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Prof Sugata Bose makes an intervention on The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018

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But I wanted to just correct an error in the listing of the business at number 15 because it’s such an important Bill, it says that this Bill is being moved to persecute offenders. I am sure this is probably a typographical error but it could also be a Freudian slip since so many vulnerable people are being persecuted in our country. I know that Shrimati Maneka Gandhi is a very kind-hearted person, she would not wish to persecute anyone, so before we proceed any further I think we should make a correction at number 15 of the List of Business, to say that this Bill will prosecute offenders. There is a big difference between persecution and prosecution.

Derek O’Brien asks a Supplementary Question regarding Institutes of Eminence

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Sir, yeh joh 114 universities jinhone apply kiya hai, including 11 Central universities, 27 institutes of national importance, 27 State universities, 10 private universities, kuch mein education ka background hain, they have a background in education, they have a track record. My question to the Minister is very direct. What is the track record of a university which does not have a Facebook account or even a Twitter account, on what basis, can you just make it very clear to the House, has Jio Institute got a letter selecting it as an Institute of Eminence? Let us make it very clear because it is a very unconvincing argument, even he (HRD Minister) knows it.

My question is; has it (Jio Institute) become a university of eminence? Yes or no, because media reports are telling me something about this being linked to electoral bonds, I don’t want to go there.

Dola Sen asks Supplementary Questions on action plan for eradication of poverty

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Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state:

a) whether the Government has any data on transgenders, homosexuals and other severely ostracised members of society below poverty line? If so, the details thereof;

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b) whether the Government would consider a thorough revision of its plan to specifically describe how it plans to undertake the eradication of poverty among all Indian citizens including from the categories mentioned above?

 

Ratna De Nag asks a Question on ODF villages/districts

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Thank you very much, Madam. It is pertinent to point out here that out of 23 districts in Bengal, 14 have been declared Open Defecation-Free districts and out of 38,000 villages, 33,525 villages have been declared Open Defecation-Free villages with the active initiative of our Chief Minister.

Through you, Madam, I would ask the Hon’ble Minister, has the Ministry tried to find out, since the programme came into being, the impact of the programme on the health of the people? Have the toilets been made disabled-friendly? If yes, the details thereof.

Derek O’Brien makes a Point of Order on Special Mentions being rejected

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Sir, My Point of Order is regarding Rule 180 (B). Special Mentions. Everybody must get a chance, specially our colleagues in the last row.

My point is, the MPs are representing a State. When they give a Special Mention, they want to bring out something important, which may be related to the State and the Centre. But many of these Special Mentions are being rejected at the level of the under-secretary.

This concerns everyone in the House. Special Mentions are being rejected under Rule 180 (B) (2). This is a serious issue.

Dola Sen speaks on the plight of tea garden workers in Bengal

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West Bengal Government has fully exempt tea gardens from agricultural income tax for the years 2018-19 and 2019-2020. There are 2.72 lakh workers in Bengal’s tea gardens and 8 lakh dependants living in tea gardens. The Bengal Government is committed to ensuring the welfare of tea garden workers and has allocated more than 1000 crore since 2011 for this. The West Bengal Government gives 35 kg rice at Rs 2 per kg, provides electricity and water supply to tea gardens, and raised their wages.

In the midst of politically motivated trade unions strikes, tea garden owners have gone to court to declare their tea garden as ‘abandoned’. As a result, workers are suffering. The West Bengal Government is proactively taking action against organisations who are not paying Provident Fund and gratuity. The lease of abandoned tea gardens which had been shut down are being cancelled and auctioned.

On the other hand, the Centre has failed to fulfil its promise of taking over 7 tea gardens. The promise was made by a Union Minister during 2016 Assembly election campaign. Tea estates in other parts of the country such as Assam need urgent attention of the Union Government. Other states and Centre must take inspiration from the Bengal model to uplift the conditions of tea farmers. Many tea workers still work at low wages and poor working conditions. The Centre must work towards ensuring better working conditions for tea workers to promote the industry.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay speaks on mob lynching

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Madam, I want to draw your attention to the issue of mob lynching. It is creating an alarming situation in different parts of the country. All sensible people are in a mood to condemn these incidents. It is a heinous crime, inhuman brutal crime. Few ugly motivated people are taking advantage of it and trying to create disturbance in the country.

We demand exemplary punishment for those who are creating mischief and creating a very uncertain situation. Parliamentary democratic system is under threat. Government should not keep mum and must not allow such things to happen. We are for united India. We are for ‘stop lynching’.

We want that Government of India should always give directions to the States. Because, as the Home Minister has always said, it is a State subject. It is a State subject; still, the government should take initiative. I would request hon Home Minister to take action regarding these incidents of lynching. We all wholeheartedly condemn such incidents.

