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Deepak Adhikari speaks on the need for a railway overbridge in Debra

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ধন্যবাদ স্যার আমাকে সুযোগ দেওয়ার জন্য।

আমার ঘাটাল লোকসভা কেন্দ্রে খড়গপুর সাউথ ইস্টার্ন রেলওয়ে ডিভিশন পড়ে। সেখানে ডেবরা ব্লকে বালিচকে একটা রেলওয়ে ওভার ব্রিজ হওয়ার দরকার ছিল গত ৪ বছর ধরে।

ব্রিজটা না হওয়ায় ৬টি ব্লকের লক্ষ লক্ষ মানুষের অসুবিধা হচ্ছে, কারণ তার পাশে স্কুল-কলেজ-হাসপাতাল ইত্যাদি অনেক কিছু রয়েছে। রাস্তায় প্রচুর জ্যাম হয়। ট্রাফিকের জন্য রোগীরা সময়মতো হাসপাতালে পৌঁছতে পারেন না। আমি আপনার মাধ্যমে, ডেবরা ব্লকের সমস্ত মানুষের অনুরোধ মাননীয় রেলওয়ে মন্ত্রীকে জানাতে চাই যে একটা রেলওয়ে ওভার ব্রিজ হওয়া খুব দরকার।

ধন্যবাদ।

 

Translation:

Thank you Sir for giving me the opportunity to speak.

Kharagpur South-Eastern Railway Division falls under my constituency Ghatal. There has been a demand to build a railway overbridge at Balichak (in Debra block) for the last four years.

Lakhs of people in 6 blocks are suffering because of the lack of a railway overbridge. There are many schools, colleges and hospitals in the area. Traffic is congested. Patients often do not reach hospitals on time.

Through you, Sir, I want to request the Hon. Railway Minister to build a railway overbridge in the area.

Thank you so much.

 

Saugata Roy condemns death sentence given to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan

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Madam, I join the other Members in condemning the order by a military court in Pakistan, the death sentence of Kulbhusan Jadhav. Since the Pakistan Government did not and was not able to prosecute him in normal court, his trial was held secretly in a military court. So far, Pakistan has not produced any proof of his involvement in any espionage activity. In fact, it is said that he was arrested from Tehran, which has no connection to Pakistan.

Kulbhusan Jadhav was a former Navy commando, who had retired and was in legitimate business in Iran. If he would be involved in espionage activities, he would not be having an Indian passport, as he was carrying. We condemn this attitude of the Pakistan authorities.

We are happy that the Foreign Secretary Mr Jaishankar had issued a démarche

to Pakistan and had totally criticised the very wrong step by the Pakistani authorities. This shows that Pakistan, which harbours so many terrorists – like Hafiz Saeed of Jama’at-ud-Da’wah, Masood Azhar, who was released from India – is taking vindictive action against India. The Indian Government has held back release of some Pakistani prisoners on this ground.

The Government must realize that the whole country is behind it and criticising Pakistan.

 

 

Trinamool spoke up for the people in Parliament, be it the interest rate cut for small savings or the GST Bill

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This was an eventful week for Trinamool Congress. On April 5, Trinamool MPs protested outside Parliament against the cut in interest rates for small savings schemes, which has affected a lot of people in the country. Trinamool Congress put forth its views on this issue in the two Houses of Parliament too. The party also moved two Amendments on the GST Bill.

LOK SABHA

April 5, 2017

Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on the issue of interest rate cut for small savings schemes.
Saugata Roy spoke on The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017.

April 6, 2017

Bills
Kalyan Banerjee spoke on The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

Question Hour
Kalyan Banerjee asked a Supplementary Question on tidal wave energy.

April 7, 2017

Bills
Arpita Ghosh spoke on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
Ratna De Nag spoke on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

Question Hour
Arpita Ghosh asked a Supplementary Question on remuneration for Anganwadi workers.
Ratna De Nag asked a Supplementary Question on miscarriages.

