February 9, 2022
Dola Sen speaks during the General Discussion on the Union Budget for 2022-23
FULL TRANSCRIPT
Thank you, Sir, for giving me a chance to speak on the Budget 2022-23. हम तहे-ददल से शुदक्रयर अदर करनर चरहते हैं
दक बहुत ददन बरद, at least तीन-चरर सेशांस के बरद हम सबने ररज्य सभर में प्ररइम दमदनस्ट्टर सरहब को आते हुए, बैठते हुए, बोलते हुए, भरर्षण देते हुए देखर और सुनर। अगर यूपी इलेक्शांस न होते, अगर पांजरब इलेक्शांस न होते, अगर गोवर इलेक्शांस न होते, तो यह सांभव नहीं होतर। So, again, I am thanking the Central Government and the Treasury Benches from the core of my heart. Sir, now, coming to the first point on Budget; unemployment. In 2014, this Modiji led BJP Government claimed that it would create two crore jobs per year for ‘we the people of India’ and the hon. Finance Minister in her Budget Speech, this year, said that the Government would create 60 lakh jobs over the next five years for ‘we the people of India’. I want to ask, Sir, who is telling the truth, by the way. Instead, in reality, what have we seen? Pandemic से पहले हम लोगों ने इांदिपेंिेंस के बरद 45 सरल में पहली बरर अपनी कां ट्ी में सबसे ज्यरदर unemployment rate देखर। In just four years’ time, 2016-2017 to 2020-21, and in spite of Modiji’s ‘Make in India Policy’ call and push, the number of people employed in the manufacturing sector reduced by almost half. In India, five million youngsters join the work force, on an average, per year. Very unfortunate, but, it is a fact that this Budget gave no assurance to those youngsters, to the women, to the migrant workers, to the jobless employees even to the MGNREGA workers of our country. Incidentally, the allocation of MGNREGA fund for this year saw a decrease of 25 per cent from the
Revised Estimates of 2021-22, and a decrease of 34 per cent from the actual expenditure of 2020-2021. In this regard, an answer by the Minister, in Rajya Sabha, last week, also admitted that even the MGNREGA workers have not been paid Rs. 3,358 crores in wages. सर, इसको क्यर बोलर जरए? दजनको पूरे वर्षच में के वल 100 ददनों कर करम दमलतर है, उनके भी इतने wages बरकी रह गये। What a shame, Sir, what a shame! Sir, coming to the second point, which is
privatisation of profitable Government concerns. Hon. Prime Minister is celebrating ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ for the 75 years of our Independence, and what an irony, Sir? Modiji’s ‘Make in India’ has become * virtually; rail to
BEL, SAIL to BSNL * स्ट्वरधीनतर के ‘अमृत महोत्सव’ के शुभ अवसर पर सरकरर सब बेच रही है। Actually the ruling party and their predecessors were not at all involved in the Independence movement. स्ट्वरधीनतर सांग्ररम में दकतने लोग शहीद
हुए, दकतने सररे लोगों की दजन्द्ददगयराँ चली गईां, इससे इन लोगों को कु छ फकच नहीं पड़तर, क्योंदक only one or two reference we can get from the history of their predecessors’ role in pre-Independences era. कोई सेलुलर जेल गयर और दिदटश से चरर-चरर बरर मरफी मराँगकर बरहर आयर। दकसी और ने यूथ को inspire So, it is obvious that they don’t have respect for
our Independence, for our independent country, for our nationalism, for our Constitution, for our rights and for our democracy. * Another reason is there too. In fact, very unfortunately this Ruling Party had won 303 seats in
the last Lok Sabha election and now in Rajya Sabha too, they are in majority. So, they think and they claim to be the owner of the whole territory, of all the public assets and all the national assets too. So, they started selling these national treasures and assets considering and assuming that all these are their own private property and they can do
anything. Sorry, Sir, it is not democracy, by the way. यह लोकतांत्र नहीं है, इसे majority कर घमांि कहते हैं। This policy includes privatization or disinvestment in all the profitable Central Government organisaitons such as our National
Carrier, Air India, National Insurer, Life Insurance and General Insurance Corporation, State-owned oil refiners, BPCL, IOCL, traditional Bengal Chemicals, country’s lifeline, the Indian Railways, Port Trust, Hindustan Papers Corporation, FCI, CLW, SAIL, BSNL, CPAC, RINL, Pawan Hans, etc., etc., and there is 100 per cent FDI, Foreign Direct Investment for the foreigners in the coal sector and even 74 per cent corporatization in defence sector too. इन लोगों ने nationalized banks को भी बेचने कर इररदर कर दलयर है। They are selling public assets like roads too on long leases to private companies. महोदय, सबसे दुभाग्यपूणच बरत यह है दक there is no clarity on the actual benefit of these proposals. सर, हमररी एक query है दक जब सब कु छ प्ररइवेट हो रहर है, तब सरकरर की क्यर ज़रूरत है, सरकरर को भी प्ररइवेट कर दीदजए, यह अच्छर रहेगर। Now, the four-year National Assets Monetization Plan proposes to generate and make Rs.6 lakh crore by selling all the assets and properties of ‘we, the people of India’. And what a democratic approach,
