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Sir, I support the points raised by the other members regarding this issue. The traders in the largest textile hub in Eastern India, the Barabazar area, have been on strike for a long time – almost one month. Through you, Sir, I would like to request the Hon. Finance Minister to meet the delegation of the textile traders. One of our members has given a Notice for a full-fledged discussion on the issue. It must be taken up.
The point you made is well-taken. You’ve requested the print media and the electronic media. But there is a whole world of social media where this remark has already gone out. So there is nothing that can be done. I know you said this in good spirit, but there is an overall responsibility on all of us too.
From yesterday, we are trying to start this debate, and the Government is telling us that we are not interested in this debate. We are serious about this debate. Twelve parties in the Opposition have signed these Notices. This is a serious issue. The Leader of the House is here. It is wonderful. He will listen to us. Let him do that.
We are not saying the Prime Minister has to come and speak. Let the Leader of the House and the Home Minister come and answer. This is not about one or two parties, it is about the entire Opposition; about 130 MPs have given the notices. So let us be very careful as to who is serious. We want this discussion, but we want a meaningful discussion with action. The perception and intention that the Government is serious should also be there.
Data regarding all other crimes are being maintained by National Crime Records Bureau. Why are incidents of violence in the name of cow vigilantism left out?
Sir, there are 12 Notices from different parties of the Opposition on different core issues. The first core issue is lynching which is happening across the country, farmers’ issues, and many other issues.
Those Notices are with you. We want a discussion on these issues. we are all in agreement. In the morning the Opposition did not disrupt the House. The disruption was from the Government benches. Mayawati Ji was not given the chance to speak.
So, what about those 12 Notices?
June 5 was the third anniversary of the All India Trinamool Congress’ Members of Parliament (MP) taking oath for the 16th Lok Sabha. It has been three eventful years (since June 5, 2014) for the party in Parliament. Speeches by the party’s MPs have had a major impact on national politics. The strategies adopted, and debates participated in, in Parliament, by the MPs have left a lasting impression on parliamentary politics in this largest democracy in the world.
Now Trinamool Congress is the fourth largest party in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Here are a few of the important speeches that Trinamool Congress MPs have given over the last three years:
August 14, 2014: Sugata Bose on the need for a mechanism to tackle the rising incidents of communal violence in the country
May 5, 2015: Kalyan Banerjee on the GST Bill
February 24, 2016: Sugata Bose on the prevalent situation in universities in the country
March 8, 2016: Satabdi Roy on International Women’s Day
February 7, 2017: Saugata Roy speaks on The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017
March 9, 2017: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016
April 11, 2017: Ratna De Nag on The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017
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November 25, 2014: Debabrata Bandyopadhyay on The Labour Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014
August 13, 2014: Derek O’Brien on the working of the Ministry of Women and Child Development
May 6, 2015: Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on The Constitution (One Hundred and Nineteenth Amendment) Bill, 2013 (Land Boundary Agreement)
November 24, 2016: Derek O’Brien on demonetisation
April 5, 2017: Derek O’Brien on the GST Bill
All India Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee today announced the names of five candidates for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
The five candidates are Derek O’Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Dola Sen, Dr Manas Bhunia and Shanta Chhetri (from Kurseong in Darjeeling district).
Speaking to media, Mamata Banerjee said that the party will later decide whether to field a candidate for the sixth seat from Bengal.
She said, “I am very happy that there is now a representative from the Hills as well. People always exploit the Hills but don’t give anything in return. I am happy that I have been able to give back something to the Hills”.
She also said that this was a “very good team”.
