Satabdi Roy raises the demand for funds for amelioration of water crisis in her constituency

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Sir, I want to speak on the issue of water crisis. My constituency is Birbhum. There is a place called Mohammedbazar; the Hingla river flows there. There is Sal river near Khoirasol. There’s also Bakreshwar near Rajnagar. That apart there is Rajgram, where there is no river, and there is a demand for water.

Sir, you are not just the Speaker but an MP also. You know it very well that Rs 5 crore is not sufficient. It is difficult to supply water in just Rs 5 crore. A new ministry has been created for water resources. I would like to request the ministry to supply water to my constituency.

Sir, I have another request for you. Naya to aaye hain har jagah pe, purana piche chale jaate hain. Yahan pe please ghar ka murgi dal barabar na karey, sab ko ek jaisa chance de bolne ki. Do din subah se wait kar rahin hoon bolne ke liye. Naya ke saath purana ko bhi equally chance dijiye.

Thank you.  

 

Satabdi Roy speaks on The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018

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Sir, I rise to support the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018. To showcase its commitment to combat human trafficking, we request the Government of India to ensure the following:

The due law must safeguard the non-liability of the victims of trafficking, empowerment of HST units across the districts in India, which has the authority to rescue and investigation throughout the case cycle, filing the registration of FIR, the arrest, of evidence, investigation or prosecution. Protocols and funds, coordination in interstate cases of forced labour should be made available to support officials and NGOs. Part of interstate transfer, including for loading and food and survivors for they are dependent. Adequate police protection should also be ensured in this transfer. Acknowledgement in critical roles of NGOs and support and corroborate combating trafficking, including labour trafficking and bonded labour. Adequate funding for rescued and further reinforcement for the new law of trafficking. On May 31, the Walk Free Foundation released its 2016 Global Slavery index which claimed that there were 45.8 million modern slaves around the world out of which 18.3 million were in India. The proposed law removes little of India’s modern slavery. It is a photocopy of a western approach.

Madam, main Standing Committee ke vajah se 2 -4 jail mein visit kiya. Vahan pe bahut saare Bangladesh ke log mile. Jail mein chaay (6) saal tak ke bachche maa ke saath jail mein reh sakte hai. Uske baad who nahin reh sakte. Uske baad kyun nahin reh sakte? Us samay bahut sare maa mere paas aaye the jiske bacche kaha hain unko pata nahin. NGO ke pass hain? Kaun se NGO ke pass hain? Kuch nahin malum. Unke paas koi support hain nahin. Jail mein aap kabhi jayenge to depression mein aa jayenge. Saat saal, dus saal trial hi ho raha hain, jis ke kuch result ho hi nahin raha hain.
Mein aur ek baat batau, jo aap sab ko malum hain. It is a very big racket, yahaan pe NGOs, homes aur police bhi saath mein jure hote hain. Ek bachche ko le aane se Rs 700 milte hain, unke liye bhi yeh sab karte hain. Yeh adoption ke bare me bhi mein bol sakti hoon. Pata nahin jo rules and regulations hote hain is mein jo log crime korte hain woh to nikal jate hain dusre line se, jo log sach much adopt karna chahte hain, kyun pahunch nehi pate hain? Kyun ki, itna files, itna rules hain. Lekin bacche bare ho jaye to unka adoption ka koi matlab nahin hain. Kitne log tadapte hain bachche ke liye. Aur mujhe ek baat bataya jaye. Jo aajayenge rehabilitation board se, panch saal baad mein ghar aaye ya panch mahine baad mein bhi ghar aaye, ghar usko society ki wajah se accept nahin karti.

Mein yeh manti hoon, rules, law, kanoon, kuch bhi society ko badal nahin sakte, kuch change kar sakte. Nahin toh crime bhi nahin hote iske baare mein. Main yeh request karungi, after yeh new law ke saath, bhagwan kare, society change ho jaye, badal ho jaye jiske saath humlog is society mein un logon ko accept kare , jo sach much problem mein hain, yeh society change ke liye humlog appeal korte hain.

We support this Bill, thank you.

Satabdi Roy asks a question on support for women cricket players

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Madam, the male cricketers get ads; they have IPL and many other benefits. Women cricketers play for this country. Their fight is the same. But when it comes to money, their share is so less. We must talk about equality.

I would request the Minister to introduce some support for the women cricketers so that they are equal to their male counterparts. Thank you.