 

RAJYA SABHA

April 5, 2017

Bills
Derek O’Brien spoke on the GST Bill.

April 6, 2017

Bills
Nadimul Haque spoke on the interest rate cut for small savings schemes.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke on the GST Bill.
Derek O’Brien moved Amendments on the GST Bill.

Special Mention
Ahamed Hassan made a Special Mention on the World Bank’s appreciation of the panchayat system of Bengal.

April 7, 2017

Zero Hour
Vivek Gupta made a Zero Hour mention on the delay in the delivery of passports.
Ahamed Hassan made a Zero Hour mention seeking the Centre’s help in combating wheat blast disease in Bengal.

Question Hour
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy asked a Supplementary Question on the speed limits trains passing through the elephant corridors in north Bengal need to maintain.
Manish Gupta asked a Supplementary Question on the dignity of the railway system getting affected by random advertisements.

Thus it was an eventful week for the party in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Ratna De Nag speaks on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016

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In India, according to the National Crime Records Bureau, 2015, more than 1 lakh people were killed and in 2014, 1 lakh people were injured in road traffic crashes. Government reports indicated a loss of 3% of GDP from 1999-2000 due to road mishaps. It was reported that the total number of road accidents in 2015 were more than 5 lakh, which is 2.5 per cent more than 2014. The National Highways accounted for 29 per cent road accidents in 2015, compared to 29.9% in 2014. The State (West Bengal) registered for 28 per cent deaths last year, and 54.1 per cent of all persons killed in road accidents from the 15-30 years age group during the year 2015. Road transport plays a vital role in the economy of the country. To address the issues faced by the transport sector, the Motor Vehicles Bill, 2016, was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 9, 2016 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. These new laws intend to have the number, the dates and the injuries due to due to road accidents by 2020.

The Bill has many good provisions. I would like to mention all the good things. There is cashless treatment for road accident victims, inclusion of goods return guidelines,,empowering the Central Government to recall vehicles, electronic monitoring, national registry for licenses, national registry for license registration, national transportation policy for compensation and insurance, the higher penalties for road-traffic violations.

But, Sir, there are some points which I want to raise. The Bill lacks clarity with regard to the limit to the liability of third party insurance under Section 147 of the Act, and Clause 49 of the Bill. It caps the maximum liability of third party insurance in the case of a motor accident to Rs 10,00,000 and in the case of death to Rs 5,00,000. This implies that the insurance company is liable to pay only upto these specified amounts.

However, the Bill does not cap the compensation amount to be decided by the Courts. If the Court awards compensation amounts higher than the maximum liability prescribed under the Bill, it is unclear who will pay the remaining amount. The need for a new fund is unclear. With a fund already existing for hit-and-run cases, the purpose of the New Motor Vehicles Accident Fund with regard to hit-and-run cases is unclear. For example, there is no clarity.

Thank you.

 

Arpita Ghosh speaks on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016

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Mantri Ji hain, humlog bahut abhari hain ki 30 saal baad ek Bill aa raha hain, jo much awaited tha. Bahut dino se iski zaroorat thi, yeh Bill aane ki, kyun ki jitni accidents badh rahi hain, road accidents – maloom honge sabhi ko ki hum haal hi mein, mera bhi aisa bohot bada car accident hua tha last year, ek saal mujhe bhugatna pada. Hum jaante hain Mantri ji ki tarah ki kya sach mein problem hain, kahin roads ki problem hain kahin speed ki problem hain, kahin logon mein jaankari ki problem hain, Mantri Ji ne bohot bakhoobi se yeh sabhi ko dekhe hain, sabhi maddenazar rakhte huye sabhi points laye hain. Hum yeh Standing Committee ki member hain, usi Standing Committee ki, jahan yeh Bill ayi huyi thi aur humlog baith ke bohot saare baat kiye.

