Author: aitc

Sir, I have opposed the introduction of this Bill, which is called the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024. The Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 was enacted to amend the law with respect to carriage of goods by sea. It has stood us in good stead for 100 years. Suddenly, in the 100th year the Minister thinks of coming up with a fresh Bill. The mention of Hague rules, Brussels rules, Visby rules, all these were always there. So, I would like to know this from the hon. Minister. Is it just to find some work for his Department that does not have enough work that you are bringing in a new Bill? A Bill which has served its purpose for 100 years, suddenly you jump and say that : “… with rules that are applicable …”, they are all minor amendments. This superfluous legislation should be done away with. It only makes your bureaucrats happy. It does not make the country happy, and it does not help anything. Thank you, Sir.

Sir, under Rule 72(1), I oppose the introduction of the Bill further to amend several laws. As has been pointed out, this Bill is entirely superfluous. It deals with amendments of the Banking Regulations Act to redefine substantial interests. Then again, it changes the Rules with regard to directors of cooperative banks. Then again, it goes to the State Bank of India Act and says that the unclaimed dividends would go to the Investor Education and Protection Act. Again, it goes to the State Bank of India Act to provide discretion to the public sector banks in the matter of remuneration of auditors. Now, this Bill is superfluous in the sense that all that this Bill is seeking to achieve can be achieved through administrative steps. If the banks are not reporting to the Reserve Bank of India, then steps can be taken against the banks under the present law. If the cooperatives, in which there is a lot of corruption throughout the country, are not functioning properly, the Banking Department can take steps against them. I totally object to the fact that they are saying that any unclaimed dividend would go to the Investor Education and Protection Fund, as a result of which we may complicate the resolution. Sir, Mr. Premachandran has pointed out that through one Bill, four different laws are sought to be amended. Is this the way legislation should happen in this country? Four Acts are sought to be amended through one Bill, which his unnecessary, superfluous and against the interest of the people. Hence, I oppose the introduction of the Bill.

सर, आज यहां भारतीय वायुयान जवधेयक पर चचाषहो रही है। Sir, we heard a long speech by Mr. Rudy. He has every right to make a long speech because he has been a professional pilot. In spite of being a pilot, I do not know how he wins from Saran. Once, we went to a visit as a Parliamentary Committee from Delhi to Mumbai. We heard a man announcing on the aircraft’s radio. When he came out, it was Mr. Rudy. He was flying the Indigo aircraft from Delhi to Mumbai. So, kudos to Mr. Rudy. But I would suggest to him that he should take a copy of the speech that he has delivered today, make it into a booklet, and distribute it among the Members. यह एजकुेजटंग होगा। आप जलयोनाडो दा जवंची नेएयरकाटष जडजाइन जकया, वर्ष1903 मेंराइट िदसष नेप्लेन उड़ाया, इलाहाबाद सेनैनी प्लेन गया। वहां सेआते-आते वर्ष2024 तक पहुंच गए। जहथट्री ऑफ ललाइंग इन इंजडया, आपकी इस जकताब का नाम होना चाजहए। मैंइस पर ज्यादा नहीं बोलना चाहता ह ं। Mr. Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu is the Minister of Civil Aviation. I would like to pose a question to him. Is it efficacious to open more and more airports and start more and more airlines? Airlines and airports have become a status symbol, and we must open them. But most of the airlines do not run. Mr. Rudy has mentioned that Jet Airways has closed down; Sahara airlines has closed down; ModiLuft has closed down; Deccan has closed down; GoAir has closed down; and Kingfisher has closed down. So, running airlines is not a profitable business. I represent a constituency which has an airport. When these are closed down, all the employees come to me. I say that I have no power to openan airline. Jet Airways has gone to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). In my constituency, all these employees stay there; all the pilots stay there; all the air hostesses stay there. When Tata was taking over Air India, all these people used to come to me. I told them that if the Government is selling Air India, I am sure that your jobs will be protected. Tata initially said, they will not change any employees for the first year. Then, slowly it has started getting rid of the employees. They have to make it profitable. So, you should have a Civil Aviation Policy. What do you want? आप कहते हैंजक छोटे-छोटे शहरों में प्लेन जाएगा। Is it profitable? Is it efficacious? उिर प्रदेश में, आंध्र प्रदेश मेंछोटे-छोटेशहरों मेंप्लेन जानेसेक्या प्रेथटीज बनती ह? ै कुछ पोजलजटशन्स ही चढ़तेहैं। It is not profitable. The Government should have a Civil Aviation Policy. In the 90s, when Jyotiraditya’s father, Shri Madhavrao was the Civil Aviation Minister, he introduced the Open Sky Policy. Before that, there was only one airline operating, that is, the Indian Airlines. He opened up the sector. Many airlines came into. But most of them closed down. We do not want this mortality of airlines. That is why, I urge you to think about it. There is no hurry. Come up with a Civil Aviation Policy. New airlines are not for employing pilots. They are really for being profitable institutions. If an airline is introduced, some pilots get jobs. But after that, does it run? In Raebareli, there is a pilot training school. There is an airport as well. Does an aircraft go there? So, we have to take a practical view, not a status symbol or view of things. Our friend was talking about the airfare. Now, all other routes are non-profitable but the Gulf route from Kerala is profitable. Our brethren go to Gulf, clean bathrooms there, make money and send remittances to India. That is how our economy runs. You find new houses coming up in Kerala. In that sector, the airlines are making the maximum profit. In this House, it has been raised repeatedly. The Government has no say in it. So, unless you have any say or any control over the airfares, what is the point of having a Civil Aviation Ministry? After Air India has gone, ग्लैमर चला गया। आपको यह जमजनथट्री िीक है। पहले एयर इंजडया सरकार की थी, everybody used to catch hold of the Civil Aviation Minister. सर, हमारा अपग्रेड कर दीजजए। सब एमपीज़ बोलतेथे। अभी आपके पास कोई नहीं आएगा और बोलनेसेभी अपग्रेड नहीं करगे ा, यह बात हमेंसमझनी है। You were answering to the Questions on civil aviation this morning. It will take you 50 years to manufacture an aircraft like Boeing or Airbus in India. We are end users. जब इंजडगो का टैंडर छोड़तेहैंजक एयरक्रालट खरीदेंगे। Mr. Rudy was saying that we can get it on wet lease. There are big orders, but India will not be able to manufacture these high-class aircraft. So, we are, again, running after status symbol. यह सब नहीं चलेगा। हमेंएटीआर 72 डकोटा के जदनों मेंजाना पड़ेगा। एक ड्रीमलाइनर हमारे कोलकाता सेक्टर मेंचलता था, अभी वह बन्द कर जदया गया है। अब वह केवल जदल्ली और मंबुई मेंचलता है। गवुाहाटी मेंतो नहीं जाता है। आपके यहां तो छोटा-मोटा प्लेन गवुाहाटी में, जसलचर में, इम्फाल मेंजाता हैऔर नॉथष-ईथट मेंतो सजब्सडाइज्ड एयर फेयर है। क्या चलेगा? You have to take a practical view, not a status symbol or a prestige view. You do not make aircraft. You cannot run airlines profitably. Ultimately, what is happening? The Tatas have got total control of airlines. Air India belongs to them. Vistara also belongs to them. Then, Adani Group has got control of all the airports in the country. They are controlling eight airports. The most profitable airport is Mumbai Airport which they got after