LOK SABHA DEBATES

(FOURTH SERIES)

Vol. XLII

[July 27 to August 7. 1970lSrawma 5 to 16, 1892 (SaleG)]

Eleveatb SeuIoD, 1970/1892 (SaP)

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LOJ[ SABRA SECIlE1'ARlAT NEW DELIII

CONTENTS

[ Fourth Series Vol. XLII-July 27, 1970/Sravana 5, 1892 (Saka) ]

No.1-Monday, July 27, 1970/Sravana 5,1892 (Saka)

Alphabetical List of Members

Officers of the Lok Sabha

Government of India - Ministers, Ministers of State, etc.

Members sworn

Obituary References

Mr. Speaker

Shrimati Indira Gandhi

Dr. Ram Subhag Singh

Shri Ranga

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Shri Manoharan

Shri H. N. Mltkeriee

Shri P. Ramamurti

Shri Madhu Limaye

Shri Nath Pai

Shri N. C. Chatterjee

Shri Prakash Vir Shastri ...

Shri M. Muhammad bmail

COLUMNS

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ALPHABErIC,\L LIST OF MEMBERS

FOURTH LOK SABHA

'A'

Abraham, Shri K. M. (Kottayam). Achal Singh, Shri (Agra). Adichan, Shri P. C. (Adoor). Aga, Syed Ahmed (Baramula). Agadi. Shri S. A. (Koppal). Ahirwar. Shri Nathu Ram (Tikamgarh). Ahmad. Dr. I. (Girdih). Ahmed. Shri F. A. (Barpeta). Ahmed, Shri Jahan Uddin (Ohubri). Amat. Shri O.bananda (Sundargarh). Amin. Prof. R. K. (Ohandhuka). Amin. Shri Ramchandra J. (Mehsara). Amjad Ali. Shri Sardar (Basirhat). Anbazhagan. Sh ri K. (Tiruchengode). Anbuchezhiyan, Shri N. (Dindigul). Anirudhan. Shri K. (Ch irayinkil). Anjanappa, Shri B. (Nelore). Ankineedu, Shri MagaDti (Gudivaha). Anthony. Shri Frank (Nominated-Anglo.

Indians). Arumugham, Shri R. S. (Tenkasi). Asghar Hussain, Shri K. M. (Akola). Atamdas, Shri (Morena). • Avedya Nalh. Shri (Gorakhpur). . \wadesh Chandra Singh. Shri (Farrukhabad). Ayarwal. Shri Ram Singh (Sagar). Azad. Shri Dhagwat Jha (Bhagalpur).

'B'

Babu Nath Singh. Shri (Surguja). Badrudduja. Syed (Murshidabad). Bajaj. Shri Kamalnayan Jamnalal (Wardha). Bajpai, Sbri Vidya Dbar (Amethi). Bakshi Gulam Mobammed. Shri (Srinagar). Banerjee, Shri S. M. (Kanpur). Bansh Narain Singh. Shri (Mirzapur). Barrow. Shri A. E. T. (Nominated-ADJlo-

Indians). Barua, Shri Bedabrata (Kaliabor). Barua, Shri Hem (Mangaldai).

Barua, Shri Rajendranath (Jorhat). Barupal, Shri P. L. (Ganga nagar). Basu. Shri Jyotirmoy (Diamond Harbour). Rasu, Dr. Maitl'eyee (Darjeelingi. Basumatari. Shri (Kokrajhar). Baswant, Shri Sonubhau (Bhiwandi). Behera, Shri Ba idhar (Jaipur). lierwa, Shri Onkar Lal (Kota). Besra. Shri Satya Charan (Dumka). Bhadoria. Shri Arjun Singh (Etawah). Bh.gaban Das, Shri (Ausgram). Bhagat. Shri Bali Ram (Shahabad). Bhakt Darshan, Shri (Garhwal). Bhandare, Shri R. D. (Oombay Central). Bbanu Prakash Singh. Shri (Sidhi). Bhargava, Shri Bashweshwar Nath (Ajmer). Bharti, Shri Maharaj Singh (Meerut), Bhattacharya, Shri Chapalakant (Raigaoj). Bhoosale, Maharani Vijaymala Rajaram

Chhatrapati (Hatkananllale'. Birla, Shri Radha Krishao (Jhuojhunu). Birua. Shri Kolai (SiDghbhum). Bist. Shri Jang Bahadur Sinllh (Almora). Biswas, Shri Jiteodra Mohan (Bankura). Dohra, Shri Onkarlul (Chittorllorh). Bose. Shri Amiya Nath (Arambagh), Brahm Perkash, Shri (Outer Delhi). Brahmanahdji, Shri Swami (l-/amirpur) . Brij Bhushan Lai, Shri (Bareilly). Brijendra Singh, Maharaja (Bharatpur). Brij Raj Sinllh-Kotah, Shri (Jhalawar). Burman, Shri Kirit Bikram Deb (Tripura

East). Buta Singh, Shri (Rupar).

Chakrapani, Shri C. K. (Ponnani). Chanda. Shri Anil Kumar (Bholpur). Chanda. Shrim8ti Jyotsna (Cachar), Chandra Sekhar Sintlh, Shri (Jehanabad). ChaDdrakar, Shri Chandoolal (Durll). Chandrika Prasad, Shri (Ba11ia). Chatterjee. Shri N. C. (Burdwan). Chatterji, Sltri Krishna Kumar (Howrah).

Chaturvedi. Shri Rohan Lal (Etah). Cbaudhri. Shri Tridib Kumar (Berhampore). Chaudhary. Shri Nitiraj Singh (Hoshanga.

bad). Chauhan, Shri Bharat Singh (Dhar). ChavaD, Shli D. R. (Karad). ChavaD. Shri Yeshwantrao Balwantrao

(Satara). Chittybabu, Shri C. (Chinglcput). Choudhury, Shri Valmiki (Hajipur). Choudhury, Shri J. K. (Tripura West).