Hum do teen cheez bolenge. Pehli baat to yeh kahenge ki yeh bahut hi achcha hain ki jo compensation badha diya hain, kahin Rs 25,000 tha, woh Rs 2,00,000 hua hain. Jo compensation Rs 2,00,000 tha, woh Rs 10,00,000 ho gayi. Par ek cheez mujhe samajh mein nahin aayi ki agar Court batati hain ki Rs 10,00,000 ke upar diya jayega, iss se Rs 12,00,000 ya Rs 15,00,000 aapko milega, toh yeh baki ke paise kahan se aayega? Yeh kuch samajh mein nehi aaya, agar Mantri Ji thoda clear karenge unke bhasan mein toh yeh behtar rahegi ki zyada paisa kahan se aayegi?

Abhi problems hum Clauses le ke baat nahin kar rahe hain kyunki Clauses saare bole hain, hum kuch points de rahe hain, aur utna time bhi nehi hain.

Existing license-holders jo hain, abhi jinke paas license hain, abhi jiske aanewale hain unke liye hum bahut provisions kar rahe hain. Ek learning license online kiya gaya hain. Iske liye meri ek chhoti si baat hain ki yeh joh Learning License agar kisi ko online mil jayega, aur woh usko ek mahina baad agar uske upar kaam karega, toh matlab usko bulaya jayega ya toh iss dauran uska jo ek mahine ke andar yeh agar koi accident karta hain, toh iske zimmedari kiss pe jayegi? Yeh online license ke bare mein yeh choti si problem mujhe lagti hain.

Aur yeh joh existing license jinke paas hain, joh chal raha hain, uske liye kya soch hain? Bill mein pravdhan liya hain ki special training diya jayeja. Jiske paas existing license hain unke liye kya kiya jayega, kyun ki hum jab travel karte hain, aksar dekhte hain, lane ki pehchan nahi hoti hai. Kiss side se jaana chahiye, ek truck ya gaadi aa gaya, aur kaise denge side unko, yeh sab ki jaankari dena zaroori hain. Yeh thik hain ki aap CCTV lagayenge, par yeh sab karne ke liye, kya Central Government iska provision dengi? Iska financing ka provision kahan se aayegi? Kitna time lagega? Bola gaya hain ki, October 2018 se sabhi testing centre automated ho jayega. Mein yeh keh rahi hoon ki automated testing centre State mein bahut kam hai, abhi UP meh sirf ek automated testing centre hain. Kya October 2018 tak sab complete ho payega? Yeh bahut muskhil baat hai. Mujhe lagta hain, Mantriji, agar phir se soche kaise inko time limit diya jayega to woh behtar hoga.

Mantriji ek aur baat boley they, agar koi aap ka paper dekhna chahega, toh aap apna mobile pe search karke apna paper dikha sakte hain, par iske liye online hona zaroori hain. Mantriji ap jaante hain, yahan BSNL/MTNL ka kya haalat hai? Phir bhi agar online proper nahin aayega kyun ki aap Central Hall main chale jaye aapka Wi-Fi nahin aati hain. Aur hamare MP ke ghar mein jaaye, Wi-Fi nahin aati hain toh iss liye bol raha hain ke online ka system agar proper nahi honge to yeh bahut problem wali baat hai. Aur agar aise paper dikhanewali baat hain toh wahan pe police aayega, sochte hain iske liye ki kaise kiya jayega iske liye soch bahut zaroori hain nahin toh bahut mushkil ho jayegi. Drunken driving, yeh ek bahut important point yahan pe kiya gaya hain, drunken driving ke baare mein ek kehne wali baat hai, yeh joh test hain drunken driving iske test bahut kum, toh iske liye sabhi jageh mein jana zaroori hai, dena zaroori hai. Iske liye ek timeframe ki zaroorat hai. Toh yeh timeframe ke baare mein Mantri ji ka kya soche hain ye mujhe lagta hain bahut zaroori hain. Defective roads, jiske baren mein sabhi bol rahe hain, yeh defective roads ke chalte, National Highway mein bhi hain aur bahut saare State Highways mein bhi problem hain, yeh jo defective roads hain agar yeh defective roads ke karan joh accidents hote hain usko humlog abhi kaise samhalenge, matlab yeh Bill agar pass ho jayegi to yeh sab provisions aah jayega. Toh yeh agae chalke kaise karenge yeh sab defective roads ke problem ko kaise saltaya jayein sochna padega.

