APPROPRIATION
(No.4) BILL, 2008
The Bill was
passed.
PRIVATE MEMBERS’
RESOLUTIONS
(i) Re:
Legislation for the overall development of persons belonging to Denotified
Tribes and Nomadic Tribes – Contd.
SHRI HARIBHAU
RATHOD continuing said: I have moved this Resolution so that
Government of India bring forward suitable legislation for the economic, social, educational and
political development for the persons belonging to Denotified tribes and
Nomadic tribes including Banjaras.
Denotified tribes were
those, who were designated as criminals by the British India Government in
1871. A number of restrictions were imposed upon them. They were not allowed to
move freely. Superintendent of Police was the final authority with regard to
them. In fact, they were freedom fighters. Sh. Birsa Munda, Sh. Kantya Bhil,
Sant Sewa Lal Maharaj were the leading figures belonging to these tribes, and
they fought tooth and nail against the British thralldom. After independence a
Criminal Tribes Act Enquiry Commission was constituted in 1949-50. On its
recommendation, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, on 31st August, 1953, denotified these
tribes. In 1953, Kaka Kalelkar Commission recommended that the denotified
tribes should be given ST status. But this recommendation was turned down by
the Government of India. When Third Five Year Plan was being discussed, all the
states were instructed to formulate some schemes for the development of these
tribes. Unfortunately, these instructions were neglected by the States. Shri
Lal Bhadur Shastri Ji gave some educational benefits to these tribes. Their
tuition fee was waived and a Government of India scholarship was announced for higher
studies. Sadly, the people belonging to these tribes as well as the most of the
States are unaware of these initiatives.
I request that, the separate lists of the denotified tribes, which exist in
every state, should be issued and the report of Renke Commission, which had
been constituted for them, should be given wide publicity through print and
electronic media.
Meanwhile, the State
Government of Maharashtra provided 4 percent reservation for these tribes. This
initiative proved a boon for them and a number of persons belonging to these
tribes joined Government services. I demand was raised that the reservation
policy adopted by the State of Maharashtra should be adopted by the Government
of India also.
In 1913 the British
Government had provided for a separate Budget for the upliftment of these
people. After independence, this practice was foregone. This matter should be
looked into.
The Mandal Commission
had enlisted these tribes under the OBC list. But it admitted candidly, that
they should be given the status of SC and ST. The Supreme Court, in the Indira
Sahni case, had observed that a large number of castes enlisted under the OBC
list are not having the same level of development. Regrettably, these
observations went unnoticed by the Government.
For the past 60 years,
the people belonging to these tribes want to enlist themselves is the SC/St
list. But their efforts have not borne fruit. Now, we propose that there should be a
separate provision in the Constitution for these communities as exists in
respect of SCs/STs.
15 crore people of this
country are living in despondency and under the open sky for the last 60 years.
They are continuously being subjected to atrocities and exploitation. Even
today, during police training course, it is taught that the meaning of tribal
is criminals. We know that the people belonging to Pardhi community are
subjected to all sorts of atrocities. They are stoned to death and sometimes
burnt alive. No justice is given to them. They are called criminals. In view of
that, even our late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru declared them a denotified tribe
and given some place in the society. But still atrocities are committed on
them. Even today, their names are being used to complete formalities in police
diaries and they are being used as a political tools and vote bank. I do feel
that they will have to fight for independence once again if they continued to
be treated in the same fashion. All the hon. Members are therefore requested to
kindly accept the recommendations of ‘Ranke Commission’ which had been
constituted for that purpose and they should be given reservation in the matter
of education and employment. These 15 crore people are part of 400 existing
castes in our country. But, they are still lagging behind in the matter of
benefits provided to other communities. I request the government to bring them
into the mainstream of the society. I
request the government not to suppress my feelings for them as this is a matter
which is concerned with the development and feelings of 15 crore people of our
country. I request the hon. Members from all sides, cutting across the party
lines, to look into the matter seriously before the next Parliamentary election
and do their best to implement the recommendations of Commission so constituted
for them so that these denotified tribes can join the mainstream of the
society.