'D'

Dalbir Singh, Shri (Sirsa). Damani, Shri S. R. (Sholapur). Dandcker. Shri Narayan (Jamnagar). Dange. Shri Shripad Amrit (Bombay Central

South). Dar, Shri Abdul Ghani (Gurgaon). Das. Shri Nayan Tara (Jamui). Dasappa. Shri Tulsidas H. (Mysore). Dasehowdhury, Shri Benoy Krishna (Cooch

Behar). Dass. Shri C. (Tirupathi). Deb, Shri D. N. (Angul). Deiveekan. Shri M. (Kallakuriehi). Delkar. Shri Sanjibhai Rupjibhai (Dadra and

Nagar Haveli). Deo. Shri K. P. Singh (Dhenkanal). Deo. Shri Pratap Keshri (Kalahandi). Deo, Shri R. R. Singh (Bolangir). Deoghare, Shri Narendra Ramehandraji

(Na£pur). Desai, Shri C. C. (Sabarkantha). Desai. Shri Dinkar (Kanara). Desai, Shri Morarji (Surat). Deshmukh. Shri B. D. (Aurangabad). Deshmukh. Shri K. G. (Amravati). Deshmukh. Shri Shivajirao Shankar Rao

(Parbhani). Devendra Vijaya Singh. Shri (Satna). Devgun. Shri Hardyal (East Delhi). DhandapaDi, Shri C. T. (Dh~rapuram). Dhillon. Dr. Gurdial Singh (Tarantaran). Dbrangadbra. Sbri Srlraj Meghrajji

(SurcDdranagar). Dhuleshwar MeeDa. Shri (Udaipur). Dipmber Singh, Shri (Mathura). Dig\'ijay Narain Singh, Shri (Muzaffarpur). Dinesh Si nsh. Shri (Pratapllarh). Dlpa. Shri Anirudha (Phulbani). Dixit. Sbri Ganlla Charan (Khandwa). Durairasu. Shri A. (Perambalur). Dwivedi. Shri Naseshwar (Maebhlishar).

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Dwivcdy. Shri Surendranalh (Kendrapara).

'E'

Esthose, Shri P. P. (Muvattupuzha).

'F'

Fernandes. Shri George (Bombay Soulh).

'G'

Gajraj Singh Rao. Shri (Mahendragarh). Gandhi, Shrirnati Indira (Rae Bareli). Ganesh, Shri K. R. (Andaman and Nicob.

Islands). Ganga Devi. Shrimati (Mohanlalganj). Garcha. Shri Devinder Singh (Luuhiana). Gautam. Shri C. D. (Balaghat). Gavit. Sh)'i Tukaram Hurji (Nandurbar). Gayatri Devi, Shrimati (Jaipur). Ghosh, Shri Bimalkanti (Serampore). Ghosh. Shri Gan~sh (Calcutta South). Ghosh. Shri P. K. (Ranehi). Ghosh. Shri Parimal (Ghatal;. Girija Kumari, Shrimati (Shahdol). Gopalan. Shri A. K. (Kasergod). Gopalan, Shri Pattiam (Tellieherry). Gopalan, Shrimati Suseela (Ambalapuzha). Gounder. Shri R. Muthu (Tiruppattur). Govind Das, Dr. (Jabalpur). Gowd. Shri Y. Gadilingana (Kurnool). Gowda. Shri M. Huehe (Chikmagalur). Gowder. Shri M. K Nanja (Nilgiris). Goyal, Shri Sh,.i Chand (Chandigarh). Gudadinni. Shri B. K. (Bijapur). Guha. Prof. Samar (Contai). Gupta. Shri Indrajit (Alipur). Gupta. Shri Kanwar Lal (Delhi Sadar). Gupta, Shri Lakhan Lal (Raipur). Gupta. Shri Ram Kishan (Hissar). Gurcharan Singh. Shri (Ferozepur).

'H'

Hlijarnawis. Shri R. M. (Chimur). Halder. Shri Kansari (Mathurapur). Hanumanthaiya, Shri K. (Bangalol~). Hari Krishna. Shri (Allahabad). Hazarika. Shri Joginder Nath (Dibrugarh). Heerjibhai, Shri (Banswara). Hem Raj. Shri (Kangra). Himatsingka, Shri Prabhu Dayal (Godda). Horo. Shri N. E. (Khunti).

'1'

Iqbal Singh, Shri (Fazilka).

'J'

Jadhav. Shri Tulshidas (Baramati). Jadhay. Shri V. N. (Jalna). Jaggaiah. Shri K. (Ongole). Jagjiwan Ram, Shr; (Sasaram). Ja; Singh. Shri (Hoshiarpur). Jamir, Shri S. C. (Nagaland). Jamna Lal. Shri (Tonk). Janardh8n8n. Shr; C. (Trichur). Jena, Shr; Dham; Dhar (Bhadrak). Jha, Shr; Bhogcndra (Jainagar). Jha. Shri Shiva Chandra (Madhubani). Jharkande Rai, Shri (Ghosi). ]ilendra Bahadur Singh. Shri (ShahabaJ). Joshi. Shri Jagannalh Rao (Bhopal). Joshi, Shri S. M. (Poolla).

'K'

Kacbwai. Shri Hukam Chand (lJjj.lin). Kahandole. Shri Z. M. (Malegaon). Kalita. ShriDhireswar (Gauhati). Kamalanathan. Shri M. (Krishnagiri) Kamaraj. Shri K. (Nagercoil). Kamble. Shri Tulsiram Dasrath (Latur). Kameshwar Singh. Shri (Khagaria) Kamla Kumari, Kumar; (Palamau). Kanddappan. Shri . (Mellur). Kapoor. Shri Lakhan Lal (Kishanganj). Karan Singh. Dr. (lJdhampur). Kami Singh,;Dr. (Bikanor). Kasture. Shri Arjun Shripat (Khamgaon). Katham. Sh .. i Birendra Nath (Jalpaiguri). Kavade. Shri Bhanudas Ramchandra (Nasik). Kedar Nath Singh, Shri (Sultan pur). Kedaria, Shr; C. M. (MandYi). Kesri. Shri Sitaram (Katihar). Khadilkar. Shri R. K. (Khed). Khan. Shr; Ghayoor Ali (Kairana). Khan. Shri H. Ajmal (Periakulam). Khan. Shri Latafat Ali (Muzaffarnaaar). Khan. Shri Mushir Ahmad (Kasganj). Khan •• Nawabzada Zulfiquar Ali (Rampur). Khanna .Shei prem K ishan (Shahjahanpur). Kikae Singh. Shri (Bhatinda).

. Kinder Lal. Shri (Hardoi). Kirultinan Shri. Thandayar (SiYaganja). Kisku. Shri Amiya Kumar (Jhargram). Kothari, Shri S. S. (Mandsaue).

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Kotoki, Shei Liladhar (Nowgong). Koushik. Shri K. M. (Chanda). Kripalani. Shri ]. B. (Guna). Kripalani. Shrimali sucheta (Gondai. Krishna, Shri M. R. (Peddapalli). Krbhna, Shri S. M. (Mandya). Krishn,moorthi. Shri V. (Cuddalore). Krishnan, Shri G. Y. (Kolar). Krishnappn. Shri M. V. (Hoskote). KucheJar. Shei G. (Vellore). Kundu, Shri Samarendra (Bulasore). Kunte. Shri D. K. (Koillba). Kureel. Shri Baijnath (Ramsaneilighat). Kushok Bakula, Shri (Ladakh). Kushwah. Shd Yashwant Singh (Bhind).