Aur ek baat, hum zaroor kehenge, ki eh Bill ke, is Bill main State Government ko cooperative federalism ki jo baat ho rahi hain, State Government ko bahut kam confidence mein liye gaye hai. Yeh State Government ko zyada – abhi hamari colleague bol rahe they ki West Bengal se Transport Minister aaye nahin hain, humare wahan se aksar hamari wahan batein hu hai, hum log jab Standing Committee main bulaye teh, sabhi Transport secretaries ko, sabhi aaye teh, saab aapni aapni baat rakhe teh. Aur ushike  ke hisab se hum log diye hai. Toh meri kehne wali baat ye hai ke agar cooperative federalism ko yehan pe jod dena bahut zaroori hai, State ko confidence main lana bahut zaroori hai, National Transportation Policy main State ko confidence main lana chaheye aur ye jo NH main agar lanes aalag ho sakta hai, mata nahi yeh kaisa aap sochenge ke NH ke agar lanes aalag ho sakta hai toh sabse behtar rahegi. Aur drivers ki jo comfort, humari colleague bol raha teh, drivers ki comfort, number of drivers badhana yeh bahut zaroori hain.

Humari colleague bol raha teh Driver’s ke comfort, number of drivers badhaana. Yeh bahut zaroori hain. Ekh hi drivers 14-16 jhanta drive kar raha hain. Unke liye number of drivers, yeh sab agar mandatory nahin kiya jayega toh aage jaake shayad ye problem ho jayegi. Drivers ke comfort ke baare mein humlog ko sochna chahiye. Hum aksar dekhte hain ki jab National Highways jaate hain, gaadi khari hain, samney ja ke dehkte hain ki driver so gaye hain. Uske chalte pura atak gaya sab. Ye Bill pass ho jaane se sabhi aa jayenge par aage se ye  kaise implement kiya jayega, iske liye sochna chaiye. And making of vehicles, hum dehkte hain yahan pe bahut speed mein gaadi chalane ki ek humari jo bachho mein aadat hai ki motor bike bahut zor se chalaya jaye toh unko herogiri zyada lagta hai. Gaari ke liye bhi ye hota hain. Aisa kya kiya jaa saktha hain ki nahin agar soche aage chalke ki jo vehicles banatein hain, unko agar bola jaye ki India mein agar jo gaadi 80 ya 100 se zyada chalti hain, chal nahin payenge usko aap kyun 180 ka speed bana rahe ho.Tab woh toh chalayenge 100, 120 mein, 140 mein. tab toh accident hone ki chances hain. Woh speed agar wohi se, making ke time mein, manufacturing ke time mein hi speed control kiya jaye. Agar manufacturing ke time mein, yeh overloading of the lorries, jaise 10 ton ki lene ki baat hain 40 ton le liye hain. Yeh agar usko wahin se control kiya jayega toh aage chalke shayad ye sab problem suljha sakhte hain. Aage chalke mera mantri ji se yehi kehna hain ki aap jo Bill laye hain, ye Bill hum pura samarthan karte hain aur aisa Bill bahut kam aate hain. Hum sabhi aapke abhari hain aur aage chalke agar jo hum soch rahe hain, agar aap bhi iss mein zyada aapka dimaag daalein, hum jaante hain ki aap bahut sare soch rakhte hain. Aisa kuchh sochein toh aage chal ke humare liye bhi bahut achha hoga.
Thank you very much.

 

Ratna De Nag speaks on miscarriages during Question Hour  

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Thank you Madam.