 

Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha MPs complete three years in the 16th Lok Sabha

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:

LOK SABHA

 

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

May 12, 2015: Sudip Bandyopadhyay on The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 (Land 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

RAJYA SABHA

 

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

 

Satabdi Roy speaks in Lok Sabha during Question Hour on the violation of EMF Norms

Madam, these days mobile companies are putting up mobile towers even in flats against a monthly sum of money. Will the Minister do something regarding these towers have on those who live in these houses and flats? Will the Minister please give his attention to this issue?

Satabdi Roy speaks in Lok Sabha on International Women’s Day

Mere ghar mein jo kaam karti hain who aaj bhi kaam kar rahi hain, lekin aaj 8th March hain. Joh raaste mein signal pe bachhe le ke bhikh mangti hain, woh bhi wohi kar rahi hain, lekin phir bhi aaj 8th March hain. Dowry lene ke liye joh sasural unke bahu ko torture karte hain woh aaj bhi chal rahi hain, phir bhi aaj 8th March hain.

Actually, main bahut saare se baat kiya 8th March ka matlab kya hain, kyun yeh special hain. Koi bolte hain yeh special hain kyun ki women special hain, iss liye, aap logon ko respect karte hain isi liye. Aur kisi ka baat yeh hain aap log weaker section hain, aap log neeche ho, aap logon ko support den eke liye yeh Women’s Day hain. Main yeh doosre pe believe karti hoon. Lekin joh bhi gender description hain, discrimination hain, woh tab tak hain jab woh society mein aata hain. Agar koi kisi maa se pooche joh du mahine dus deen kok mein rakhte, usko ladka ya ladki, job hi hain, usme pain alag hote kya, usme anubhav alag hote kya? Uska joh stress hote hain, joh saab mein tension hote hain, woh saab alag hote kya? Kyunki joh bachhe ke duniya, desh aur kok, uske desh hote hain, toh kuch bhi nahin hain. Jab paida ho jate hain tab yeh male-dominated society iska difference karte hain.

lekin tab tak yeh differentiation chalega jab tak economically hum log equal nahin honge. Jab tak hum log ghar mein kaam karenge 24 hours, maybe unka income nahin hain, isi liye woh kuch bhi nahin karte. Jab engineer husband 8 hours kaam karte toh phir uska income count hota hain. Isme income hi ek hain jisme equal baan sakte hain, uske liye education zaroori hain. Jab tak hum log education nahin denge tab tak income bhi nahin honge, tab tak hum iequal bhi nahin ban payenge.

Jaise women ko hamesha ad mein bhi dikhate hain, jaise use karte hain jo product, abhi jo ad bante, jaise TV ka ad hote hain, fridge ka ad hote hain, gari ke ad hote hain, usme kya bolte? Yeh le jaiye, yeh best hain, aapko paisa bachayenge, petrol bachayenge, electricity bachayenge. Equally aap wohin bol rahe hain – ladki bachaiye, beti bachaiye, toh aapko ultimately paise bachayenge. Product bana diya, abhi bhi naari wohi product hain joh fridge, TV, gari ke saath tolte hain.

Humlogka yeh chahiye, aap log agar bolenge ki bus mein special seat chahiye, toh nahin chahiye, humlog bus chalana chahte hain. Aal bolenge ‘ladies first’ aage jaiye, nahin, humlogo ko kandha se kandhe mila ke chalna chahiye. 5 lakh income karne se aapka tax-free, nahin chahiye. 5 crore income karke main pura tax dena chahti hoon.

Ek kavita mein bolti hoon … ek paanch saal ki bachhe uska daddy se poocha, “Daddy, freedom kisko bolte?” Daddy ne kaha, “Jab aap sab jo chahe bol sakte ho, jo chahe kar sakte ho, kisi ke paas aap answerable nahin ho. Jo bhi bologe, joh bhi chahoge, apne man se kar sakte ho, isi ko freedom kar sakte hain.” Toh paanch saal ke bachhe kaha, “Daddy, toh mujhe bhi freedom milna chahiye.” Daddy bola, “Nahin. Tum bachhe ho, tum freedom le ke kya karoge? Jab bade ho jaoge, freedom apne aap aa jayenge. Bade hone se hi freedom milte hain, bade hone se freedom apne aap aa jate hain.” Bachhi ne poocha, “Maa kab bade honge?” Humlogon ka society mein maa kabhi bade nahin hote, iss liye abhi bhi humlog equality ka baat karte hain. Maa ko bade hona chahiye, badi hone dijiye, toh phir yeh discussion ka baat hi nahin hoga. Aur ek baat pa mein conclude karti hoon. Main personally yeh day nahin manti hoon kyunki saalbhar mujhe chahiye Women’s Day. Tab mein 8th ZMarch Nari Divas celebrate karoongi jab 9th March Purush Divas honge because we believe in equality.

Thank you.