'L'

Lakkappa. Shri K. (Tumkur). Lakshmikantnamma. Shrimati T. (Kbam-

mam). Lalit Sen, Shei (Mand;). Laskar, Shri Nihar Hanjan (Karimganj). Laxmi Bili. Shrimati Sangam (Mcdak), limaye. ~hri Madhu (Monghyr). Lobo I'rabhu, ~ hri J. M (Udippi) Lutfal Haque. Haji (Jangipur).

'M'

Madhok. Shri Bal Raj (South Delhi). Madhukar. Shri Kamla Misra (Kesaria). Mahadeya Prasad. Dr. (Maharajganj). Mahajan. Shei Vikram Chand (Chamba). Mah.jan, Shri Yadav Shivram (Buldana). Maharaj Singh. Sh!'i (Mainpuri). Mahato. Shri Bhajahari (Purulia). Mahida. Shri Narendra Singh (Anand). Mahishi. Dr. Sarojini (Dhar\\ar North). Majhi. Shri Mahendra (Mayurbl1onj). Malhotra. Shri rnder ]. (Jammu). Mandai. Shri B. P (Madhipura). Mandai, Dr. Pashupati (Vishnupur). Mandai. Shri Yamuna Prasad (Samastipur). Mane, Shri Shaokarrao Dattaraya

(Kolhapur). Mangalathumadam. Shri G. P. (Mave-

likara). Manohnran. Shri C. (Madras North). Maran, Shri Murasoli (Madras South). Mara.ldi. Shri Ishwar (R ajmahal). Masani. Shri M. R. (Rojkot) . Master. Shri Bhola Nath (Alwar). Masuriya Din. Shri (Chail). Mayavan. Shri V. (Chidambaram).

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Meena. Shri Mectha Lal (Sawai Madhopur).

Meghachandra. Sh:i M. (Inner Mani. pur).

Mehta, Shri Ashoka (Bhandara). Mehta, Shri Prasannabhai (Bhavnagar). Melkote. Dr. G. S. (Hyderabad). MenoD. Shri V. K, Krishna (Midnapure). Menon. Shri V. Viswanatha (Ernakulam). Minimata Agam Dass Guru. Shrimati

(Janjgir). Mirza. Shri Bakar Ali (Secunderabad). Mishra, Shri Bibhuti (Motihari). Mishra. Shri G. S. (Chhindwara). Misra. Shri Janeshwar (Phulpur). Misra. Shri Srinibas (Cuttack). Misra. Shri S. N. (Kannauj). Modak. Shri Bijoy (Hooghly). Mody. Shri Piloo (Godhra). Mohamed Imam. Shri J. C. (Chitradurga). Mohammed Ismail. Shr; (Barrackl'ore). Mohammad Yusuf, Shri (Siwan). Mohan Swarup. Shri (Pilibhit). Mohinder Kaur, Shrimati (Patiala). Mohsin, Shri Fakruddin Huseinsab

(Dharwar South). Molahu Prasad. Shri (Bansgaon). Mondal. Shri Jugol (Uluberia). Mrityunjay Prasad. Shri (Maharajganj). Muhammad Ismail. Shri M. (Manjeri). Muhammad Sheriff, Shri (Ramanatha-

puram). Mukerjee. Shri H. N. (Calcutta North East). Mukerje~, Shrimati Sharda (Ratnagiri). Mukne, Shli Yashwan'trao Martandrao

(Dahanu). Mulla. Shri Anand Narain (Luoknow). Murthy. Shri B. S. (Amalapruam). Murti, Shri M. S. (Anakapalli). Muthusami. Shri C. (Karur).

'N'

Naghnoor. Shri M. N. (BeIgaum). Nahata, Shr; Amrit (Barmer). Naidu, Shri N. P. ChengaIraya (Chittoor). Naik, Shri Guru Charan (Keonjhar). Naik, Shri Raja Venkatappa (Raichur). Nair. Shri N. Sreekantan (Quilon). Nair. Shri P. K. Vasudevan (Peermade). Nambiar. Shri. K. An"nda (Tiruchirapalli). Nanda. Shri Gulzari Lal (Kaithal). Nltrayanan. Shri (Pollachi). Nath Pai, Shri (Rajapur). Nayanar, Shri E. K. (Palghal).

Nayar, Shri K. K. (Bahraich). Nayar. Shrimati Shakunlaia (Kaisarganj). Nayar, Dr. Sushila (Jhansi). NihaI Singh. Shri (Chandauli). Nirlep Kaur. Saroarni (Sangrur).

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Oberoi. Shri M. S. (Hazaribagh). Onkar Singh, Shri (Badoun). Oraon, Shri Karlik (l.ohardaga).

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Padmavati Devi, Shrimati (Rajnandgaon;. Pahadia. Shri Jagannath (Hidda un). Palchoudhuri, Shrimati lIa (Krishnagar). Pandey. Shri Kashi Nath (I'adeauna). Pandey, Shri Sarjoo (Ghazipue). Pandey, Shri VishwlI Nath (Salempur). Panigrahi, Shri Chintamani (Bhubneswar). Pant. Shri Krishna Chandra (Nainital). Paokai Haokip. Shri (Outer Manipur). Parmar. Shri Bhaljibhai Ruvibhai (Dohad), Parmar. Shei Dahyabhai (I'atan). Partap Singh, Shri (Simla). Parthllsarthy, Shri P. C. (Rajampet). Paswan. Shri Kedar (Roser a). Patel. Shri Baburao (Shajapur). Patel. Shri J. H. (Shimoga). Patel, Shri Manibhai Jhaveebhai (Damoh). Patel. Shri Manubhai (Dabhoi). Patel. Shri Nanubhai N. (BuIsar). Patel. Shri Pashabhai Chhotabhai (Baroda). Patil, Shri Anantrao (Ahemadnagar). Pati!o Shri Chudaman Ananda (Dhulia). Pati!o Shei Deorao Sheoram (Yeotmal). Pati!o Shri Nuna Ramchandra (lihir). Patil, Shei S. B. (Bagalkot). Patil. Shri S. K. (Banaskantha). Patil. Shri Sadashiv Daji (Sangli). Patit. Shri Tulsiram Abaji (Osmanabad). Patodia. Shri Deoki Nandan (Jalore). Poonacha. Shri C. M. (Mangalore). Pradhani, Shri Khagapathi (Nowrnngpur). pramanik. Shri Jatindra Nath (Balurghat). Prasad. Shri Y. Ankieedu (Machitipatnam). Puri. Dr. Surya Prakash (Nawada).

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Qureshi. Shri Mohammed Shafi (Anaala8g).