pressurising GVK …through ED. Dayanidhi’s family also had an airline. I think SpiceJet belonged to his brother. … There is nothing wrong in it. I want you to come out with a transparent policy. Will you go on selling your airports to Adani Group? Earlier, privatisation of Kolkata Airport was also finalised. I fought against it. Then, I got hold of Mamata Banerjee. She passed a Resolution in the Assembly and also wrote to the Prime Minister. Ultimately, it was stopped. Kolkata and Chennai airports were on the chopping block. We, somehow or the other, saved them from privatisation. In the case of Dum Dum Airport in my constituency, I do not want to fall in the trap of Adani Group. I want to stay away. Now, let us talk about the Bill. Having talked about the civil aviation policy, this Bill, if you pardon my saying so, was unnecessary. You have not introduced anything new in the Bill. You say:- “Bill to provide for regulation and control of the design, manufacture, maintenance, possession, use, operation, sale, export and import of aircraft and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto”. What is new in it? How is it different from the Aircraft Act, 1934? You have only rephrased it and put it in one shape. Basically, this Bill is nothing more than the Aircraft Act. There are three different big organisations under you. Now, Air India is not there. You have got the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the main licensing authority, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. These are the three bodies. … The Airports Authority of India is not related to this Bill; it has got a separate law. I would like you to strengthen the Airports Authority of India. You should also strengthen the DGCA and BCAS. Please see what kind of security is there. You have given the full control to the CISF. One CISF girl slapped our MP, Kangana Ranaut, at Chandigarh Airport. What protection will the CISF give to you? The CISF people are hitting the passengers, that too MPs. इसके बारेमेंआप देजखए। रूजलंग पाटी के एमपी को अगर सीआईएसएफ मारगे ा, तो what security is there for other people? All I want to say is that there is nothing in this Bill. Why are you constantly changing the names? भारतीय वाययुान जवधेयक, इसकी क्या जरूरत है? रूडी जी नेकहा जक जवमानन होना चाजहए। इसकी कोई जरूरत नहीं है। इंजडयन एयरक्रालट एक्ट भी हो सकता है। लेजकन, अजमत शाह जी नेशरूु जकया हैऔर आप सभी जहन्दी-जहन्दी करतेहैं। हम जहन्दी थपीजकंग नहीं हैं। हमारा इस पर आपजि है। … आप तो उजड़या हैं। आप जहन्दी के पक्ष मेंक्यों बोल रहेहैं? आप बैि जाइए। … क्या यह उजड़या है? क्या यह अजमत शाह जी केहोम जमजनथट्री का जबल ह? … सर, येकोई नाम भी नही समझतेहैं। क्या इससेजहन्दी बढ़ेगा? यह नहीं होगा। हम तो इसके जखलाफ हैं।… : मैंतो बंगाली नहीं बोलता ह ं। मैंतो एग्जैक्ट लैंग्वेज बोलता ह ं। इंजडयन पीनल कोड, उसको आपनेक्या-क्या बना जदया? हम नाम भी याद नहीं रख पातेहैं। जक्रजमनल प्रोसीजर को आपनेक्या बना जदया? भारतीय वाययुान जवधेयक का कोई मतलब नहीं है। … All I want to say is that this is old wine in a new bottle. Nothing is new. But we wish you godspeed. You are a young man. Rudy ji has described your qualification. You have an engineering degree and a management degree from abroad. You apply a modern mind to aviation. Aviation is not for ordinary people like us. If I had not been an MP, I would not have taken a single flight. Can one afford a flight ticket? … Sir, you also fly. Can a middleclass man afford an airfare in this country? Is it within our capacity? So, we have to think anew of our problems. We support all your regulatory efforts. Please keep the CISF under control. Sir, you are looking very nice in the yellow kurta. You are presiding very nicely. I will address you and say a hundred things in your favour. Sir, I wish him godspeed. He has a long way to go. He is only 35 years old. He has a long way to go. He is half my age. I do wish that he gave a concrete shape to India’s aviation policy. Thank you.

