Month: April 2022

Sir, my question is with the hon. Minister. Hon. Finance Minister is also sitting over here. I have a longcherished proposal, which I have been putting over here, for many years. West Bengal has an area called Sundarbans area. It is a jungle area and has a huge tree-cover. There are Royal Bengal Tigers, the famous tigers in the world. In South
Africa if you go for a tour, there is ‘Walk with Lions’ tour. People walk with lions. Similarly, in Sunderban area in West Bengal, the Government can take an initiative. Madam, Nirmala Sitharaman, I want you to consider about a tiger safari in the State. It can be a national safari also. Millions of people who are fond of watching animals, like tigers and lions can go and see them. Lion safari is there but tiger safari is nowhere there in the world. So, Sunderbans cannot be left out. It is not that only when the proposal from the State Government will come, we will
respond. Why can the Government of India not take a proposal of their own that Sunderbans will be considered and will be taken up for formation a tiger safari. It is my humble submission.

सभापति जी, यह काूंस्टीट्यूशन शेड्यूल्ड कास्ट एडूं शेड्यूल्ड ट्राइब्स आडडर सैकेंड अमेंडमेंड तबल सदन मेंलाया गया है। इस तबल के अनसुार गोंड जाति को उत्तर प्रदेश के िार तजलेकुशी नगर, िूंदौली, सूंि कबीर नगर और सूंि रतवदास नगर मेंअनसुूतिि जाति से
अनसुूतिि जनजाति मेंशातमल तकया जानाहै। सूंतविान की िारा341 मेंतलखाहैतक कैसेअनसुूतिि जाति मेंशातमल तकया जािाहैऔर िारा342 मेंअनसुूतिि जनजाति केबारेमेंतलखाहै। शेड्यूल्ड ट्राइब की डेतिनेशन टया है, वह िारा 366 (25) मेंतलखा है। यह जो बीि मेंछोटा तबल लािेह, ैं उसेइनटलूड करनेमेंएक साल लग जािा है। राज्य सरकार ररकमेंड करिा ह, ै तिर काउूंतसल में तविार होिा ह, ैबहुि ज्यादा समय लग जािा है। मैंिाहिा ह ूं तक इस प्रोसेस को जल्दी तकया जाए। इस तबल का तसिड यही िायदा होगा तक इन्हेंपढ़ाई और नौकरी मेंआरिर् तमलेगा। पहलेजएुल ओराम जी मूंत्री थे। इस बार न जानेटयों ड्राप हो गए। अब अजडनु मूंडुा जी मूंत्री हैं। अजडनु मूंडुा जी
पहलेझारखूंड के मख्ुय मत्रूं ी थे। उन्हेंबहुि एटसपीररएसूं हैऔर वेस्वयूं झारखूंड सेट्राइबल हैं। मैं िाहिाह ूं तक येकोई खास काम कर।ेंगोंड जाति को लेकर सबसेबड़ी लड़ाईतछड़ीहै। अभी माननीय सदस्य जगदलपरु, छत्तीसगढ़ की बाि कह रहेथे। छत्तीसगढ़, दाूंिेवाड़ा, सकु मा, जगदलपरु मेंगोंड जाति की लड़ाईहै।इसमेंआूंध्र प्रदेश और िेलूंगाना केलोग घसु गएहैंजैसेगर्पति और रडे ्डी भाई। येलोग बूंदूक लेकर और दूसरेतडवाइसेज लेकर सरकार पर हमला कर रहेहैंऔर बूंदूक की िाकि पर हकूमि लेना िाहिेहैं। पतिम बूंगाल मेंभी माओइस्ट तमतलटेंसी रही है। लेतकन डेवलपमेंट के जररए हम उसेतनयूंतत्रि तकए हुए हैं। आपकी सरकार को आए हुए 8 साल हो िकुेहैं, लेतकन आपवहाूंपर कूं ट्रोल नहीं करपाएहैं। आएतदन हम सुनिेहैंतक सीआरपीएि की गाड़ी उड़ा दी गई, रोड ओपतनूंग पाटी पर एके47 सेहमला कर तदया गया। मैंअभी भी कह रहा ह ूं तक सरकार सेिाहेकोई भी तडिरसें हो, वह दूरहोना िातहए।इन माओवातदयों केबारेमेंमनमोहन
तसूंह जी नेबोला था तक-‘They are the biggest‍िinternal‍िsecurity‍िthreat‍िfor‍िthe‍िcountry.’‍ि वेपतुलस को, सीआरपीएि को, बीएसएि और आईटीबीपी को नहीं मानिेहैं। उन्होंनेवहाूंपूरा दखल तकयाहुआ है। मडै म, आपको भीवहाूंजाना िातहए।हमारेएक भाईबोलिेथेतक दिूं ेवाड़ा, सकु मा में तदन में50 आदमी तलए तबनावह घर सेनहीं तनकल सकिेहैं। तदल्ली मेंनरद्रें मोदी जी, अतमि शाह
जी बैठेहुए हैं, लेतकन वहाूं उनकी बाि नहीं िलिी है। अजडनु मूंडुा जी, मैंएक तमनट मेंअपनी बाि समाप्त करिेहुए बिाना िाह ूंगा तक सूंतविान के शेड्यूल 5 मेंप्रॉतवजन है, तजसेआप मझु सेबेहिर जानिेहैं। वह यह हैतक ‘Provision as to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas‍िand‍िScheduled‍िTribes.’ महोदया, महाराष्ट्ट्र केगढ़तिरौली और मध्य प्रदेश के छत्तीसगढ़ मेंजो ट्राइबल एररयाज हैं, वहाूं सबसेज्यादा तमनरल वेल्थ है। बड़ी-बड़ी कूंपनीज, जैसेवेदाूंिा, इसमेंअपना दखल करना िाहिीहैं।वेट्राइबल लैंड लेना िाहिेहैंऔर येआतदवासी, जो ररवोल्ट कर रहेहैं, येइन बड़ी मल्टी नैशनल कूंपनीज के तखलाि अपनी आवाज उठािेहैं। सरकार को अनाउूंस करना िातहए तक जो शेड्यूल ट्राइब्स केएररयाज हैं, वहाूंपर हम तकसी मल्टी नैशनल कूंपनी को नहीं आनेदेंगे। आपके समय मेंयह डर आतदवातसयों के मन मेंहैऔर हमेंइसेदूर करना है। आप एक बार पतिम बूंगाल मेंआइए और हमारेजूंगल महल मेंघूतमए। सकुाूंि िो नॉथडबूंगाल मेंरहिेहैं, वह जूंगल महल केबारेमेंकुछ भी नहीं जानिेहैं। वह आकर देखेंतक हम लोग वहाूं के लोगों को कैसे‘िूड िॉर वकड’‍िप्रोग्राम मेंिथा पुतलस मेंभिी करािे हैं। वहाूंएक तकशन जी थे, जो इनकाउूंटर मेंमर गए, तजसकेबाद मूवमेंट खत्म हो गया। लॉकेट जी
भी कभी जूंगल महल नहीं गई हैं। जूंगल महल को समझना िातहए। पतिम बूंगाल नेकैसेमाओवातदयों की इनसजेंसी को कन्ट्रोल तकया, यह उनको जानना िातहए और छत्तीसगढ़ मेंजो हो रहा ह, ै उस पर तनयूंत्रर् लगाना िातहए। मैंतहूंसा की राजनीति करनेवालों केतखलाि ह ूं। उनको समझानेकेतलएहम िैयारहैं, लेतकन बूंदूक लेकर कोई लड़ेगा िो तहन्दिुान की सरकार को उसके तखलाि कदम उठानेपड़ेंगे। इन शब्दों के साथ मैंइस छोटेसेअमेंडमेंट का समथडन करिा ह ूं।