Pregnancy is the most exciting period in the life of a woman. But not every pregnancy has a happy ending  Miscarriage is a term used for a pregnancy which ends on its own, before 20 weeks of gestation, after that it is stillbirth. But the incidents of miscarriage in clinically recognised pregnancies is 10 to 25 per cent.

In the case of chemical pregnancies is 50 to 75 per cent. There are many causes of miscarriages – malnutrition, socio-economic condition, anaemia, different diseases and lack of proper antenatal care, and in many cases we cannot even pinpoint the cause.

Through you, Madam, I would like to ask the Hon. Minister what the main goal of treatment is in the case of chromosomal abnormalities.

 

Arpita Ghosh asks a Supplementary Question on remuneration for Anganwadi workers

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Thank you Madam.

Yeh jo answer mila hain humne dekha hain aur sab ek hi baat bol raha hain ki enhance karwana hain aur Anganwadi jitna kaam kar raha hain, yeh 3,000 dikhaya gaya hain aur mujhe lagta hain issko double karna chahiye Central Government ki taraf se.

42% State ko diya gaya hain par yeh jaise MPLAD-wala ho gaya saare Ministry bol raha hain ke MPLAD se karo. Isske baare mein mera binti hain ki Anganwadi ke liye aap please yeh double kar dijiye. Kyunki unke kaam bahut hain and rural area mein bahut zyada kaam hain.

 

 

Kalyan Banerjee asks a Supplementary Question on tidal wave energy

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There is tremendous scope for the energy from the ocean as we have a long coastline of more than about 7,500 km and 336 islands in the Bay of Bengal and in Arabian Sea. Scientists of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have done a few successful pilot projects on marine, tidal and wave mechanical energy projects.

Presently the Central Government wants to set up tidal power plants with economic potential in the Gulf of Cambay, the Gulf of Kutch and the Durgaduani region in the Sunderbans in the Ganges Delta.

My question, through you, Madam, is whether the Government has a proper institutional policy framework and adequate infrastructure with proposals  for funding to achieve the success in the tidal water power sector.

People will reject ideology-less CPM, directionless Congress and issue-less BJP: Abhishek at Barasat

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Trinamool Youth Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee today addressed a mega rally at Barasat Kacchari Maidan. This was his second public rally after recovering from the frightful car accident in October, 2016.

The first rally, which Abhishek termed as the beginning of a ‘second innings’, was held at Diamond Harbour SDO ground on April 2, 2017.

Abhishek slammed the Opposition calling the CPI(M) ideology-less, Congress as directionless and BJP as issue-less power greedy party. He said that more the attempts are made to malign Mamata Banerjee, the stronger Trinamool will become.

“We will not allow any communal violence in Bengal. We will not allow the peace and harmony of the State to be destroyed,” he said. He asked party workers to prepare posters warning people to beware of ‘chhoddobeshi’ CPI(M) and ‘poddobeshi’ BJP. He slammed the BJP saying Modi promised development but his party is full of rioters and child traffickers. He also said what someone wears or eats is their personal choice and no one should interfered.

On demonetisation he said that Trinamool wants black money to be recovered but not at the cost of the poor people. He slammed the BJP for not allowing obituary references in Parliament to those who died due to demonetisation. “People do not have the right to access their own money. What times are we living in? Our leader held protests across the country on this issue”.

Calling the BJP “Bangla Jalao Party” and “Bachcha Jharo Party”, Abhishek Banerjee said, Trinamool has fulfilled the promises made in the Manifesto and is working towards turning Bengal around. He asked the party workers to start preparing for Panchayat elections.