SHRI ADHIR
CHODHURY: India had attained its
freedom 60 years ago, but still we are bearing hang over of the British
colonial power, which is vividly reflected in the plight of our people who,
even after belonging to our own country, do not have their address, do not have
their right to exercise franchise and do not have their right procure food
under our Public Distribution System as they do not have ration cards. They are
the people who are suffering from utter poverty and neglect in our country.
Sometimes, I feel that those are the State-less citizens of our country who are
using our soil, but they are unable to reap up the benefit and opportunities
emanating from our soil. If we peek
through the history of our country, then we will find that the ancestors of
most of the Indian people belong to the Nomadic tribes. Even if we again try to
determine the people of our country as to whether they are Nomadic or Denotified tribes, then I
think that it is a disgrace to our country and it is blight on our democracy.
Article 14 enunciates the equality of all citizens before the law. Article 15
propounds prohibition of discrimination. Has our Constitution been able to
provide the privileges of these article-enshrined in our Constitution to the
Nomadic and Denotified tribes? Why were we not serious? Why are we not paying
our empathy and our sincere love to our own countrymen? We know that these
Nomadic and Denotified tribes were actually born in 1871. It is the British
colonial power who categorized them as criminal tribes on their own assessment.
Those people even took up cudgels against the oppression and suppression of the
British imperialists. Naturally, they were disliked by the British imperialism.
In order to contain them, the British imperialism branded them as criminal
tribes. To notify that criminal tribes, they even made legislation in the year
1871. After independence, Indian Government took a special initiative to repeal
the Act in the year 1952. But still it is a fact that a suspicion, mistrust
still persists in our society, in those people who do not have their own
shelter. We had tried to erase the stigma. But again when we see that in our
country, after Independence, various States have legislated Habitual Offenders
Act, then I think, the British Administrative hangover has been again
re-visiting us. Still some discrepancies persists in categorizing the Nomadic
and Denotified tribes in various States of our country. For example, the
Banjara people are treated as OBC in UP, however treated as Scheduled Tribes in
Andhra Pradesh and the same tribe is being treated as Scheduled Castes in
Karnataka and Denotified Tribe in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. This kind of
discrepancy, this kind of Dichotomy should be done away with. Killing of
denotified tribes is a regular affair in West Bengal. The Lodha tribe is still
treated as the criminal tribe in various parts of the country, including West
Bengal. The Sabars population in West Bengal is simply on the threshold of
starvation throughout their life. Still the atrocities have been committed
against the nomadic tribes in the country by the people and the police as well.
For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, we have formulated an Act to save
them from atrocities. People who belong to nomadic and denotified tribes
resemble in terms of their dialect, their livelihood and their culture with the
Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in various places of our country but
still such kind of discrimination is continuing. Already the Renke Commission
has recommended various measures to protect these nomadic people who belong to
various communities. I would request the hon. Minister to give details of
nomadic tribes and denotified tribes which are remaining in India. SHRI P.S. GADHAVI: In Gujarat there are
12 denotified communities, viz. Bafan, Chhara, Dafer, Hingora, Me, Miyana,
Sandhi, Theba, Wagher, Waghari, Chuvalia Koli and Koli. If you look at their
condition, it is the worst. As regards nomadic tribes, in Gujarat, there are
many tribes like Bajania, Bajigar, Bhand, Nat Bajania etc. The condition of the
Jogi, Bhopa, Gadi Luharia, Gadalia etc. is worse even today. The hon. Minister
may be knowing that the persons belonging to nomadic tribes used to live in
hilly areas and their main profession was cattle breeding. If you look at their
educational standard, it is very low. So, my humble request to the hon.
Minister is to kindly see that their plight is improved.