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Radhabai, Shrimali B. (Bhadrachal.am).

aglm Ramaiah, Shri Kotah (GlIntllr). aj Deo Singh, Shri (JalinplIr). ajaram, Shri K. (Salem). ajashekharan, Shri M. V. (Kanakpur).

Rajani Devi, Shrimati (Raigarh). , Raju, Shri D. Balarama (Narasapur).

Raju, Dr. D. S. (Rajahmundry). I Rajya Lak;hmi, Shrimati Lalita (Dhanbad).

Ram Charan, Shri (Khurja). Ram Dhan, Shri (Lalganj). Ram Dhani Das, Shri (Gaya). Ram Sewak Chowdhary, (Jalaun). Ram Subhag Singh, Dr. (Buxar). Ram Swarup, Shri (Robertsganj). Ram, Shri Tulamohan (Araria). Ramabadran, Shri T. D. (Tindivanam). Ramamoorthy, Shri S. P. (Sivakasi). Ramamurti, Shri P. (Madurai).

. Ramani. Shri K. (Coimbatore). Ramji Ram, Shri (Akbarpur). Rampur, Shri Mahadevappa (Gulbarga). Ram Shekar Prasad Singh, Shri (Chhapra). Rana. Shri M. B. (Broach).

j Randhir Singh, Ch. (Rohtak). , Ranga, Shri N. G. (Srikakulam).

Ranj!ct Singh, Major (Khalilabad). Rao. Shri J. B. Muthyal (Nagarkurnool). Rao, Shri J. Ramapathi (Karimnagar). Rao, Shri J. Rameshwar (Mahbubnagar). Rao, Shri Jaganath (Chatrapur). Rao, Dr. K L. (Vijaywada). Rao, Shri Kari Ngrayana (Bobbili). Rao, Shri Thirumala (Kakinada). Rao, Dr. V. K. R. V. (Bellary). Rao; Shri Viswari Narasimha (Par-

vathipllram). Raut, Shri Bhola (Balha). Ray, Shri Rabi (Puri). Reddi, Shri G. S. (Miryalguda). RedJy, Shri M. N. (Nizamnbad). Reddy, Shri Nilam Sanjiva (Hindupur). Reddy, Shri P. Antony (Anan\apur). Reddy, Shri P. Ganga (Adilabad). Reddy, Shrimati Sudha V. (Madhugiri). Reddy, Shri R. Surender (Wnrangal). Reddy, Shri R. Dasaratha Rama (Kava Ii). Reddy, Shri Y. Eswara (Cuddapah). Rohatgi, Shrimati Sushila (Bllhaur). Roy. Shi-i Bishwanath (Deoria). Roy, Shri Chittaranjan (Joynagar). Roy, Shrimati Uma (Maida).

Saboo, Shri S. G. (Sikar).

Sadhu Ram, Shri (Philiau r). Saha, Dr. Sisir Kumar (Birbhum). Saigal, Shri A. S. (Bilaspur). Sait, Shri Ebrahim Sulaiman (Kozhikhode). Saleem, Shri Mohammad Yunus (Nalgonda). Salve, Shri Nar.:ndra Kumar P. (Betul). Samanta, Shri Satis Chandra (Tamluk). Sambandhan, Shri S. K. (Tiruttani). Sambasivam. Shri V. (Nagapattinam). Sambhali, Maulana Ishaq (Amroha). Saminathan, Shri P. A, (Gobichettipalayam). Sanghi, Shri N. K. (Jodhpur) Sankata, Prasad, Dr. (Misrikh). Sant Bux Singh, Shri (Fatehpur). Santosham, Dr. M. (Tiruchendur). Sapre, Shrimali Tara (Bombay North East). Sarma, Shri Ananta Tripathi (Bhanjnagar). Satya Narain Singh, Shri (Varanasi). Savitri Shyam, Shrimati (Aonla) . Sayeed, Shri P. M. ([accadive, Minicoy and

Amindivi Islands). Sayyadali Samadali, Shri (Jiligaon). Sen, Shri Ashoke Kumar (Calcutta North

West). Sen, Shri Deven (Asansol). Sen, Shri Dwaipayan (Katwa). Sen, Shri Phani Gopal (Purnes). Sen, Dr. Ranen (Barasat). Sequeira, Shri Erasmo de (Marmagoa). Sethi, Shri Prakash Chandra B. (Indore). Sethuraman, Shri N, (Pondicherry). Sezhiyan, Shri Ira (Kambakonam). Shah, Shrimati Jayaben (Am rei i). Shah, Maharaja Manabendra (Tehri-

Garhwal). Shah, Shri Shantilal (Bombay North-West). Shah, Shri Trilokshah Lal Priendra (Kanker). Shah, Shri Virendrakumar J. (Junagarh). Shalwale, Shri Ram Gopal (Chandni Chowk). Shambhu Nath, Shri (Saidpur). Shankaranand, Shri. B. (Chikodi). Sharda Nand, Shri (Sitapur). Sharma, Shri Beni Shanker (Banka). Sharma, Shri Madhoram (Karnal). Sharma, Shri Narayan Swaroop (Doma-

riaganj). Sharma, Shri Naval K ishore (Dausa). Shalma, Shri Ram Avtar (Gwalior). Sharma, Shri Shiv (Vidisha). Sharma, Shri Yajna Datt (Amritsar). Sharma, Shri Yogendra (Begusarai). Shashi Bhushan, Shri (Khargone). SJ,ashi Raj'ln, Shri (Pupri). Shastri, Shri Biswanarayan (Lakhlmpur). Shastri, Shri Prakash Vir (Hapur).

Shastri, Shri Raghuvir Singh (Baghpatl. Shastri. Shri Ramavatar (Patnn). Shastri, Shri Ramanand:O<Bijnor). Shustri, Shri Sheopujan (Bikraml:anj). Shastri, Shri Shiv Kuma(Aligarh). Sheo Narain (Basti). Sher Singh. Shri Prof. (Jhajjar). Sheth. Sh)"i Tulsidas Muljibbai (Kutch). Shinde, Shri Annasahib P. (Kopargaon). Shinkre, Shri Janardan Jagannalh (Panjim). Shiva Chandika Prasad. Shri (Jamshedpur). Shiv Charan Lal, Shri (Firozabad). Shivappa. Shri Nuggehal'y (Hassan). Shukla, Shri Shambhu Nath (Rewa). Shukla. Shri Vielya Charan (Mahnsamund). Sidnayya. Shri S. M. (Chamarajanagar). Siddheshwar Prasad. ShriJNalanda). Sinha. Shri Mudrika (Aurangabad). Sinha. Shri Ram Krishna (Faizabad). Sinha. Shri Satya Narayan (Darbhanga). Sinha. Shrimati Tarkeshwari (Barh). Sivasankaran. Shri P. (Sriperumbudur). Snatak, Shri Nor Deo (Hathras).