सर, एक ही नबल है। इसमेंररपील करिेकी बात है। इसमेंमैंदो ही चीज बोलिा चाहता ह ं। संदेह यह होता हैनक सरकार मुसलमाि वक्फ प्रॉपटी पर कब्जा करिा चाहती है। सारेदेश मेंवक्फ बोडनके हाथ में8.7 लाि प्रॉपटी है, नजसका प रा एररया एिास इंनडया 9.4 लाि एकड़ है। उसकी एस्टीमेटेड वैल्य 1.2 लाि करोड़ रुपयेहै। सरकार इस पर दिल करिा चाहती है। जो कलैक्टर की बात की गई है, पहलेतो कलैक्टर िहीं था, सरकार इसमेंइंटरफेयर करिा चाहती है। येबोलतेहैंनक दो मनुस्लम व मेि और दो िॉि मनुस्लम मेमबसनऑि द बोडन, अगर िॉि मनुस्लम मेमबर बोडन मेंजाएगा तो वक्फ बोडनकी जो सैंनक्टटी ह, ैवह िराब हो जाएगी।…‍(व्यवधाि) It is a Muslim property gifted by a Muslim for the benefit of Muslims. यह िॉि मनुस्लम िहीं होिा चानहए। Sir, it also introduces the District Collector as an arbiter to decide whether a property is a property of the Waqf Borad or it is a Government property. इसनलए, मुसलमाि वक्फ एक्ट नबल को नवदड्रा करिेकी जो कोनशश है, मै उसका प रा नवरोध करता ह ं। नकरिे ररनज‍ज जी िेएक घंटा बोला है। हमारेकुनलग ओवैसी साहब िेपहलेवालेनबल पर नडनवजि मांगा है, मैंउसका प रा समथनि करता ह ं। यह बहुत सेंनसनटव नबल है। इसमेंकोई जल्दबाजी और कोई जबरदस्ती िहीं करिी चानहए। पानलनयामेंट का जो काि ि है, आपिेचचानका मौका नदया, सब लोगों िेबोला, लेनकि अभी येनडनवजि चाहतेहैंतो नडनवजि कराइए। इसमेंक्या हजनहै। यह प री चीज सरकार केहाथ मेंिहीं जािी चानहए। …

Sir, I am opposed to the introduction of this legislation. First of all, this is beyond the legislative competence of the Central Government to make the amendment in respect of land title which falls under the Seventh Schedule. Property is the subject which can be decided by the civil courts, and not by any other authority. I want to ask this question. Under which law has this power been given to the Central Government to decide the title of the property? How can it be done? Civil law will be taken away. … This Bill is completely contrary to the Constitutional morality. … This Bill suffers from maliciousness. … It is a malicious legislation because this Bill is targeting the Muslims of this country. … This cannot be tolerated. … There are number of reasons … Sir, give me just one minute, and not even one minute, give me just 15 seconds. … Sir, before the elections, there was an attempt in the country to make the country a Hindu Rashtra, which has been rejected by the people of this country. …

Sir, I will be brief. My Constituency is in the city of Kolkata. It has huge number of Muslims and full of Wakf properties. I am a little aware. I will speak on only few points. It is violative of Article 14 which is equality before law. It is unconstitutional due to violation of Article 25 and 26 of the Constitution which talks about the Right to Freedom of Religion. It is opposing that right. It is against federalism as land is stated in Seventh Schedule of the Constitution as a State subject. In Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb versus the State of Bombay, 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that the States should not interfere in the matters of religion. This Bill is divisive. The Bill is anti-constitutional. The Bill is antifederal. Therefore, I strongly object to the introduction of this Bill.