আসন্ন রাজ্যসভা নির্বাচনের জন্য আজ মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় ৫জন প্রার্থীর নাম ঘোষণা করেন। এঁরা হলেন, ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন ,সুখেন্দু শেখর রায়, দোলা সেন, ডঃ মানাস ভূঁইয়া এবং কার্শীয়াঙের শান্তা ছেত্রী।
একটি সাক্ষাৎকারে মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় বলেন, “আমি খুব খুশি যে পাহাড় থেকেও আমাদের প্রতিনিধি রাজ্যসভায় যাচ্ছেন। আমি দেখেছি যে মানুষ সবসময় পাহাড়কে exploit করে কিন্তু কিছু ফেরত দেয় না। আমি খুশি যে, আমি পাহাড় কে কিছু দিতে সক্ষম হয়েছি।”
মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় বলেন, “রাজ্যসভার ৬টা সিটে ইলেকশন হচ্ছে। আজ ৫ জন প্রার্থীর নাম ঘোষণা করা হয়েছে। আমরা আর এক ক্যান্ডিডেটের নাম পরে বলব কিনা ঠিক করব।”
তিনি আরও বলেন, এটা খুব ভালো টিম হয়েছে।
The Bengal Government has set a record in the 100 Days’ Work Scheme by creating 33 per cent more man-days during financial year 2016-17, the highest increase in the country. Almost 24 crore more man-days were created during the year.
Another record was the number of women employed in the scheme, set up under MGNREGA. In the last financial year, 46.46 per cent of the workforce in Bengal comprised of women.
Enthused by this record-breaking performance, the Panchayats and Rural Development Department has set a target of 23 lakh man-days for financial year 2017-18.
Most of the workers were engaged in irrigation-related work. More people are planned to be engaged in this type of work in the next financial year.
Over the last few years, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress Government has consistently performed well in the 100 Days’ Work Scheme and this is just the latest feather in the cap.
২০১৬-১৭ অর্থবর্ষে ৩৩ শতাংশ বেশি শ্রমদিবস তৈরী করে সারা দেশে ১০০ দিনের কাজে রেকর্ড গড়ল পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার। উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে এই অর্থবর্ষে প্রায় ২৪ কোটি শ্রমদিবস তৈরী হয়েছে৷
নারীশক্তিরও ক্ষমতায়ন হয়েছে৷ তথ্য অনুযায়ী, গ্রামের কাজে পুরনো রেকর্ড ভেঙে এবারই বিগত বছরগুলির তুলনায় সর্বাধিক মহিলা MGNREGA প্রকল্পে কাজ পেয়েছেন৷ রাজ্যে পঞ্চায়েত ভোটের আগের বছরে নারী ক্ষমতায়নের নতুন নজির এটি৷ এবার নিযুক্ত মোট কর্মীর মধ্যে ৪৬.৪৬ শতাংশই মহিলা।
রাজ্যের সাফল্যের কারণে চলতি অর্থবর্ষে লক্ষ্যমাত্রাও বাড়ানোর সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে। ২০১৭-১৮ অর্থবর্ষে ২৩ কোটি শ্রমদিবস তৈরি করার ‘টার্গেট’ রয়েছে।
মূলত সেচের কাজে এই কর্মীদের যুক্ত করা হয়েছে৷ এবার আরও মানুষকে এই কাজে যুক্ত করার পরিকল্পনা নিয়েছে রাজ্য।
গত কয়েক বছর ধরে মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় পরিচালিত তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস ১০০ দিনের প্রকল্পের কাজের ক্ষেত্রে ভালো পারফর্ম করছে এবং এরসঙ্গে এক নতুন পালক যোগ হল তার মুকুটে।
Surprising as it may sound, tea gardens are coming up in the newly-created Jhargram district, on the banks of the Subarnarekha. The project has been taken up by the Gopiballavpur-2 panchayat samity as part of the 100 Days’ Work scheme.
Sloping grounds have been built and the tea saplings planted. The tea saplings have been brought from Siliguri. Water has been arranged through special irrigation facilities. The plantations are being looked after by 100 Days’ Work job card-holders.
The advantages would be two-fold: employment and tourism. There are also plans to expand the tea cultivation in the district.