নীতিহিন সিপিএম, চরিত্রহীন কংগ্রেস আর উদ্দেশ্যহীন-ক্ষমতালোভী বিজেপিকে বাতিল করবে মানুষঃ অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়

আজ বারাসাতের কাছারি ময়দানে এক বিশাল জনসভায় অংশগ্রহণ করেন তৃণমূল যুব কংগ্রেস সভাপতি তথা লোকসভা সাংসদ অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়। গত বছর অক্টোবর মাসের দুর্ঘটনার পর এটা হবে তাঁর দ্বিতীয় জনসভা।

গত রবিবার ডায়মন্ড হারবারের এসডিও মাঠে অভিষেক নিজের রাজনৈতিক জীবনের “দ্বিতীয় অধ্যায়” শুরু করেন। সেই সভায় বিজেপির বিভাজনের রাজনীতির বিরুদ্ধে সরব হন অভিষেক।

“বাংলা কারো কাছে মাথা নত করে নি। যা করার করুক, আমরা দিল্লীর সামনে হারব না। ইস্যুহীন কংগ্রেস, চরিত্রহীন সিপিএম ও দিশাহীন ক্ষমতা লোভী বিজেপি একসঙ্গে হয়েছে,” বলেন তিনি।

তাঁর বক্তব্যের কিছু বিষয়ঃ 

  • আপনাদের আশীর্বাদ দোয়া, প্রার্থনার জন্য আজ আমি আপনাদের সামনে এসেছি। উন্নয়নের রথ অব্যাহত রয়েছে সেটা আপনাদের জনসমুদ্রতেই প্রমাণিত
  • তৃণমূল সাধারণ মানুষের অহংকার, অলংকার, জেদ ও আবেগ। তৃণমূলের বিরুদ্ধে যত কুৎসা হয় দল ততই শক্তিশালী হয়
  • আগামী পঞ্চায়েত নির্বাচনে পর উত্তর ২৪ পরগনার কোন গ্রামে সিপিএম-বিজেপি-কংগ্রেস কে খুঁজে পাওয়া যাবে না। এই রাজ্যে নীতিহিন সিপিএম, চরিত্রহীন কংগ্রেস আর উদ্দেশ্যহীন-ক্ষমতালোভী বিজেপি এক হয়ে তৃণমূল নেত্রীকে কলঙ্কিত করে চলেছে। মানুষ এটা মেনে নেয়নি আর নেবেও না
  • সিবিআই, ইডি দেখিয়ে তৃণমূলকে দমানো যাবে না। এই বাংলাকে ভাগ হতে দেব না। কোন রকম সাম্প্রদায়িকতা বরদাস্ত করব না
  • নেতাজি বলেছিলেন, ‘তোমরা আমাকে রক্ত দাও। আমি তোমাদের স্বাধীনতা দেব’।  বিজেপি বলে আমাকে কুর্সি দাও, আমরা বাংলায় রক্তের বন্যা বইয়ে দেব।
  • আগে ছদ্মবেশী সিপিএম মুখে লাল কাপড় বেঁধে মানুষকে অত্যাচার করত, এখন মুখে গেরুয়া কাপর বেঁধে পদ্মবেশী বিজেপি এই বাংলাকে হিন্দু-মুস্লিমে ভেঙে দিতে চাইছে।
  • যতই সিপিএম জঘন্য ভাষায় আমাদের আক্রমণ করুক, আমি আমাদের দলের কর্মীদের বলব ‘সংযত থাকো উত্তরটা ব্যালট বাক্সে ওরা পেয়ে যাবে’।
  • পোস্টার বানান, ‘ছদ্মবেশী ও পদ্মবেশী হইতে সাবধান’। বাংলাকে ভাতে মারার চক্রান্ত করছে কেন্দ্র। কেন্দ্র কোন টাকা পাঠাচ্ছে না।
  • মোদী প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিল উন্নয়ন করবে। কিন্তু তিনি বাংলায় দুটি জিনিস দিয়েছেন। দাঙ্গাবাজ ও বাচ্চা চোর। শিশু পাচারে যারা জড়িত তার পূর্ণ তদন্ত হওয়া উচিত।
  • আমাদের সরকার কন্যাশ্রী, সবুজ সাথী, নতুন রাস্তা, খাদ্য সাথী, স্কলারশিপ, গীতাঞ্জলী, হাসপাতাল সব করেছে। আমাদের লক্ষ্য বাংলার মানুষের পাশে থাকা এবং বাংলার মানুষের হয়ে লড়াই করা।
  • আমাদের কর্মীরা আমাদের সম্পদ, পুরনো যেসব কর্মীরা লড়াই করে রক্ত দিয়ে সংগ্রাম করেছে, তাদেরকে সম্মান দিতে হবে। তৃণমূল যারা করবে তাদের দিদির সংগ্রামকে পাথেয় করে চলতে হবে।
  • কে কি পরবে, কে কি খাবে সেটা তাদের পার্সোনাল চয়েস, আমার টাকা আমার কাছে থাকতে পারছে না। এরকম খারাপ দিন আগে কখনও আসেনি। ২০১৯-এ বিজেপি এসবের ফল পেয়ে যাবে।