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Solanki, Shri Pravinsinghji Natavarsinghji (Kaira).

Solanki. Shri Somchandbhai Manubhai (Gandhinagal').

Somani. Shri Nand Kumar (Nagaur). Somasundaram. Shri S. D. (Thanjavure). Sonar. Dr. Amrit Ganpat (Rantek). Sonavone. Shri Tayappa Hari (Pan-

dharpur). Sondhi. Shri M. L. (New Delhi). Sreedharon. Shri Arangil (Badagara). Subravelu. Shri K. (Mayurnm). Sunarsanam. Shri Muddi (Narsaraopet). Sundar Lal. Shri Jhadu (Bastar). Sunder Lal. Shri (Saharanpur). Supakar. Shri Sradhakar (Sambalpur). Suraj Bhan •. Shri (Ambola). Surcndra Pal Singh. Shri (Bulandshahr). Sursingh, Shli (Jhabua). Suryunarayan, Shri Kommareddi (Eluru). Swaran S,ngh; Shri (Jullundur). Swel. Shri G. O. (Autonomous Districts).

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Tapurioh. Shri !>ufcndra Kumar (Pal i).

Tarodikar. Shri Venkatrao (Nanded). Thakur. Shri Gunanand (Saharsa). Thakur, Shri P. R. (Nabadwip). Tiwari. Pandit D. N. (Gopalganj). Tiwary. Shri Kamal Nath (Bettiah). Tripathi. Shri Krishna Deo (Unnao). Tula Ram. Shri (Ohatampur). Tyagi, Shri Om Prakash (Moradabad).

Uikey. Shr; M. O. (Mandla). Ulaka. Shri Ram Chandra (Korapul). Umanath, Shri R. (Pudukkottai).

'V'

Vajpayee. Shri Atal Biha ri (Balrampur). Veerappa. Shri Ramchandra (Bidar). Venkatasubbaiah. Shri P. (Nandyal). Venkatswamy. Shri G. (Siddipet). Verma. Shri Balgovind (Kheri). Verma, Shri Prem Chand (Hamirpur). Vidyarthi, Shri R. S. (Karol Bagh). Vijay Raje, Shrimati (Chatra). Virbhadra Singh. Shri (Mahasu), Viswambharan, Shri P. (Trivandrum). Vishwanatham, Shri Tennehi (Visakhapat.

nam). Viswanathan, Shri G. (Wandiwash). Vyas. Shri Ramesh Chandra (Bhilwarll).

'X'

Xavier, Shri S. (Tirunelveli).

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Yadab, Shri Nagendra Prasad (Sitamarhi). Yadav. Shri Chandra Jcct (Azamgarh). Yadav, Shri Jaacshwar (Banda). Yadav. Shri Ram Sewak (Bara Banki). Yajnik, Shri Jndulal (Ahmedabad). Yashpal Singh, Shri (Dehra Dun).

LOKSABHA

Till Speaker

Dr. G. S. Dhillon

TI .. Depul)' Sp.abr

Shri G. G. Swell

Panel qf Chair"..,.

Shri P. K. Vasudcvan Nair

Shri Prakash Vir Shastri

Shri K. N. Tiwary

Shrimali Sushila Rohatlli

Shrimati Jayaben Shah

Shri Shri Chand Goyal

Se<retaf',}l

Shri S. L. Shakdhcr

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Members of tbe Cabinet

the Prime Minister. Minister of Atomic Energy. Minister of Home Affairs and Minis-ter of Planning-Shrimati Indira Gandhi.

The Minister of Food and Agriculture-Shri F. A. Ahmed. The Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering-Shri B. R. Bhagat. The Minister of Finance-Shri Y. B. Chavan. The Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade-Shri Dinesh Singh. The Minister of Law and Social Welfare-Shri K. Hanumanthaiya. The Minister of Defence-Shri Jagjiwan Ram. The Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation-Dr. Karan Singh. The Minister of Railways-Shri Nanda. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. and Shipping and Transport-Shri Raghu

Ramaiah. The Minister of Education and Youth Services- Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao. The Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation-Shri D Sanjivayya. The Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals. and Mines and Metals-Dr. Triguna SeD. The Minister of Health and Family Planning aDd Works. Housing and Urban Deve-

lopmeDt-Shri K. K. Shah. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting. aDd CommuDications-Shri Satya

Narayan Sinha. The Minister of External Affairs-Shri Swaran Singh.

MiDI.ten of State

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour. Employment and Rehabilitalion-Shri Bhagwat Jha Azad.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth Services-Shri Bhakt Darshan.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals. and Mines and Metals-Shli Nitiraj Singh Chaudhary.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals, and Mines alld Metals-Shri D. R. Chavan.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning. and Works. Housing and Urban Developmcnt-Shri Parimal Ghosh.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. and in the I Department of Communications-Shri 1. K. Gujral. '

The Minister of Supply-Shri R. K. Khadilkar. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence-Shri Narendra Singh Mahida. The Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary AlTairs-Shri Om Mehta. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs-Shri Ram Niwas Mi'rdha. The Minister of Foreign Trade-Shri L. N. Mishra. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Planning. and Wo

Housing and Urban Development-Shri B. S. Murthy.

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The Minister of State in Ihe Ministry of Home Affairs. and Minibtcr of Slate, Depart-ments of Electronics and Scientific and Industrial Research-Shri K. C. Pant.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and in the Department of Social Welfare-Shri Jaganath Rao.

Sethi.

The Minister of Irrigation and Power-Dr. K. L. Rao. The Minister of Campany Affairs-Shri Raghunatha Reddy. The Minister of State-Shrimati Nandini Satpathy. The Minister of State (Defence Production) in the Ministry of Defenct-Shri P. C.

The Minister of State in the Ministry af Information and Brondcastjng. and in the Department of Communications-Shri Sher Singh.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Food. Agriculture, Community Development nnd Cooperation-Shri Annasahib Shlnde.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance-Shri Vidyn Charan Shukla.

Deputy Mlaf.teu

The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals, and Mines and Meta Is-Shri Bhanu Prakash Singh.

The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways-Shri R. L. Chaturvedi. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance-Shri K. R. Ganesh. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport-Shri Iqbal Singh. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture. Community Development

and Cooperation-Shri S. C. Jamir. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth Services-Shri A. K.

Kisku. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Internal Trade-

Shri M. R. Krisnna. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation-Dr. Snrojini

Mahishi. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food. Agriculture, Community Development

and Cooperation-Shri Jugannath Pahadia. The Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs-Shri Raghbir Singh

Panjhazari. The Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Aft'airs-Shri P. P"rthn.

sarathy. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Engineering-Shri Mohd.

