STATEMENT CORRECTING REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 331 GIVEN ON 7-8-91 REGARDING SC/ST EMPLOYEES

[English]

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (SHRIMATI MARGARET ALVA): I beg to lay a statement correcting the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 331 on 7-8-91 regarding SC/ST employees.

[placed in library. See No. LT-398/91]

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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE-Contd.

[Translation]

SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES (Muzaffarpur): Mr. Speaker. Sir. in Lakshdweep, some people have been retrenched from service on the charge of not casting their votes in favour of the Congress Party. Fifteen days have since elapsed, I raised this question in the House. I have also given it in writing to you today morning. These people have not so far taken any action in this direction. The hon. Minister of Home Affairs is sitting here. The labourers who were working in Lakshdweep under Jawahar Rozgar Yojana are dying of starvation.

MR. SPEAKER: It is for inclusion in the report of Business

Advisory Committee.

SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES : Mr. Speaker,Sir. you can ask

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the Government to reinstate them. Union territory is under the administrative control of the Central Government.

MR. SPEAKER: All right.

[English]

MR. SPEAKER: Hewants your response, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad.

THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD):I will bring it to the notice of concerned Ministers (Interruptions)...

[Translation]

SHRI CHANDRAJEET YADAV (Azamgarh): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to urge the Hon. Minister that flood and drought are very important issues, a discussion on which has been going on for the last one week ... (Interruptions)... The Hon. Minister has to give reply to it. That is being postponed. Please allot sometime for this and let me know whether it will be included in the next week's List of Business.

MR. SPEAKER: We will take it up next week.

[English]

Now I have two Bills before me. I hope they are very simples Bills and the House will agree to pass them. so that we can take up the discussion on the Motion moved by Shri Paswan. They are very simple Bills and I hope the House will cooperate in this. There is also one Bill for introduction by Shri Sitaram Kesri.