SHRI SHAILENDRA
KUMAR: I think the number of
denotified and nomadic tribes is more than 400 in this country. But neither the
State Governments nor the Central Government has conducted any survey in this
regard. Their condition too is different in various States. In some States they
are treated as Scheduled Castes and in some States they are treated as
Scheduled Tribes and in some they are treated as OBCs. Even a single tribe has
15-25 sub-tribes. In this Resolution only the Banjaras and Nomadi tribes have
find a mention. In the Allahabad Division, be it Pratapgarh or Fatehpur or
Kaushambi district, the people of Kol tribes are there. They generally live in
hilly and rocky areas. The geographical conditions are also different in different States. In Uttar Pradesh there are
tribes like Kewat, Nishad, Mallah, Bind, Prajapati etc. A proposal regarding to
include them in the Scheduled Caste list has been pending with the Union
Government for its approval. Their economic condition and educational standard
are deplorable. There are so many tribes in the country which find themselves
socially isolated. The condition of their children is miserable. There are many
tribes who are forced to live under the open sky. They do not have roof over
their heads. Generally, they do not live at one place. They keep on moving from
one place to another. Therefore, the Government should take care of the people
belonging to these tribes. It is also mentioned in this Resolution that the
people belonging to these tribes be given reservation in the Parliament and
State Assemblies. But I think that first of all, we should make them strong
both economically and educationally and provide them reservation in Government
jobs as also housing facility should also be provided to them. Then, we should
think of providing them reservation in our democratic institutions. I would
like to request the Central Government particularly the hon. Minister that a
state wise survey should be conducted to find out the number of people
belonging to these tribes be they living in north eastern states or in Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh, Orissa or Madhya Pradesh or wherever they are and we should
maintain a record in this regard. So many youngsters belonging to these tribes have
become naxalites due to their poverty and backwardness. This is also one of the
reasons for the spread of terrorism and naxalism in the country. Therefore, the
Government needs to look into this aspect also. Therefore, a survey should be
conducted at the earliest and measures should also be taken for their
upliftment and security.
SHRIMATI ARCHANA
NAYAK: We all know that our
constitution provides for the welfare and development of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. But there are a number of Denotified
tribes and Nomadic tribes including the Banjaras who continue to suffer from
constant hunger, malnourishment, ill-treatment and exploitation. According to
2001 census, the Scheduled Tribes accounted for 84.32 millions corresponding to
8.2 per cent of the country’s population. These tribes and nomads can be
empowered through education and vocational employment programmes. More outlays
should be made for development of forest villages and minor irrigation of
tribal villages and their land in the country. Education can change the lives
of people for generations. Therefore, emphasis should be given on the education
of de-notified and nomadic tribe girls, especially in the low literacy areas.
Meritorious de-notified students should be encouraged to pursue their studies
at degree and at post-graduate levels. Financial support should be extended to
them in the form of term loans and micro
credit at concessional rates of interest for income generating activities. More
and more Tribal Marketing Federations should be created in the country. So, I
would request the Government to bring a suitable legislation for the development
of de-notified tribes, nomadic tribes, including Banjaras, at the earliest.
SHRI C.K.
CHANDRAPPAN: The denotified tribes
and nomadic tribes are, in a way, marginalized communities. They are nowhere in
our records. Even in the census records, they will not be there. It is a matter
of shame that we have such large number of people – 15 crores of people – in
this country who are not recorded, who are denied all civil rights. I think
this House will take note of it. After decades of silence about tribal rights,
at last we adopted a very commendable legislation on them. But in implementing
that legislation the Government is acting tardy. Their land rights, employment,
property and other rights should be accepted. I would like to mention that
there are dalit Christians, dalit Muslims in the country. There is a Committee
appointed to inquire about their rights. The Committee has already submitted
its Report, but it has not been placed on the Table of this House. It is about
several millions of people who think that probably they would overcome their
social oppression and repression by way of conversion. In a democracy, it is
the responsibility of the Government to
see that every section of the people is taken into account. Whatever is their
legitimate right, that right is to be accepted. There is a Report of the
Technical Advisory Group on De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes of the
Government of India, 2006. So many good suggestions are there to improve their
social status, to improve their economic condition and to provide for
reservation in education and jobs but the Government is not acting on it. I
remember that one of the first Resolutions in this House which was discussed
was about reservation to the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe people in
the private sector. Four and a half years ago, we discussed it. I remember that
hon. Minister said that the Government would consider that seriously. But I am
sorry, the Government did not act on that so far. Therefore, I request that the
Government should take note of a large section of the people – 15 crore of
people who are dispossessed landless and homeless but in a sense who have
nothing of their own.
SHRI S.K.
KHARVENTHAN: The status of Denotified
Tribes and Nomadic Tribes varies from State to State in our country. In the
State of Tamil Nadu, these Denotified Tribes and Nomadic Tribes are living in
Nilgiri Hills and also in some parts of my constituency in Dindigul District.