Sir! The BJP never mentioned anything about this massive economic overhaul in their election manifesto of 2014 and 2019. If they would have done so, and, then, won the election afterwards, we must think that it is people’s mandate. तब इन लोगों ने इस NAMP के दलए people’s mandate नहीं दलयर, उन लोगों से हमेंलोकतांत्र की भरर्षर सुननी पड़ती है। After Independence in Congress regime, we have seen the nationalization of banks, coal, insurance, etc., and, in the BJP regime, specifically, Modiji’s regime, de-nationalizing them all. हमें यह भी मरननर पड़ेगर दक Treasury Benches स्ट्वदेशी भरवनर से जरगरूक हैं। महोदय, हम economically बहुत आगे बढ़ रहे हैं, in all respects, as announced by our hon. Prime Minister. कै से आगे बढ़ रहे हैं, there are some examples. The Global Hunger Index put India at a dismal 101 out
of 116 countries. भूटरन भी हमसे आगे है। Sir, 84 households in the country saw a fall in income, 4.6 crore Indians fell into extreme poverty. Inequality and poverty lead to the death of 21,000 people in a day, irrespective of COVID19. The food subsidy bill has fallen, a 28 per cent drop, which also includes the Public Distribution System. The fertilizer subsidy has been cut. A nearly 25 per cent drop in the Revised Estimates for the Financial Year. Is this how, Sir, the Government aims to achieve its goal of doubling farmers Income? With the sell India policy and amended labour laws, four Labour Codes, workers and employees are also going to the street to become beggars. हमें इन सब चीज़ों को ‘सबकर सरथ, सबकर दवकरस’ मरननर पड़ेगर। Lastly, Sir, I will refer to some traditional industry of my State, West Bengal, jute industry. Raw jute is a natural fiber. It is biodegradable; it is eco-friendly and environment friendly. It has enough scope of diversification from carpet to geo-textile, to strengthen the roads and the riverbanks. Obviously, it has enormous scope of export, that is, foreign currency earning. India is an agrarian country. Jute is an agro based industry too. Our country is self-sufficient in jute in respect to both, agriculture and industry. In our country of 135 crore population, jute industry is labour-intensive too. Out of our West Bengal population of 10.5 crores, jute industry contains 2.5 crore population as a whole, including agriculture and industry. But, Sir, jute industry is in dire crisis now. In 1987, the Congress regime had announced the Mandatory Packaging Act for the jute industry so that 100 per cent food grains and sugar will be packed in jute bags for the sake of health of us–we, the people of India–and for the sake of survival of the industry. The industry now wants the Central Government to reduce the raw jute price from Rs.7,000 per quintal to Rs.6,500 per quintal, at least, so that they can buy the raw jute to run the
industry. The Government must help the jute growers. उपसभाध्यक्ष (श्री भुबनेश्वर काललता) : अब आप वरइांि अप कीदजए।
But, in this ongoing season, the jute industry has already suffered a loss of Rs.1,500 crore due to the dilution of 4.81 lakh bales of bag orders from the Food Corporation of India to the Jute Corporation of India in favour of the plastic materials, unfortunately, for the food packaging. Sugar packaging has already been reduced to 20 per cent only from 100 per cent. Only the Central Government can save this industry. But, this Budget is silent regarding the traditional industries’ revival. Let me finish my speech with our hon. Prime Minister’s reference. उन्द्होंने कहर, वे इसी सदन में बोले थे दक देश की जनतर कु छ नेतरओां से आगे चली गई। हरां, यह सच है, यह हम भी मरनते हैं…(व्यवधरन)…सर, एक सेकेंि। If we consider the world history, we will see that दहटलरी, तुगलकी, तरनरशरही, anticampaign, झूठ, सरदजश, defamation, कभी लरस्ट्ट वर्डसच नहीं होते। हर समय लरस्ट्ट वर्डसच जक्स्ट्टस, सच, न्द्यरय और लोग होते हैं। We, the people of India will tell the
last word, Sir, जैसे बांगरल में लोगों ने इन लोगों को 2021 में सबक दसखरयर, वे ममतर जी को victory ददलरकर लरयेथे, वैसे ही 2024 में देश की जनतर इनको भी सबक दसखरएगी।