  • বিজেপি মানে বাংলা জ্বালাও পার্টি আর বাচ্ছা ঝাড়ো পার্টি। আমরা চাই কালো টাকা ধ্বংস হোক কিন্তু গরীবের চোখের জল ফেলে নয়। আমাদের নেত্রীর নেতৃত্বে আমরা একাধিক আন্দোলন করেছি সারা দেশে। ডেরেক ও ব্রায়েন রাজ্যসভাতে এক মিনিট নীরবতা চেয়েছিলেন যারা মারা গেছেন তাদের উদ্দেশ্যে, কিন্তু, বিজেপি সে প্রস্তাব হেসে উড়িয়ে দিয়েছে।
  • আমাদের ইস্তেহারে যা বলা ছিল, আমরা তা করেছি। যেমন সিঙ্গুরের জমি আমরা ফেরত দিয়েছি। কিন্তু, বিজেপি তাদের কথা অনুযায়ী কালো টাকা ফেরত আনতে পারেনি।
  • আমাদের লড়াই বাংলার সোনালী দিন ফিরিয়ে আনার লড়াই। বিরোধীরা সব কিছুতেই কোর্টে চলে যায়, ওরা কোর্টে থাকুক আর আমরা ভোটে থাকবো। তৃণমূল বাংলার মানুষের মনের মধ্যে রয়েছে।
  • আপনারা এমন ভাবে লড়াই করুন যাতে আগামী পঞ্চায়েতে সিপিএম কংগ্রেস বা বিজেপি কোথাও মাথা তুলে না দাঁড়াতে পারে। সততার কোনও বিকল্প হয় না। উন্নয়নের বার্তাকে ঘরে ঘরে পৌঁছে দিন। সবাইকে শুভ নববর্ষ।

 

 

Saugata Roy speaks on The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017

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Today is a very good day to pass this Bill. Today is the birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram and he was known as the leader of the backward people. This Bill, with minor amendments, seeks to set up an institute of excellence in footwear development and design. It will be desirable if this becomes a national institute with 12 campuses, at par with the IITs, IISERs and the IIMs.

It has been mentioned that the leather market will be 220 billion dollars in 2020. When you look at footwear, none of the Indian brands are global. Nike, Lotto, Adidas control the international market. Gucci, Louis Vitton control the leather accessories market. Woodlands or Mochi have no presence in international market. We must improve our quality. We must give encouragement to local brands like Kolhapuri along with patenting the name.

Sir, Bengal is a big centre for leather industry. Raw leather hide is first dried and then treated with chemicals which are heavy metals. They are very polluting. The leather industry in the heart of Kolkata has been shifted to Bantala. Calcutta Leather Complex is doing very well and the industry is growing very well. One of the institutes of Footwear is located in Calcutta Leather Complex; I request the Minister to give it special attention.

Sir, I will end with one question. What is the government policy for procuring hide and skin? Calfskin is the best. Except Bengal, Kerala and North Eastern States, cow slaughter is banned.