Their living conditions are very bad and the educational facilities available to them are pathetic. So, I would request our
Government to take steps to establish residential schools like Kasturba Gandhi
Palika Vidyalaya and they should be provided with hostel facilities and also
dresses and particularly vocational courses should be offered to them with job
guarantee.
Our Government has
constituted a National Commission to study the developmental aspects of
Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. A very important recommendation
give by this Commission is establishment of a National Commission for
De-Notified Tribes as a permanent constitutional body. Another important
recommendation, is reservation of ten per cent Government jobs for De-Notified
Tribes. These recommendations must be implemented without further delay. They
Dalit Christians should be allowed to continue their education as Scheduled
Tribe candidates. And the Government should take steps to protect the rights of
those tribals who are living in the hilly areas.
*SHRI BRAHMANANDA PANDA: The resolution brought in for the protection of the rights of the
De-notified and Nomadic Tribes is truly commendable and historic. All over
India, there are several tribes who lead a wandering life without any kind of
socio-political-economic rights. They are not even in the voter’s list. I will
speak about my state Orissa, where a number
of such tribal community-the Odia, Kandha, Pano, Odia Domo, Jayantias, Kolhas
etc exists. In the Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, there is a tribal community
called ‘Lodha’. They were freedom fighters, but now they are identified as
criminals. The Indian constitution speaks of equality amidst all the citizens.
In this context, we must ponder over the fact that a vast number of people are
still deprived from this right. These people have no access to health and
educational facilities. They are extremely poverty-stricken. The basic
socio-economic and political rights must be granted to these people. As
proposed by the mover, we should give them rights through Panchayats.
I would like to draw
your attention to an issue of Orissa. Recently, hon. Supreme Court has issued
directive to delete the ‘Keuta’, ‘Dhibar’ and ‘Khatia’ community from the list
of scheduled castes. If this House is really concerned about the poor, the
deprived and the underprivileged, we must usher in a new revolution. This
revolution will end all injustice, integrate the disadvantaged and deprived
communities with the national mainstream.
SHRIMATI
TEJASVINI GOWDA: This Resolution has been
brought forward here for the overall development of the persons belonging to
Denotified tribes and Nomadic tribes including Banjaras. In my State of
Karnataka, we have more than 30 lakh tribal people. But I feel that the people belonging to the Denotified Tribes and
the Nomadic Tribes have been cornered by the well-educated Tribes. 11
districts, namely, Coorg, Dakshin Kannada, Chikmagalur, Mysore, Ramnagar, which
is my own district Bangalore Urban, Uttara Kannad, Hassan, Udupi, Mandhya are
having more than 3,50,000 tribal people. Even though, we passed Forest Tribal
Act in the year 2006, yet it is to be implemented properly in many villages.
Other people are misusing this act. So, we must ensure that these needy and
deserving people get the benefit.
I would say a few words about the reservation
of seats for these tribal people in the House of people and in the State
Legislative Assemblies. In Karnataka, 15 seats were allocated based on the 30
lakhs of tribal population. But not even a single original tribal people was
able to reach the Assembly. Therefore, I feel that we must ensure the safe
entry of the original tribal people into the Assembly on their allocated seats.
We must do justice to these tribes. *SHRI MOHAN JENA:
In our struggle for
freedom the most prominent role was played by our tribal brethren. We all know
about Martyrs Birsa Munda, Tilka Majhi Siddho and Kanhoo. All of them belong to
the tribal community and they sacrificed their lives for the cause of the nation. Our tribal community has the first
right on the resources as they are the original inhabitant of this country. It
is very sad that the fruits of freedom has not benefited them. Whether it is in
the field of education, health, jobs or civic rights, they are a deprived lot.
In my constituency Jajpur there is a community called Makidia. They are
abysmally poor. There are other extremely backward communities like the
Gussuria and the Mundapota Kela. It is being said that these communities will
be given representation in Assemblies and Parliament but so far not a single
person from these communities has become a ward member or councilor. Some
tribal communities are even labeled as criminals. It is very pathetic. The
present reservation policy is not benefiting the truly deprived. In 1950, the
constitution banned untouchability but the heinous practice still continues.
They are denied entry to the village temple, grave yard, well, bathing ghats
and also the market place. The upper caste people regard them as impure and inauspicious.
