdjkj j[kus esa dksbZ dlj
ckdh ugha j[khA ;gka rd fd bl gkml esa ,sls ekSds vk,] tksfd cgqr dh eqf'dy ekSds FksA ml oDr ij
Hkh vkius tks ps;j dh ftEesnkjh jgrh gS] ogh fuHkkbZ gS] fdlh daiy'ku esa vkdj vkt rd vkius dksbZ
fMlhtu ugha fd;k gSA vkidh ;g lcls cM+h dke;kch gSA dHkh&dHkh vki fMcsV~l dks bruk bEiksVsZUl
nsrs gSa fd gj esEcj ls vki ;g dgrs g® fd vkidks tks Hkh dguk gS] gkml esa dfg,] fMcsV ds tfj, ls
dfg,] gkml dks dHkh fMLVcZ er dhft,A
lj] e® mEehn djrk gw¡ fd vkids ;g vxys ikap lky] tks ekSdk vkidks vYykg rvkyk us fn;k
gS] blesa vki ;gka ,d ubZ 'kDy iSnk djsaxs] rkfd bl gkml esa dHkh fMLVcs±l u gks] dHkh yksxksa dks osy esa
vkus dk ekSdk u gks] fMcsV ds tfj, ls eqYd ds tks Hkh elys g®] os ge gy dj ldsaxs] D;ksafd vkius bu
ikap lkyksa esa ,d fcy Hkh dHkh fMu esa ikl ugha fd;k gSA ;g vkidh lcls cM+h dke;kch gSA e® nqckjk
vkidks eqckjdckn nsrk gw¡] vYykg djs fd vkids vxys ikap lky vkSj 'kkunkj jgsa vkSj bl eqYd dh
MseksØslh vkidh d+;knr esa vkSj etcwr gksA 'kqfØ;kA
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lalnh; lq/kkjksa esa ;ksxnku
Jherh t;k cPpu
lektoknh ikVhZ
lj] lcls igys eSa vkidks c/kkbZ nsuk pkgrh gwa fd vkius bruh fgEer dh fd vki fQj ls bl
gkml esa okil vk x,] blds ckotwn fd vkidks ge yksxksa us cgqr ijs'kku fd;kA eq>s ;kn gS] tc vki
'kq:&'kq: esa vk, Fks] 'kk;n ge yksxksa us cgqr dVq 'kCn Hkh bLrseky fd,] exj vkius cgqr laqnjrk ls]
cgqr xaHkhjrk ls vkSj cgqr fMfXuQkbM rjhds ls mudks ,DlsIV fd;kA blfy, eSa vkidks c/kkbZ nsuk pkgrh
gw¡ fd vkius cgqr fgEer dhA lj] vkidks c/kkbZ vkSj Hkh nsuk pkgrh gw¡ fd vki bl gkml esa cgqr&ls
psUtst yk,a gSaA vkius ;g dksf'k'k dh fd Dos'pu vkWoj dk oDr cckZn u fd;k tk,] dqN ckrsa dh tk,a]
dqN loky fd, tk,a vkSj fefuLVlZ ;g dksf'k'k djsa fd os tokc Hkh rjhds ls nsaA ,d pht vkius ;g dh
fd tks Lis'ky esa'ku gSa] os vktdy ekuuh; lnL; i<+rs ugha gSa] cfYd mUgsa Vscy ij ys dj nsrs gSaA eSa Mj
jgh Fkh fd 'kk;n vkt Hkh ,slk gh dqN ekSdk gksxk fd ge yksxksa dks vkidks c/kkbZ nsus dk ekSdk ugha
feysxk vkSj vki dgsasxs fd vki lc Lis'ky esa'ku dh rjg fyf[k, vkSj lkbu djds Vscy ij j[k nhft,]
Dos'pu vkWoj jí ugha djkuk gS] D;ksafd vki bl le; dks cgqr vgfe;r nsrs gSaA eSa vkils ;g dguk
pkgw¡xh fd vxj vkids fy, gekjh rjQ ls dksbZ Hkh ,slh pht gqbZ gks] if we have disregarded the
Chair in any way, please give us an opportunity to make up for that this time. ,d
NksVk&lk 'kCn dguk pkgwaxh%—
dqN bl rjg ls eSaus ft+nxh dks vklku fd;k]
dqN ls ekQh ekaxh] dqN dks ekQ+ fd;kA
All the best, Sir. Thank you.