সুবর্ণরেখা নদীর বাঁধে মাটির ঢাল তৈরী করে সেখানে চা বাগান তৈরী করছে ঝাড়গ্রাম জেলা।
গোপীবল্লভপুর-২ পঞ্চায়েত সমিতি এই প্রকল্পের কাজ চালু করেছে। ১০০ দিনের কাজে নিযুক্ত শ্রমিকদের নিযুক্ত করা হচ্ছে এই কাজে। দক্ষিণবঙ্গে তো বটেই, পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর বা ঝাড়গ্রাম জেলায় এইভাবে চা বাগান তৈরীর উদাহরণ প্রায় নেই বললেই চলে।
গত ডিসেম্বর মাসেই শিলিগুড়ি থেকে আড়াই ফুট উচ্চতার চা গাছ এনে দেড় বিঘা জমিতে লাগানো হয়েছে। কুঠিঘাটে চা বাগান তৈরী করে কার্যত নজির তৈরি করেছে এই ব্লক।
১০০ দিনের কাজে নিযুক্ত শ্রমিকরা ঢালু জমি তৈরী করে এই চা গাছ লাগিয়েছেন। জবকার্ড হোল্ডারদের গাছ পরিচর্যার দায়িত্ব দেওয়া হয়েছে।
এই প্রকল্পের প্রধান উদ্দেশ্য, পর্যটকদের কাছে জায়গাটি আকর্ষণীয় করে তোলা এবং কর্মসংস্থান। চা চাষে সাফল্য মিললে ভবিষ্যতে আরও বেশি ঢালু জমি তৈরী করে চাষের এলাকা বাড়ানোর পরিকল্পনাও নেওয়া হবে।
The second leg of the 2017 Budget Session of Parliament began with the Members of Parliament (MP) of the Trinamool Congress staging a protest near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi inside the Parliament complex on the issue of the killing of two Indians in America.
Inside Parliament also, the party played the role of a responsible Opposition by raising important issues, speaking on key legislations and opposing the Government where required.
In the second week of the second phase of Budget Session, 2017, Trinamool Congress’ Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha raised important points related to the Demands for Grants for the ministries of Railways, Agriculture, Defence and Home Affairs for financial year 2017-18. In the Rajya Sabha, the party put forth its views on issues related to the 2017-18 Union Budget.
Trinamool Congress MPs also raised a variety of issues of public importance in Parliament ranging from medical negligence in private hospitals to farmer suicides, from manual scavenging to the divestment by the Central Government of profitable public sector units.
The third week of the second part of the Budget Session saw Trinamool Congress MPs speaking on important Bills like the Finance Bill and the HIV AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014. The party also put forth its views on electoral reforms during a Short Duration Discussion. The party also took part during the discussion on the Supplementary Demand for Grants for the General Budget.
The party also raised issues of public importance during the Zero Hours and Question Hours all through the week.
The fourth week of this Budget Session saw Trinamool Congress MPs putting forth the party’s views on important Bills like the GST Bills, The Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2017 and The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016. Issues of political, economic and social urgency like the Indo-Bangladesh Teesta Water Treaty and the crackdown on meat-sellers were also spoken on. The party’s MPs also asked questions and made Zero Hour mentions on important topics.
This fifth week 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.
During the last week of the second part of the 2017 Budget Session, MPs spoke on a variety of issues. In both the Houses of Parliament, the party strongly condemned a BJP Youth leader’s bounty on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s head. Issues like Aadhaar, HIV and the National Commission for Backward Classes were dealt with at length by the MPs. In the Lok Sabha, Saugata Roy gave a statement on the behalf of the House, condemning the death sentence given to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan. During a Zero Hour, the party spoke up against armed Ram Navami rallies in Bengal.
Important issues were also taken up during the Zero Hour and the Question Hour. Abhishek Banerjee asked a question on national investment and manufacturing zones. Deepak Adhikari made a Zero Hour mention too.