Ironically now we see more and more castes being
included in the SC and ST list just for
political gains. It is a travesty of justice. These lists should be rectified
after a thorough study and deserving backward classes should be brought into
the fold of reservation. The denotified and nomadic tribal people are at the
receiving end of the society and therefore, we must do our best to protect
their interest. SHRIMATI KALPNA RAMESH NARHIRE: The people belonging to
Pardhi, Banjara, Hisadi, Masandjogi. Gosavi, Madari and other castes or
communities live outside the villages in Maharashtra, hence they do not get the
benefits of any of the facilities being provided by the government. These
people do not stay at one place. That is why their children do not get
educational facilities and their women also do not get any facilities. We try
to address their problems with the funds from MPLADS but shortage of funds
hamper our efforts. Hence the Union Government as well as the State government
must provide facilities to these people. I support the resolution presented by
Shri Haribhau Rathod.
*DR. PRASANNA KUMAR PATASANI: The Central Government should encourage the institutions set up by
Dr. Samanta and Prof. Meenaketan to educate the tribal children and these
institutions should be converted into a tribal university. These two
personalities have done commendable job for the tribals. Why are the tribals
still hungry and deprived then? A tribal can belong to any community. If these
original inhabitants of our land are ill-treated it will lead to nothing but
disaster. The exploitation of tribals has led to extremist outfits like
Naxalism. There is the confusion regarding the sub-caste like ‘Sabar’, ‘Saar’
or ‘Shahar’, Even after 61 years of
independence they are unable to get the benefit of reservation. We urgently
need to do something to protect the socio-economic-political and cultural
rights of the tribals. Only when they integrate with the national mainstream
can we claim true democracy.
PROF. RASA SINGH
RAWAT: I rise to support the
resolution moved by Shri Haribau Rathod. Special efforts should be made for the
welfare and upliftment of the Nomadic tribes and banjaras. The condition of
these tribes is pathetic even after 61 years of our independence. They remain
devoid of all the facilities and amenities and make a living by begging or
playing sarangi, an indigenous violin or singing at the streets. They also
engage themselves in making farm tools and implements. The Government should
pay attention to such tribes.
The denotified communities in India take
resort to crime because they remain deprived of Government’s welfare schemes,
education and housing etc. I would like to urge upon the Minister of Social
Justice and Empowerment to pay special attention for the education, housing and
upliftment of the nomadic tribes. These tribes should enjoy all the rights,
participate in adult franchise and benefit from all the amenities and
facilities in independent India like their co-citizens. Training should be
imparted to them in other vocations as well. Special attention should be paid
to these nomadic tribes ensuring that
they are also the end beneficiaries of all modern welfare schemes.
*SHRI M. SHIVANNA:
There are numbers of
nomadic tribes and semi-nomadic tribes who are living in Karnataka. From time
immemorial, these people are living like animals. It is our duty to raise voice
in favour of these indigent people. Even after 61 years of our Independence, we
could not ensure the welfare of all these people. Equality, social justice,
brotherhood are still on the paper. We are not witnessing these Constitutional
provisions in practice. In my Parliamentary Constituency Chamrajanagar, there
are 40 per cent of tribals, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. These people are
deprived of social justice. Therefore, I request the Government to provide
housing for these people. Reservation should be provided to these people in
education, employment and in representative bodies. They should also be
encouraged to continue with their professions and adequate financial assistance
should be given to them to set up their own co-operative society. All backlog
posts of these communities should be given only to them.
PROF. M. RAMADASS:
I support the Resolution
on improving the condition of the denotified tribes and nomadic tribes. I would
like to bring the attention of the hon.
Minister to the plight of a section of the tribal communities in the Union
Territory of Puducherry. After Independence, the Census of India had left out
the ST population of Puducherry. The ‘People of India’ study made by the ASI
had identified these communities. Even then, the Government of India did not
recognize these communities as the SC communities in the Union Territory of
Puducherry. The Union Territory Assembly had passed a Resolution, urging the
Government of India to recognize the ST population through a Presidential
Order. But, even today, this ST population is not recognized by the Government
of India. I have also made several efforts with the Registrar General, the
Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, but everybody says
that there are no ST population. Today, they are treated as the forward
communities or other castes in the Union Territory of Puducherry. This is
singularly an exceptional case in the whole of India. This needs the attention
of the Government of India very urgently. They are not entitled to any of the
benefits. Social justice to them is just an empty dream. I request that till
the time the Government of India recognizes them, kindly instruct the
Government of Puducherry to treat them as ST and extend all facilities under
the Special Component Plan which is exclusively meant for those people. SHRI B. MAHTAB: I stand here to support
the Resolution. In Orissa, there are a number of Denotified communities. The
whole list is there. I need not repeat them. I am also concerned about a large
section of the people, especially in Orissa. A Notification has gone from
Centre which debars Scheduled Caste students to get admitted in Ashram Schools.