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l{ke usr`Ro
Jh jkefoykl ikloku
yksd tu'kfDr ikVhZ
lHkkifr egksn;] eSa viuh ikVhZ yksd tu'kfDr ikVhZ dh rjQ ls vkidks bl ps;j ij nqckjk vkus
ds fy, vkSj bl egku Hkkjr ns'k ds mijk"Vªifr cuus ds fy, cgqr /kU;okn vkSj eqckjdckn nsrk gw¡A bl
gkml esa ge yxkrkj nks lky ls gSa] yksvj gkml ds ckn ;gka vkus dk gesa ekSdk feykA geus ;g ns[kk gS fd
usrk ds laca/k esa ckj&ckj ;g dgk tkrk gS fd usrk ds ikl fny rks gksrk gS] ysfdu fnekx dh deh gksrh
gS vkSj C;wjksØsV~l ds laca/k esa dgk tkrk gS fd muds ikl fnekx rks jgrk gS] ysfdu fny dh deh jgrh gSA
buesa Økafr ogha gksrh gS] tgka fny vkSj fnekx nksuksa ,d fn'kk esa dke djrs gksa vkSj vki mu egkiq#"kksa esa
gSaA gesa vkt bl ckr dk xoZ gS fd vkids tSls l{ke O;fDr] ftuds ikl fny Hkh gS vkSj fnekx Hkh gS]
mijk"Vªifr th gSaA iz/kku ea=h th ;gka cSBs gq, gSa] ns'k dks pykus dh ftEesnkjh vkSj laln dks pykus dh
ftEesnkjh tks vki yksxksa dh gS] mlds fy, ge yksxksa dks cgqr gh Q-þz gSA ge yksx nfyr ifjokj ls vkrs
gSa] dqN fiNM+h tkfr ls vkrs gSa] vYila[;d lekt ls vkrs gSaA vkt ns'k ds lkeus cgqr cM+s&cM+s elys
gSaA ,d ckj ckck vEcsMdj lkgc ls yksxksa us iwNk fd vki ges'kk nfyr dh ckr gh D;ksa djrs gks\ mUgksaus
dgk fd ns'k esa 700 ls vf/kd Members of Parliament gSa] vxj gj ,d ,eñ ihñ viuk&viuk ,d
fe'ku cuk ys] rks ns'k dh dksbZ leL;k vNwrh ugha jgsxhA blfy, ge yksx dksf'k'k djrs gSa fd tks lekt
ds xjhc oxZ ds yksx gSa] nfyr gSa] fiNM+s gSa] vYila[;d gSa] efgyk,a gSa] Åaph tkfr ds xjhc yksx gSa] ge
mudh leL;kvksa dks vkids lkeus j[ksaA ns'k dks pykus esa tks cM+h leL;k,a gSa] os vkids lkeus vkrh jgrh
gSa vkSj vkius dksf'k'k dh gS fd ;g tks social revolution gS] lkekftd Økafr gS] bl lkekftd Økafr
dh /kkj dks cq>us u fn;k tk, vkSj tks lkaLd`frd Økafr gS] og Hkh vpy jgsA gekjk ns'k ,d cxhpk gS vkSj
bl cxhps esa rjg&rjg ds Qwy gSa—fgUnw Hkh gSa] eqlyeku Hkh gSa] fl[k Hkh gSa] bZlkbZ Hkh gSa] nfyr Hkh gSa]
czkg~e.k Hkh gSaA ogh ekyh vPNk gksrk gS] ftlds cxhps esa gj rjg dk Qwy f[kyrk gSA vki gj Qwy dks bl
peu esa f[kyus dk ekSdk nsaA vkius ;g igys Hkh fd;k gS vkSj gesa vkils vkt Hkh ;gh mEehn gSA eSa
vkidh nh?kkZ;q ds fy, vkidks 'kqHkdkeuk,a nsuk pkgrk gwaA vki blh rjhds ls jk"Vª dh lsok djrs jgsa vkSj
ge yksxksa dk ekxZn'kZu djrs jgsa] bUgha 'kqHkdkeukvksa ds lkFk cgqr&cgqr /kU;oknA
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/keZfujis{krk dh etcwr felky
pkS/kjh equCcj lyhe
lektoknh ikVhZ
ps;jeSu lkgc] nqfu;k dh lcls cM+h tEgwfj;r dk uk;c lnj cuus ij] ,sokus ckyk dk lnj
cuus ij] eSa fny dh xgjkb;ksa ls viuh vksj ls rFkk viuh ikVhZ dh vksj ls vkidks eqckjdckn nsrk gawA
eSa vkidks bl ckr ds fy, Hkh eqckjdckn nsrk gaw fd xka/kh th ds bl ns'k esa tgka jghe] jl[kku vkSj
dchj iSnk gq,] vki nqfu;k esa flQZ mijk"Vªifr ;k jkT; lHkk ds v/;{k ugha] cfYd /keZfujis{krk dh ,d
etcwr felky gSaA vkids nksckjk mijk"Vªifr cuus ls ;g lkfcr gksrk gS fd bl eqYd esa tEgwfj;r ds lkFk
/keZfujis{k ewY; Hkh mrus gh etcwr gSa] ftruk geus xqeku fd;k FkkA ge vius vkidks Hkh xkSjokfUor
eglwl djrs gSa fd vkids bl rkjh[kh fe'ku esa ge Hkh 'kkfey gq, vkSj vkidks fny dh xgjkb;ksa ls
eqckjdckn nsrs gq, ;g mEehn djrs gSa fd detksj dh enn djus dk vkidk tks fe'ku gS] og tkjh jgsxk
vkSj ge lnL; yksx vkidks blh rjg ls nqvk,a nsrs jgsaxsA esjh vkSj esjh ikVhZ dh vksj ls vkidks
cgqr&cgqr c/kkbZA