Shafi Qureshi. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade-Shri Ram Sewak. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs-Shri K. S. Ramaswamy. The Deputy Minister in lbe Millistry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation-Shri

Bishwanath Roy. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Railways-Shri M. Yunus Saleem. The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Irrigation Rnd Power-Shri Siddheshwar

Prasad; The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affain-Shri Surendra Pal Sin,h.

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LOK SABHA DEBATES

First day of the Eleventh Session of the Fourth Lok Sabha Vol. XLII] - [No. 1

LOK SABHA

Montla". JIlIy R7. 1970/S,080no 5. 189!l (Sako)

Th. uk Sobha mel a/ EI.v.n nJ th. Clork.

[ MR. SPRAKER in Ihe Chai, 1 MEMBERS SWORN

J. Shri Avedya Nath (Gorakhpur) 2 Shri Nirel Enem Horo (Khunti) 3. Shri Chandoolal Chandraknr (Durg)

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OBITUARY REFERENCES

MR. SPEAKER: I have to inform the House of the sad demise of six of our friends. namely. Shri P. Govinda Menon. Shri D. Ering. Shri N. B. Maiti, Shri Mehr Chand Khanna. Shrimati Leela Ray and Shri K. V. Ranga Reddy.

Shri P. Govinda Menon was a sitting Member (\f this House nnd the Minister of Law and Social Welfare. He had been a Member of the Constituent Assembly. Provi-sional Parliament and Third Lok Sabha during the years 1947-1952 and 1962-1967. He had also been the Chief Minister of the ers(\\hile Cochin State during the years 1946-47 and that of Travancore-Cochin during 1955-56. He also served as Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings of Parliament in 1%4. He held these offices with diligence. sincerity and great sense of devotion. He was a highly seasoned parlia-mentarian and made very useful contributions in the House and the Commitees. As a man, he was quite ,messuming and friendly with one and all. r recall his presence here in this House till the last day of the last session. He suddenly passed away at New Delhi on the 23rd May. 1970 at the age of62.

Shri D. Ering was also a sitting Member of this House and Deputy Minister for Food, Agriculture. Community Development and Cooperation. He had also been a Member of the Second and ThirdLok Sabha during the years 1961-67. He was a very promising youngman with pleasing manners. He has been snatched a\\ay by death at ShiJIong on the 21st June, 1970 at the age of 40 only.

Shri N. B. Maiti was a Member of Second Lok Sabha during the years 1957-1962. He had been a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for a long time and was also R Minister in the West Bengal Govern-ment during 1947-52. He passed away at Calcutta on the 20th May. 1970 at the age of 78.

Shri Mehr Chand Khanna was a Member of Third Lok Sabha during the years 1962-67. He was Minister of Rehabilitation during 1954-62 and Minister of Works. Housing and Supply during 1962-1967. Before indepen-dence. he had been the Minister of Finance in Jl:orth-West Frontier Province during 1937-1945. He was a good administrator with strong convictions and was known for his boldness and straight forwardness. He passed away at New Delhi on the 4th June. 1970 at the age of 73.

Shrimati Leela Ray was a Member of the Constituent Assembly during the years 1946-47. She was R close associate of Nelaji Su bhas Chandra Bose and a prominent leader of the freedom struggle. She passed a\\ay at Calcutta on the 12th June. 1970 at the age of 70.

Shri K. V. Ranga Reddy was a Member of the Provisiona I Parliament during the years 1950-52. He had also been Deputy Chief Min ister of A ndhra Pradesh. He passed away at Hyderabad on the 24th July. 1970at the age of 79.

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We deeply mourn the loss of these friends and I am sure the House will join me in conveying our condolences to the bereaved families.

THE PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF ATOMIC ENERGY, MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF PLANNING (SHRIMATl INDIRA GANDHI) : Mr. Spea-ker. SIr. as you just informed us we have lost two distioguished colleagues and two other respected persons who are not members of the present House but were familiar figures in ea rlier Lok Sabbas.

The House will miss Shri Govinda Menon's powerful voice. As Minister and parliamentarian, he was eloquent and commanded widespread respect. He came to hold the high office of Law and Social Welfare after 8 loog record as a fighter championing the calise of States' people. the cause of labour and the cause of the under-privileged.

He made loyal friends but he did not fight shy of controversies. He never lost sight of the basic objective and he was dogged and resourceful in its pursuit. Reference bas just been made by tbe Hon'ble Speaker to Shri Meoon's contribution as member of the Constituent Assembly and Minister in Travancore-Cocbin, as well as his work on several cammittees. He threw all his enerllies into ",hatever work he :took up. We had evidence of this in the maoner ill which he piloted the Bank Nationalisaion Bill. In spite of his ill-health he worked to the very last. He died in hllrness, but I am sure that he died with a sense of fulfilment.

Shri Ering's passing away was equally sudden and untimely. As member of the second and fourth Lok Sabhas, and Parlia-mentary Secretary and Deputy Minister, he proved his talents and made many friends. He was a fine representative of the spirit of NEFA. friendly, cheerful. earnest. He served the hill people of the entire country with all his heart. He waS barely 40 when death claimed ./lim, and a fioe career was cut off. to the sorrow of all of us.

Shri N. B. Maiti was a member of the Second Lok Sabha. He served Denaal and the country for leveral decades with devotion and ability. He ",as one of those who throuah

their dcdica lion to social work strengthened the fire of our nationalist movement.

Shri Mehr Chand Khanna was a veteran in our national life. He occupied a high place in the political life of the North-West Fron-tier Province and, in later years, of Delhi. He shouldered a. stupendous burden as Reha bi-litation Adviser soon after Partition and subsequently as Minister of Rehabilitation. He helped thousand and lakhs of peoplc to find new homes snd sta rt new lives. The records of this House will bear testimony both to his administrative arasp Rnd to the pun-gency of his contribution to the debates here.

Shri K. V. Ranga Reddi was an elder states-man leader from Andhra Pradesh. He played a prominent role in the mO"ement for democ-racy within the State and was a member of the Constituent Assembly. Several social service institutions had the benefit of his guidance. I had the privile~e of meetinl him durinl one of my recent visits to Hyderabad and we saw that in spite of his poor health he seemed to be full of vigour and deeply interested in the problems of the State.

Shrimati Leela Ray was widely respected fpr the courage ond devotion with which she worked for the nationalist cause braving many dongers. She encoufDled and stood by a very large number of revolutionarics. Her work for women's franchise in Bengal and her intrepid services to organise relief 8t the time of No· akhali riots will be Ions remembered.

Mr. Speaker, may I request you to send the sympathy and condolences of this Hou~e to the families of these former colleagues of ours ?