 

Dr Manas Bhuniya speaks on Ghatal Master Plan

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Thank you Chairman Sir. I take the opportunity, with the permission of the Chair, to draw the kind attention of the Minister of Water Resources for one issue which have been perpetually neglected by the department: in our State in the district of Paschim and Purba Medinipur for a Ghatal Master Plan. It is causing the unthinkable misery and perpetual catastrophic dangerous type of flood every year for the more than 10 lakh people in our districts.

For the last four years, since 2014-15, the State Government submitted the DPR, the proposal and it got the techno-economic viability certificate from the department. But, due to unknown reasons, the sufferings of the people of Ghatal, Daspur I, Daspur II, Debra, Paskura I, Kolaghat, Moyna, Tamluk blocks of Paschim and Purba Medinipur, including Ghatal Municipality, are not getting the remedial measure because this master project did not get financial and technical approval.

It is my humble submission to you, Sir, kindly give direction from your Chair to the Minister of Water Resources. I raised another issue of Kaliaghai, Kopaleshwori, Baghai Basin Project few days back in this August House. Both the projects are not getting clearance even after the repeated requests by the hon Chief Minister Madam Mamata Banerjee, even to the PM, who drew the attention for sanctioning this project under FMP (Flood Management Programme).

So, kindly give direction to the hon Minister of Water Resources to give clearance to ease the sufferings of the people of West Bengal.

Bengal Govt to go for double certification of seeds

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The State Agriculture Department will soon introduce double certification of seeds before they are distributed among farmers. The step will ensure that each and every seed germinates, providing a better yield for farmers.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had recently given an instruction to ensure that farmers do not face any problem in terms of seeds. The decision on double certification of seeds is a follow-up on that.

Double certification entails certification of the seeds before they are packed and again, on random basis, after the packing, said a departmental official. The Agriculture Department is also taking necessary steps to set up more seed laboratories across the State.

Source: Millennium Post

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Trinamool calls for ousting BJP from power at Centre

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From the stage of the July 21 mega-rally in Kolkata (Ekushe July Shahid Dibas), leader after senior leader of Trinamool Congress gave calls to take strong measures to unseat the BJP from power.

Given below are the gists of what the senior leaders spoke.

Abhishek Banerjee

I salute and welcome those who have come here today. I am here today to take directions from our Chairperson, Mamata Banerjee. People have come to Dharmatala from various places far and wide. We congregate here every year. July 21 is not a mere date; neither is it just a date for deciding on action. July 21 is an emotion, a sign of pride, the identity of Trinamool. Those who are not aware of July 21 have no right to work for Trinamool.

Last year during the July 21 rally, we had taken a pledge to win the zilla parishad seats during the panchayat elections, and we had kept our promise by winning the 20 zilla parishads.

Today we have to take another pledge – to decimate the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. If so needed we are ready to give our lives but we’ll never tolerate insult. Trinamool cannot be scared using the CBI and ED. If people are hurt, we’ll never keep quite.

The Prime Minister had come to Bengal sometime back. He supposed addressed a Krishi Kalyan rally but even with a microscope one wouldn’t have been able to discern a single farmer at the meeting.

A pandal broke down at their rally of a mere ten to twelve thousand people. They can’t even take proper care of such a small rally, how will they take care of Bengal? A pandal broke down in 2018, in 2019, their Government will break into pieces.

Partha Chatterjee

There are no parallels to the way Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has stood up against every form of injustice – from snatching away people’s precious savings to rising prices. Today we will hear from her the future course of Trinamool Congress.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay

The country’s politics is going through a torrid phase. If there is any Chief Minister at present capable of ruling keeping communal harmony and unity in place, that person is Mamata Banerjee. This has been endorsed by other Chief Minister of the country.

Subrata Bakshi

This rally is being watched not only by people in Bengal but all across the country. It would send the message everywhere that there is no other party in India so organised as Trinamool Congress.

Suvendu Adhikari

Like every year this year too we are paying our respects to the martyrs and their families. All around is a sea of heads. Whatever direction Mamata Banerjee will give, we will follow. During the elections many media outlets and Opposition parties had said a lot of negative things about Trinamool Congress, but the soil of Bengal is the secure base of Trinamool Congress. Trinamool cannot be stopped by threats. Congress is now with CPI(M) and another party is just interested in killing and destroying. The members of these parties are the worst kind of people. We are vowing to defeat them 42-0 at the next Lok Sabha elections. Remove BJP and save the country.

Subrata Mukherjee

We had removed corruption from Bengal, now another party has come to corrupt the State. We will defend Bengal with our last drop of blood. Today the country is directionless. The Prime Minister has not delivered on any of his promises. The poor are spending sleepless nights. After the setting of the sun of CPI(M), it is the turn of the BJP now. A new sun will rise over the country.

Chandrima Bhatrtacharya

Our leader Mamata Banerjee has shown how to give respect to women. We are simply her soldiers. The belief of the people on Mamata Banerjee has increased manifold, so we could win many more seats in 2016 than in 2011. A party which has so many women as leaders cannot be defeated. Today is a day for making a new pledge – we will become a stronger party in the future, this is our pledge.