Now, the interpretation of an officer in Orissa Government that only tribal
people can get admission in Ashram Schools. This is the case in Kandhamal
district where this problem has propped up. The Notification should be in such
a manner that it should be clear. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people
should also study in these schools. The persons belonging to such castes and
communities who are denotified and who have been listed as Nomadic tribes
should also get the facility to study in these schools.
SHRI LAKSHMAN
SINGH: I just have to speak
about the tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Although the Government is
giving a lot of money for their welfare programmes, unfortunately it is not
reaching them. I would just like to mention that there is a tribe called the
Jalawa tribe, which was badly affected when Tsunami hit the Andaman Islands. I
would just request the Minister to make a trip to Andaman herself, see their
condition and monitor the whole scheme very-very strictly and properly so that
they get all the benefits. THE
MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRIMATI MEIRA KUMAR): Shri
Haribhau Rathod and other hon. Members have been expressing concern about the
denotified nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes for a long time. The British
categorized them as criminals under the Criminal Tribes Act in 1871 and they
were subjected to oppression under that regime. When the realization dawned
that these tribes had made a significant contribution in the freedom struggle,
a committee was constituted and the said law was repealed in 1952. At the time
the committee had informed that there were 147 tribes notified as criminal
tribes which had been denotified. Out of these, some tribes were included in
the list of scheduled castes, some in scheduled tribes and some in other backward
classes. These were nomadic tribes, hence their problems were of a different
nature. People of these tribes do not have BPL cards, ration cards or electoral
identity cards. In order to ensure that they are able to avail the benefits of
various welfare programmes, it becomes necessary that they have some kind of
identity card or a permanent address. The report of the commission constituted
for the purpose was delayed, hence we were not able to take the required
action. The 76 recommendations of the Commission have been divided into 13
categories. All these tribes have to be brought into the mainstream. They
should be provided employment, facilities
for asset generation, vocational training and security. They have many skills.
We do not want to lose those skills. It is our wealth and we should conduct
research on them. We have to treasure their culture. This is what the 76
recommendations are all about. Some recommendations are related to the state
governments, some to the Central government and some to both. Some
recommendations are related to constitutional amendments. The Ministry has
conducted in depth study of the said issues and is taking further action in
this regard. We are tackling this issue sensitively. At present, there are 15
states which contain 313 denotified nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes of which we
have an authoritative list. We are engaged in this work. Hence, I request the
hon. Member to withdraw the resolution proposed by him.
SHRI HARIBHAU
RATHOD by way of withdrawing
his Resolution said: In the morning I was not sure whether members
would talk about denotified and nomadic tribes as a very few people know about
them. It has taken 60 years to reach the issue of denotified and nomadic tribes
to Parliament. Dr. Manmohan Singh has taken a great interest in it. He
understands their plight. It is a matter of satisfaction for 15 crore people of
this country. It would be better if the Council of Ministers should take a
decision to formulate a separate reservation policy for denotified and nomadic tribes. I have been demanding a
Schedule for denotified and nomadic tribes as is there in the Constitution for
scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. This can be done through an executive
order as was done in implementation of Mandal Commission’s report for which
constitutional approval was not obtained. Similar step can be taken in this
matter also. It would be a revolutionary decision. It would be better if it is
done before the ensuing general elections.
The Resolution
was, by leave, withdrawn.
(ii) Re:
Creation of New State of Telangana
SHRI P.S.
GADHAVI moved that “Keeping in
view the long pending demand of the people of Telangana region of the State of
Andhra Pradesh for the creation of new State of Telangana, this House urges
upon the Government to take steps for the creation of the new State.” (Speech
unfinished) The discussion was not
concluded. P.D.T. ACHARY,
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