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Advani On Mandal Reservation Aug 1990 Part 2
Advani On Mandal Reservation Aug 1990 Part 2
MR. SPEAKER: Please take your admit that _the five hundred and fOlty _
seat. (Ime"uptiOnS) Nobody can Members do not make the country.
ignore you, Mr. Soz. (Interruptions)
P!ease take your seat. [English]
We are Members of Parliament. I
PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ. I have am sure that none of Us- would ever
done some exercise on this. claim that this is the country. But,
at the same time, we do hold this is
MR. SPEAKER: You wHl have a the highest forum in the country whose
discussion. I have already told you. views should never be disregarded.
Mr. Paswan, I am sure that this is
(Interruptions) not the Government's viewpoint. And
the Government's viewpoint, when it
SHIt I SAMARENDRA KUNDU comes. would not be a confrontatio-
(Balasore): I am on a point of order. nist view of this kind and would not
I request you to weigh the merit of have assumed arrogance of being the
my point af order. Once we stray country. If this House is not the
our discussion, this sort of speech will country, then this Government is
come. It started with a remark of also not the country. I would
some hon. Members that some people like to point out one important fact.
are not allowing, some students are ...... (Interruptions) ...... No one is the
not allowing the MPs to come to country. Sir, here in this particular
Parliament. Now, we are (Iiscussing case, a particular - decision has been
the merits of the MandaI Commission. announced. It has not been put to.
(lntnruptions) Kindly bear with me·. the House for discussion for approval
Here.. the hon. Members. Mr. Dinesh even in a normal manner, apart from
Singh, leader of the- Congress Party, approval by vote. It is not a bill
and .Mr. Sathe, have said that there which has been put before the House
is an upheavall in the country and the for consideration and passing. It is
country will be divided into two parts. not a Constitutional Amendment which
(Interruptions) It has been .said that has been put before the House for its
economic factor be considered. But passing. And what is more important
95 per - -cent ·of the people are poor. is that this minority Government was
(Interruptions) what do you want to advised by both the supporting par-
suggest? ties that while we are also in favour
of implementing the MandaI! Commis-
sion, we would like the economic cri-
MR. SPEAKER: There is no point terion to be added to it. Therefore-,
of order. Mr. Advani. vou should not hasten with it. You
should not be in a way of hurrying
SHRI L. K. ADVANI: Mr. Speaker. about it. Now, I am not going into
Sir, I am sure that my young friend, the details because the discussion
Mr. Paswan, in his cooler moments, would come. But I would like to
will regret the observations that he plead with this Government on both
has made today because I would. never counts" . namely, disCusSions with
expect it. (Interruptions) In one various groups in this House
'hreatli, he- said that ~'this is suprem::: and discussions with the repreSenta-
Parliament", and in the next breath, tives of 'the -people outsidc~ w1letbet
he said that "540 Members· of this pro-reseJrvationists or anti-reservatio-
House do not make the country". nists. Do not shut out dialogue with
them. Dot not take that 3tand that an
(noons/afion1 that remains to be done by this House
is- to condemn them for agitating. This
1 was surprised to hear that 540. is not the tight way _in approachm,g
Members do not make tqe ·country. I mis very ·sensitive and vital -_pi'Ohlem.
·5 ! ,R~SituationArJsing BHADRA'2,J212 (8_AKA) ,Decisionio ~
o"! of ~l'erw,'!t's Implement Matula/ Commission's
Recommendations
Tbis, is- what·, I would like to submit. satisfied now? If my comment has
I ~ sur.e that this Government would hurt you Mr. Sathe, I withdraw that
take a different stand from the con- word ...(lnterruptiOJ'JS) ...... Listen to
frontational tone and tenor that was me ........ .(/nterruptions) ... Mr. Akbar.
there in the Minister's statement ear- if my observation has hurt you, I
lier. (/nte"uptions) withdraw my remark unqualifiedly.
I,
(Interruptions)
ITrans/afil?l11
MR. SPEAKER: He has with-
~ ',SHRI TEJ NARAYAN SINGH drawn the word.
(Buxaur): Only one side is given
>
~pportunjty to speak.
SHRI Y. S. RAJ ASEKHAR
MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Tej Narayan. REDDY: (Cuddapah): Sir. he
please take your seat. We are not will have to apologise. (Interruptions)
havmg a discussion this time, it will be
done later. Please resume your seat. PReF. MADHU DANDAVATE:
Jf anything has hurt you, I give you
THE' MINISTER OF FINANCE my unqualified apology. Are you
(PROF. MADHU DANDAV ATE): satisfied now? .... .. (Interruptions) ...
Mr. Speaker, Sir, through you I Dineshji. let me have my say. (Inter-
would like to say that Government ruptions)
has framed a policy on which diver-
gent views have been expressed. In SHRI DINESH SINGH: :\fr. Spea·
order to remove the misunderstanding, ker. Sir, we have just heard an hon.
I shall try to put forth before all Minister from the Government giving
of YQU a balanced view, whether you the Government's views-saying so-
like it or not, and request you to listen and now Shri Madhu Dandavate claims
to m~. that he is going to give the Govern-
ment views. We are willing to list~n
{Interruptions) to the views of Shri Dandavate if they
are h is personal views. So far as the
[English] Government views are concerned. they
Let us not indulge in cheap gim- have already been given by Shri
micks. We have to solve the pro- Paswan. (Interruptions).
blem. That is all. Let us solve the
problem. (Interruptions) PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE :
If you are interested to see that the
SHRI VASANT SATHE: What is situation is diffused. please let us not
cheap gimmicks in this? (lnterrup- go into the legalities ... (Interruptions).
tiOTllS). .
SHRI KAMAL CHAUDHRY
PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: (Hoshiargur): Are you editing Shri
Mr. Sathe, I withdraw that word. Paswan's views? ..... .([nterruptioh.~).
.(Interruptions)
MR. SPEAKER: Let us hear
MR. 'SPEAKER: Mr. Sathe, Mr. Shri Dandavate.
Daildavate says that he is withdrawing
"(hat word.
[TransiQltionl]
(lnterruptiQfls)
~, .'. Both of them are Cabinet Ministers .
. : PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: They have the liberty to give Govem-
-J win wjtbdraw,:that word. Are you . ment's view in their own way.
367 Re. Situation Arising AUGUST 24, 1990 Decision to Implement
out of Government's MandaI Commission's
Recommendations