DR. RAM SUBHAO SINOH (Buxar): Mr. Speaker. Sir, on behalf of the Opposition. I express our deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of half a dozen distinguished Members of our Parliament.

As had been pointed out just now. Shri Mehr Chand Khanna was a tower of strength to the representatives of Delhi and other part~ of our country. And, when he served the refugees. he was also having very friendly rela-tions with the people of Pakistan. He was one man who had the courage to say 'no' when it came to his mind. He was very honest, and for that he suffered the consequences as well.

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Shri Nikunj Bihari Maiti was also one of the most powerful personalities of West Bengal and by his selfless work he rose to be a Cabinet Minister of West Bengal. Here nlso. in Parliament, he showed his mark, and all those who knew him personally knew that here was a forceful personality. Death hM virtu-ally deprived us of one of the best friends one can have. '

Just as the demise of Shri Mehr Chand Khanna has orphaned rcfullees who have come from Pakistan or East Bengal, similarly, the death of Shri Nikunj Bihari Maiti has orpha· ned th~ ))fople of Midnapore who are in a terrible plight these days.

Mr. D. Ering W89 also one of the colOlJr. /Tul personalities coming from the north-eas-tern part of our country, as it is in the cue of Mr. Menon, who came from the south-western part of our country. And both of them, • s had been pointed out, served the nation in their own way.

Shrimati Leela Roy was known throughout Ihe country, and more particularly in eastern India. As you yourself pointed out. Sir, she had the privilege of working with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, and the nation under-stands the valuable services that had been rendered by Shrimati Leela Ray.

!ihri K. V. Ranga Reddy was also a very powerful personality. He was ex-Chief Minister of Andhra I'radesh, and he foullht throughout his life for improving the lot of the people.

Mr, Speaker, I request you, Sir, to convey our condolences to the members of the berea-ved families.

SHRI RANGA (Srlkakulam): Mr. Speaker, Sir, death has made it; melancholy contribu-tion this time in 1\ very large measure. A number of these friend, happen to be my personal friends.- Mr. Ranga Reddy, Mr. Menon Dnd Mr. Khanna. and Mr. Ering too.

Mr. Ranga Reddy was a veteran leader of the Andhra people, more especially of Telen-gana. He never wanted Andhra Pradesh, but he was patriotic enough to agree to it under protest. And, when later on troubles arose, he raised his powerful voice in fl\vour of the Telang.na people. Though very old and ailing

at that time,he was able to stand up for the special dtmand of the Telengana people, for their own aeparate Stateh('od. He was a very honest Minister both after the achievement of A ndhra Pradesh and before, and during the State people's struggle, he played a leading role. Although he did not know English, he carried on his ministerial functions through the medium of Urdu wherever he had to record his minutes. He estabtished a very high reputation indeed for his ability and for his erudition,

Shri Khanna was a personal friend of so many <>f us. He was a tower of strength, as Dr. Ram Subhag Singh has said, to the Cong-ress in the pre-Independence days. After he became Minister, he was not popular with many people, but he did his work in a very competent, able and self-confident manner.

Shri Menon was one of our colleagues on the States people's front. But he made a very good contribution to the people of Kecala when they were struggling against their local princes. Even on the very last occasion when he had to make a speech here in this House. one could see, as I had observed to him on the very next day, how he was moved more by his passion for improving the condition of the people of the States than by the merits of the case that he was obliged to sponsor here, and when I me.ntioned it to him. he was good-humoured enough to say, 'After all, the past guides so many of our present actions'. I happened to work with him on the Public Un-dertaldnlls Committee, and he was always cheerful lind considerate about other people's views.

Shri Ering brought cheerfulness into this House. It WllS very difficult for anyone to remember that he was a minister at all or he belonged to the Ministerial party. He was so charming, so friendly and chummy with every-one. That such u young man should have been snatched away from us is one of the harshest thinlls that death could have hurled at us.

Shrimati Ray was known to us ali; she was n very dear colleague of Netaji.

Shri Maiti was also one of our colloagues and most respected in West Bengal and also by so man~ af us.

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[Shri Ranga]

We mourn the death of all these friends.

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SHRI MANOHARAN (Madras North) : Mr. Speaker. I associate myself with the sentiments expressed by you, the Primc Minister and Leader of the House and other colleagues in this House.. On behalf of my Party. please convey our heart felt condole-nces to the membe rs of the bereaved families of these friends.

SHRI H. N. MUKERJEE (Calcutta North) : Mr. Speaker. every recess takes its toll of our colleagues. and this time it was a fa irly long obituary list.

We all miss Shri Govinda Menon who died virtually in harness, somelhing which. I believe. most of us allO would like 10 do. We miss him because of the qualities of wbich he gave abundan t evidence. an alert mind. a cer-tain amount of intellectual curiosity and considerable parliamentary capacity.

Tho death ofShri Ering. as my hon. friend Shri Vajpayee. pointed out is something even mOre excruciating becanse he was so young. so cheerful. so full of life and vitality. Those whom the Gods love die younll. they say. but it is a kind of proceeding wbich men canoot be expected to approve.

Sbri Ma iti was a member of the Second Lok Sabha and we had known him not only os • colleague but as a vigorous participant in the freedom movement. coming a. he did particularly from that area in Dengol. namely Midnapore. which has produced a \·er)· larce number of freedom fillhters.

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Shri Mehr Chand Khanna had a variegated and colourful life, and we knew him here as a good friend, a person wilh whom it was a pleasure to sit down for a while, and a man who did possess nearly outstanding capabi-lities in cerlain respects,

Shrimati Leela Ray had the distinction of having become in her own lifetime something of a legend in Bengal nnd as an associate of Subhas Chandra Bose she has lefl a mark in our freedom stru8&le which would not be easily obliterated,

Shri Ranga Reddy was another stalwart from Andhra Pradesh. A II these friends of ours having departed, I should like you to convey on behalf of my party our sympathies and condolences 10 the bereaved families.

SHRI P. RAMAMURTI (Madurai) : Mr. Speaker, this time Ihe obituary list has been rather unusually long; some of these persons J had known personally, rather inti-mately and some, not so intimately. But they \V~re all eminent in their own spheres, and I 'should nOllike to make an invidious distinct-iOIl between one and another.

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SHRI NATH PAl (Rajapur): Mr. Speaker, during the past few years it has not been possible for Lok Sabha to commence its session without having to bemoan the death of some our colleagues. Toc;lay y;e are remin-ded, therefore, of Gurudev's description of the inexorable Jaw of lire-death is abroad and children play.

No one thought that Erinl! so full of life and so full of promise would be so quickly struck down by death. Those of us wlto came to know him learnt to like him because he was a living rebuttal of some strange theories now nnd then popping up their ugly head in the counlry, that there are some ethnic groups which do not belong to tbe mainstream of India and therefore secession is advisable.