Sir, I rise to speak on the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022. Sir, in modern India, caste system is prohibited by law, but that does not restrict it from being practised in the society. Division of the society on grounds of caste is still a reality. The mind behind the Indian Constitution, namely, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar understood the need to actively empower these communities socially, economically and financially, and to provide them with equal opportunities to participate in the country’s governance and functioning, and to uplift and promote their growth. This led the Government to make ways for laws and regulations, which aimed at their development. Among all other provisions, the most important is the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It was implemented to address the crimes committed against these communities, but the results are far from satisfactory because there is a continuous rise in the number of cases every
year all across the nation. According to the National Crime Record Bureau, the crime rate has increased from 22.8 per lakh population to 25 per lakh population in 2020, which obviously will be even higher in 2021. Uttar Pradesh stands at the top with 10,138 cases in 2016 to 10,430 cases in 2020. This is the number that we are aware of. So, just imagine if all the unreported cases are also taken into account. The condition of women is terrible. A total of 4,372 cases were lodged for rape, 3,373 for assault on women, 855 for murder, and 1,119 for attempted murder. Here, I would like to mention that डॉक्टर काकोली घोर्ष दस्तीदार जी, मैंऔर राज्य सभा केएक सासं द महोदय उस घटना केबाद शोक-सतं प्त पररिार सेधमलनेके धलए हाथरस गए थे। मेरेसाथ धडप्टी कलेक्टर रकैं केएक अधिकारी नेजो बताडि धकया, उसेसभी नेदेखा। ऐसा
नहींहोना चाधहए था और यह सोचनेिालीबात है। Actually, this scares me to my core, as a mother, and there must be stricter provision to bring an end to these atrocities. I would also like to say that protection of women beyond their division of caste should be the priority of the nation.  Coming to the front of reservation, though there are regulations to ensure the same, they are being flouted repeatedly and the Government is hardly taking any steps to curb the unconstitutional incidents. Being a part of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Committee, I have time and again come across a peculiarly similar scenario in different Departments of Government and bodies having the provision of reservation, and the funds that are allocated for the development of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe are lying unutilized and then diverted to other areas. This is absolutely unacceptable Proper steps should be taken to prevent this. Not only this, innumerable instances have reflected that the reservation policy is not being implemented properly. The latest incidents involving the IITs on November, 2021, the Supreme Court has directed the Central government to follow reservation guidelines because currently they are following: “completely unconstitutional, illegal and arbitrary process”. The crime and discrimination in educational institutions against the SC and ST candidates is also a common scenario. The divide and barrier that is put up is very difficult and mentally exhausting for the students. The youth of the nation who are so aware of different facets of mental health must take a moment and think before uttering hurtful words to the candidates of SCs and STs, which make the candidates ponder upon their selfworth. I would not like to go into much details because these words are enough to make my message clear. Inclusion of more categories and making regulations are not enough, and will not serve the real purpose. Allocation of more funds, implementation and real change through education are the need of the hour. Castes-tribes divide sparks a sense of high and low among the school-going children which then becomes permanent. Chapter on inclusivity and equality must be included in school curriculum to build a better generation, and thus, their future. The Gond community will be excluded from the Scheduled Castes list, and included in the Scheduled Tribes list. Should it serve the real purpose or else even this piece of legislation will remain on paper with zero result on ground? The real picture is that Gonds have been deprived of their rights. The forest of the Gondwana area had always belonged to them. In order to exploit the forests and the greed of land, led to snatching of their homes. Though the captured areas have been developed, Gonds are pushed back into severe poverty and helplessness This finally resulted in armed revolution or simply put, naxalism. The Government must ensure that the agricultural lands that were taken away from them should be returned. Brutality on the Gonds must stop. Not very long, in
2016, the house of a Gond family in Shivpur Diyar Limbdi Village in Ballia district was burnt down. To quote: “We too want a permanent settlement but no one allows us to own our own land. Now, we are landless for generation.” Here, I quote: “The plea of the Gonds in Uttar Pradesh is that if the Government does not guarantee that this cruelty will end, there can never be peace in these areas. Just treating the SC and the STcommunity or people as the source of vote bank is no less humiliating than crime committed against our community.” Here, I would like to mention that due to the sincere efforts of hon. Chief Minister, the Government of West Bengal, has been largely successful in
abolition of mining activities through implementation of different developmental schemes in the district. In the district, which has the highest population of the SCs and the STs like South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Bhirbhum, Bankura, Jhargaon, Purulia and different areas of North Bengal have showed a significance rise in education and employment level. Women from the SC and ST community are getting Rs.1,000 per month under the Lokirbanda Scheme, a symbol of women empowerment and the people above the age of 60 are also receiving Rs.1,000 per month under Jai Johar Scheme for the STs and Taposuti Bandu for the SCs. This should be ensured in all the areas dominated by the SCs and STs. Preservation of the tribal culture is also of utmost importance in areas
dominated by the STs. We should impart education on cultural aspects of the respective tribal communities through cultural programmes. These small steps will result into big positive difference. Keeping this mind, the Government must look forward to establishing equality in the country. With these words, on behalf of my party, All India Trinamool Congress, I support this Bill.