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ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES TO BACK BENCHERS
Shrimati Naznin Faruque
Indian National Congress
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am very much overwhelmed; at last; you have allowed
me to speak here. It is a very honoured occasion; and being a Member of
Parliament from the North-East, Assam, and on behalf of a few lady Members
here, I want to say a few words for you. I am very much a big fan of yours from the
day I joined this House. Whatever I have seen in the House, I can say that you
have always been very kind to the lady Members. On this occasion, like Jayaji and
Najmaji, I request you that we the back benchers should be allowed to speak in
the House. We are always on the back side; and being a new Member I should
also learn something. With these words, I wish you a healthy and very long life.
Thank you.
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ifjiDo jktusrk
Jh jktho 'kqDy
lalnh; dk;Z ea= ky; esa jkT; ea= h
lHkkifr th] fdlh Hkh ps;jeSu ds fy, blls lq[kn ckr D;k gks ldrh gS fd lnu ds ml dksus ls
bl dksus rd brus vPNs fopkj] bruk lEeku fdlh ps;jeSu ds fy, izdV fd;k x;k gksA ;g ge lcds
fy, xoZ dh ckr gSA vkt vki viuh nwljh ikjh 'kq: dj jgs gSa vkSj vkidh igyh ikjh dk gekjk tks
vuqHko gS] mlh ds vk/kkj ij vkt lHkh lnL;ksa us vius fopkj O;Dr fd, gSaA blh ls vanktk yxrk gS fd
vkidh igyh ikjh fdruh Js"B jgh vkSj vxj fdlh dh igyh ikjh bruh Js"B gS] rks nwljh ikjh loZJs"B
gksxh] blesa dksbZ 'kd jg gh ugha tkrk gSA tSlk fd t;k th us dgk] izse pUn xqIrk th us Hkh dgk] iz/kku
ea=h th vkSj usrk izfri{k us] lcus vius&vius fopkj O;Dr fd,] vki 'kk;n ,sls okfgn lHkkifr gSa]
ftUgksaus jkT; lHkk esa reforms ykus dh dksf'k'k dh] dSls blds procedure dks cnydj T;knk ls T;knk
;gka ij debtate djk ldsa] T;knk ls T;knk le; dk lnqi;ksx dj ldsa vkSj dSls ge ,slh Vkbfeax r;
djsa] rkfd lnu dk tks business gS] mldk uqdlku u gksA ;g lgh gS fd mlesa ge vHkh iwjh rjg ls
dke;kc ugha gks ik, gSa] ysfdu vxj vkt lnL;ksa dh Hkkouk ps;jeSu lkgc ds izfr ,slh gS] rks eq>s mEehn
gS fd vkids fopkjksa ls os vkxs Hkh lgefr O;Dr djsaxs vkSj vkids tks fopkj gSa] os Hkfo"; esa ;gka ykxw gksaxs]
rkfd lnu dh izfØ;k vkSj lqpk# :i ls py lds vkSj ;gka ij O;kid business dk tks concept
gS] og ykxw gks ldsA
egksn;] tSlk fd izse pUn xqIrk th us ;gka dgk] ;g ckr fcYdqy lgh gS vkSj bls dgus esa gesa dksbZ
xqjst+ ugha gksuk pkfg, fd tc vki ;gka vk, Fks] rks yksxksa us dgk Fkk fd 'kk;n ,d jktuhfrd O;fDr ugha
vk;k gS vkSj ;gka rks lqcg ls 'kke rd jktuhfrd ckrksa dh ppkZ gksrh gS] rks dke dSls pysxk\ ysfdu
vkius ,d ea>s gq, ifjiDo jktusrk dh Nfo dks ;gka fiNys ikap lkyksa esa iznf'kZr fd;k vkSj tgka t:jr
le>h ogka dwVuhfrK ds :i esa Hkh dk;Z fd;kA rks nksuksa phtksa dk tks lfEeJ.k gesa feyk gS] mlls lnu
cgqr vPNk pykA gj O;fDr [kq'k gS vkSj cl ,d gh ckr gS fd vkidk tks fet+kt gS] vkidk tks LoHkko
gS] og bruk vPNk gS fd vxj vki xqLls esa Hkh gksrs gSa] dM+k fetkt Hkh djrs gSa] rc Hkh eqLdqjk nsrs gSa vkSj
lc yksx ;g ekurs gSa fd ps;jeSu lkgc ls rks ge ckr djds ekeyk lqy>k ysaxsA ;g tks vkidh [+kkfl;r
gS] 'kf[+l;r gS] ml ij ge lc yksx d+ qjcku gSa vkSj vkidk cgqr&cgqr Lokxr djrs gq, ge vkids izfr
lEeku O;Dr djrs gSa] /kU;oknA
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NEED FOR DETAILED DELIBERATIONS TO
ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Vice-President of India and
Chairman, Rajya Sabha
Hon’ble Leader of the House and Prime Minister, hon’ble Leader of the
Opposition, hon’ble Members of the Council of States of the Parliament of India.
By a happy coincidence and five years to date, I stood before you in this august
House to be told about its uniqueness as a Chamber of Elders and Chamber of
States in our Republic. It has been my privilege to witness both aspects of this
functioning in good measure. The honour bestowed on me of being called upon by
the sovereign will of the Members of Parliament to shoulder this responsibility a
second time, is doubly humbling. I accept it in all humility and shall endeavour to
live up to your expectations to the fullest extent possible.
Hon’ble Members, in our Union of States, the Rajya Sabha has been
entrusted by the Constitution with legislative and deliberative responsibilities. Both
unavoidably also relate to public concerns in an era of rapidly changing expectations
pertaining to good governance, probity in all aspects of public life, justice, inclusive
growth, societal cohesion and social peace. The transition in public mood from
passive receptivity to active quest in qualitative and quantitative terms is real and
urgent. Our responses consequently have to encapsulate these emerging trends
in public perceptions. This would necessitate closer and longer deliberations to
ensure greater accountability on the one hand and on the other hand a sharper
awareness of changing requirements in legislation. This House can and must attend
to both meaningfully. Some little steps in this direction have been taken. We should,
together, explore the possibility of more through procedural adjustments.
The Parliament is the highest forum of democracy. Time has produced a
deepening of the democratic process. It has also opened up numerous points of
dissent. The latter necessitates democratic accommodation. Such accommodation
and adjustment is produced through a focused discussion which must remain the
creed and dharma of this House. Democratic practice allows room for discussion
as well as agitation. Neither however should intrude upon the space
earmarked for the other.
Allow me to recall once again the words of our first Vice-President, Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, of revered memory, and I quote: “A democracy is distinguished by
the protection it gives to minorities. A democracy is likely to degenerate into
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tyranny if it does not allow the opposition groups to criticise, fairly, freely and
frankly the policies of the Government. At the same time, the minorities also have
their responsibilities. While they have every right to criticise, the right of criticism
should not degenerate into wilful hampering and obstruction of the work of Parliament.
All groups, therefore, have their rights and their responsibilities.”
I do venture to hope that all sections of the House would seek to achieve this
laudable objective. The manner in which we attend to our business is watched by
the citizen body with a discerning eye. I thank you profusely for the warmth of your
welcome. Jai Hind.
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