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[Shri Nath Pail

One had only to meet Mr. Ering to see the hollowness of this sinister kind of claim.

Mr. Govinda Menon was. I think, the first law Minister this Government had and who was the first man to take the law Minstry seriously. He brought all his talent and skill to defend very often the very inde-fensible steps of this Government, but every-thing he did, he did with great dignity, great conviction and great sincerity. I am a fairly old man in this House, Mr. Speaker, and I have observed many law Ministers come and go. I do not think anybody regarded the law portfolio as anything excepting a stepping-stone to some better favour to be conferred by the Prime Minister subsequently. Mr. Govinda Menon was the first man to take the law Ministry very seriously and t he law portfolio very seriously ond he gave the best in him to this portfolio. Jt was 'indeed, as Prof. Mukerjee soid, that he died in harness discharging his duties to the very last.

Mr. Mchr Chand Khanna had died at a ripe age havinll had a very distinluished record of service to this country. We saw him in this House functioning with Ireat efflciency and competence. It was not always possible for us to agree with what he had to say, but it was always a pleasure to cross swords with him. So far as I remember, he loved combat and he brought an aplomb to the way he had to live answers or to defend the Government.

In Mr. Maiti and Mr. Reddy we have lost equally distinguished sons of the country.

I would like to conclude my tributes by specially making a reference to Shrimati leela Ray. She symbolised the best in Indian womanhood. She was among the remaining few representatives of tbat IIreat tradition of revolution which ultimately ushered the dawn of independence. Some of us, as Shri Madhu limaye pointed out, had the honour of havinl respected and admired her from a distance and later on had the rare privilege of working with her in the socialist cause. When it was not appropriated so lighthear-tedly, and when it was a very difficult and very dangerous thinl to embark upon the cause of socialism, Shrimati lee la Ray was amonl the very few dauntless and couralCous

souls who held the Rag aloft. I join the leader of the House, the leader of the Opposition and my other collealucs in pay. ing my homage and tribute to these departed colleasues and offering our sinoerest condo.-lences to the members of their famili~.

SHRI N. C. CHATTERJI(Bardwan)': Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my duty on behalf ~f the Independent Parliamentary G roup to JOlin the Prime Minister and other leaders and offer our sincerest condolenceS to the members of the berea ved families.

I had the privilege of knowio.· Mr. P. Govinda Menon. He had a remarkable record. At a very early age he . became a member of the eochin Lesislature. The next year he was appointed a Minis\er, ~nll ultimately he became the Chief Ministo~. When the Trav8ncore-Cochio State was formed he took a very. prominent part ip, the activities of that State. Then he came ber~ and rendered service to tbe Government. I am perfectly lure that everybody will 881'" that there were very few men who could compete with him in really pressing a case. I had seen him in court " and I tell you honestly that if it Will enouab to put a thin, in three sentences, he would never ,0 in for the fourth. It ia a great 1055 and we wish to convey our sympathies to tbe members of his bereaved family.

With resard to Mr. Mehr Chand Khanna, would like to say a few words. The first

time I met him was in the Bhallolpur jnil. Dr. Moonje, myself and Mr. Khapardc were arrested in connection with the ml\~s Satya.raha and taken to that jail. In the next cell, when I went in, I found a Pathan, and I asked him,"Who are you? Are you a Pathan?" He immediately said "I am a Pathan." I alked, "What is the Pathan doml in Hindu Maha Sabha r' He stood up and said, "I am a Hindu Pathan and I un tryin!! to do what you and other. are doing in Sensal." Then I said he must be Mehr Chand Khanna. On the first of Janu-ary next year we were still in jail. We found that the Commissioner of the Bhaplpur Division, Mr. Gokhnle, was made a C. r. E. Shri Mehr Chand Khanna asked me io rin. bim up .. J rani him up from the jail. Inane-

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diately the Commissioner came out of the bathroom and rushed to the phone.

Hi~ first word was, "Sir, I am sorry I wish we could change places. I said, "I do not want to talk to you. Mehr Chand Khanna wants to talk to you:' Mehr Chand took up the telephone and said, "What is it you are saying?" He said. "Sir, I wish we could change places." Mr. Khanna said, "It Is very impertinent, I am a senior Commander. How do )Iou, a junior Commander of the Indian Empire aspire to be in the Central Jail at Bhligalpur? You should be sent to some dist. trict jail."

The tragedy came on the partition of India and Bengal was flooded with ..efugees. He was sent by Pandit lawllharlal Nehru to Calcutta and I had the privilege to have him in my house as my guest. He did phenomenal work and I helped him in establishing contact with the refugee popu lation. When he became 'Rehabilitation Minister, he did a remarkable thing. He took his office down to Calcutta and started functioning from there. Sir, Ben. pi today is passing through critical times. From 1st January up till now more than 1,50,000 people have been pushed out of Fast Pakistan and they have come here. They are in a very very bad plilht. I appealed to the Minister, Mr. Sanjivayya. that he should follow the example of Mehr Chand Khanna, open an office in calcutta and come down here for a few days. I am happy to tell you that Mehr Chand Khanna.'s example had also inspired our present Reha bilitation Minister. He sent down some bill officers and they have established some contact with the local Government. I hope something better will be done. This is a Ireat loss and a greattrage<ly. But J tell you, the uprooted humanity in inde. pendent India will remember Mehr Chand Khanna for his services to the country.

I join with the other friends in offering my condolences in the other cases, especially M fl. Ray, who was • lreat freedom fighter. I hope, Sir, you will paIS on our sympathies and con. dolences to the bereaved families.

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SHRI M. MUHAMMAD ISMAIL (Manjeri) : Sir. on behalf of myself and my party. the Muslim League. I join in the tribute paid to the memory of Shri P. Govinda Menon. a personality which distinguished itself in more tha n one way. Rnd also all the other ami,lble and kn04n gentlemen and the lady whose names have been placed before the house. The memory of all these gentlemen and th~ lady fully des(rvc the homage paid by the HOllse. and I request that our condolences also may be conveyed to the members of the bereaved families of the various distingu-ished gentlemen and Ihe lady whose 'death we are mourning here today.

MR. SPEAKER: The Houso will stand In silence for a short while as a mark of respect for those whose death we mourn.

[Th. members then stood i. si/.nce fo, a short whit •• ]

MR. SPEAKER: The leaders of all the parties have expressed the wish that the HOU!I should adjourn today as a mark of respect for the deceased members. Normally. the prece, dent is that we do not adjourn as a mark of respect for .Iho~e who died during the inter-session period. Since this desire has been expressed unanimously by all. as a special case in this session. I adjourn the House today to reassemble tomorrow at II o'clOCk.

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