Hon. Chairperson, Sir, the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment provides funding for students from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and landless agricultural labourer families to pursue post-graduate education in top-ranked foreign universities. It is disheartening to note that the Scheme provides the scholarship only to 125 students per year whereas the total number of students going abroad every year is 5.5 million. Further, Sir, if you see the record, only 39 in 2021, 76 in 2020, 46 in 2019, and 15 in 2018 were actually awarded the scholarship. The hon. Minister owes an answer for such low numbers of students. Is
the Government trying to imply that meritorious students even did not apply for this scholarship? Why were 125 students not given the opportunity every year? Moreover, the Government, without any consultation and just two months before, has stated that it will no longer fund the students who want to study culture and heritage of India from abroad. The Government is again creating a divide and intending to keep the marginalised at their current position. So, the Government must immediately look into the matter and let the House know the reasons behind such steps and statistics.

Sir, under Rule 72(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I oppose the introduction of
the Indian Antarctica Bill, 2022. I do not know what authority our Government has over Antarctica! Antarctica is still an uncharted territory. Countries have gone there. We have set up two research stations, including one called Maitri. Our people are going there. Some tourists are going there. Now, the Minister wants to prohibit Indian expedition to Antarctica without a permit. He wants to establish a Committee on Antarctica Governance to provide for inspection in India by an officer. आप अं टाकर्िटक मेंभी अपनी ब्यूरोक्रेसी पह�ं चा दें गे ? If anything is to be done in Antarctica, it has to be done multilaterally after entering into an agreement with several countries. What is the point in bringing an Indian Antarctica Bill when Antarctica is not our territory? Sir, it is legally not tenable to have a law on an area which does not belong to us. This effort to impose an Indian law in Antarctica is wrong, and not a properly
thought-out step. I hope, the Minister will desist from this, and if not, will send the Bill to the Standing Committee immediately without any discussion. सभापित महोदय, �ल 72(1) मेंरोज अपोिजशन बोलनेके िलए बोलती है। सं िवधान केबाद �ल 253 में… It is our right.