Sir, it is said that if you have a voice, you must use it for the voiceless. इसजलए एजिमल क्रुएलटी िैसेगभं ीर मदु देपर आि मैंइस सदि का ध्याि आकजर्षत करिा चािता ि ं। भारत मेंलगातार पशओु ंपर अत्याचार की घटिाएंसामिेआ रिी िैं। Sir, more than 20,000 cases have been registered in the past 10 years. Sir, 1,135 cases were reported across India in 2022-23 as per the Animal Welfare Board of India. Over the years, much has been discussed about the inadequacies of the Act, namely, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, such as poor enforcement of this law and meagre penalties of Rs. 10 to Rs. 15 for cruelty towards stray animals. In November, 2022, the draft PCA (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was published by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying for public comments. The problem is, despite widespread public support in favour of the draft Bill, it was not tabled in the Parliament. The draft Bill includes significant amendments to the 1960 Act including addition of a new clause under Section 11 where gruesome or life- threatening cruelty would incur a penalty of Rs. 50,000 per animal or the animal cost with imprisonment of 1.3 years, killing an animal would result in Rs. 75,000 penalty per animal or three times the cost of the animal and imprisonment of three to five years or both. सर, यि ‘और’ शब्द मेंिी समस्या िै, क्योंजक िब तब यि ‘और’ शब्द रिेगा, तब तक फाइि देकर जक्रजमिल माइंडसेट िालेलोगों को छुटकारा जमल िाएगा और पशओु ंपर अमािजिक अत्याचार की घटिाएंबढ़ती रिेंगी। आि िो लोग रात के अंिेरेमेंकुत्तेकेबच्चेऔर जबल्ली केबच्चेको मारतेिैं, कल िि जदिदिाड़ेिमारेबच्चेको मारगेंे। It is my humble request to kindly look into the matter.

अध्यक्ष जी, धन्यवाद। अध्यक्ष जी, मैंआपके माध्यम सेमंत्री जी को बताना चाह ंगा कक केवल मैंही नहीं, बककक पूरा सदन ही उनका कायल ह, ै कजस तरीके सेवेकाम करतेहैं। … काश, अगर बाकी मंत्री भी ऐसेही हों, तो देश का उद्धार हो जाए। … मैंनेआपसेयह प्रश्न पूछा है, जो सीधा पकिम बंगाल सेभी जड़ु ा हुआ है। …‍ मैंनेआपसेभेंट कर ली थी, लेककन मैंररकॉर्डपर प्रश्न पूछ रहा ह ।ूँ मैंआपका धन्यवाद कर रहा ह ।ूँ मेरेक्षेत्र मेंदो ऐसी जगहेंहैं, जहाूँपर कव्हकल अंर्रपास और पकब्लक अंर्रपास की आवश्यकता है। मैंमाननीय मंत्री जी सेजानना चाहता ह ूँकक तेजगंज के कलए कचन्रेन वेलफेयर सोसायटी की तरफ से, कजस समय स्वकणडम चतभ ुडज ु अटल जी के समय मेंयहाूँपर तय हुआ था, तब सेउस अंर्रपास के कलए कचट्ठी कलखी जा रही है। क्ट्या आपकेपास उसकी सूचना ह? ै यकद हैतो क्ट्या आप जानतेहैंकक वहाूँपर हाई स्कूल, अस्पताल आकद सब क ु छ हैऔर बधडमान शहर के लोगों के बच्चेवहीं जाकर पढ़तेहैं। क्ट्या उसको बनानेकी आपकी तरफ सेकोई योजना ह, ै कजसके कलए मैंनेएक बारपहलेआपके सामनेअनर ु ोध ककया था? मत्रं ी जी, मझु ेमालूम था कक आपनेतो24 घंटे के अंदर ही ककया है। महोदय, मैंआपके माध्यम से दूसरा सप्लीमेंटरी प्रश्न यह पूछना चाह गूँा कक भासापर ु करके एक जगह है, जहाूँपर एक तरफ लगभग 15 पंचायत पड़ती ह, ैंएक हजार एकड़ जमीन सड़क के दूसरी तरफ पड़ती है। वहाूँपर अगर 100 या 200 मीटर आगे-पीछेककया जाए तो अंर्रपास बन सकता ह, ै कजससेककसान जाकर अपनी खेती कर सकतेहैं। आप जानतेही हैंकक बधडमान चावल के कलए बहुत मशह र है, वहाूँपर बहुत चावल होता है, वहाूँसेएक्ट्सपोटड भी होता हैऔर एक तरह से भारत को खाद्यान्न भी बधडमान सेबहुत प्राप्त होता है। क्ट्या इस भासापर ु के अंदर बन सकता है, जैसेकक हमारी मीकटंग हुई थी और उसमेंकहा गया था कक हा, ूँ यहाूँसंभावनाएंहैंकक यहाूँहो सकता है।