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GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO
IMPLEMENT MANDAL COMMIS-
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN SION'S RECOM,MENDATION8-
TIlE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMEN- COUld.
TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER
OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF [English]
TOURISM (SHRI SATYA PAL MR. SPEAKER: I am coming to
MALIK): With your permission, Sir, you, will you please take your seat?
I rise to announce that Government
Business in this House during the week
commencing Monday, the 27th August, (lnterrupt;ons)
1990. will consist of:
MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Thomas.
please go to your seat. I have al10wed
(1) Consideration of any item of Shri Somnath Chatterjee.
Government Business carried
over from today's Order Paper. (Il1terruptiotJS)
SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE
(2) Discussion on the Resolutions (Bolpur): Every section of the House
seeking disapproval of the including the hon. Minister has agreed
following Ordinances together that this is a very important and serious
with consideration and passing matter. It was I believe the consen-
of BiBs in replacement there- sus and you also observed that this is
of:- a matter which should be discussed
either under Calling Attention or under
(a) The Prevention of Illicit Rule 193. We wanted a discussion
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs under Rule 193. But I find that the
and Psychotropic Substan- hon. Minister has intervened even
ces (Amendment) Ordi- before a discussion as contemplated
nance, 1990 has been held and he says this is the
Government's view-I don't know.
What are we saying? Earlier also
(b) The Conservation of we made our position clear that we
Foreign Exchange and are not per se against the MandaI Com-
Prevention of Smuggling mission recommendations. But there
Activities (Amendment) are issues and matters which should
Ordinance, 1990 be taken into consideration before the
Government implements it or is able
to implement it.
(c) The Indian Council of
World Affairs Ordinance, Therefore what was necessary was a
1990 discussion on a broader basis. All
aspects of the matter should be taken
(3) Consideration and passing of into consideration. The hon. Minis-
the Cantonments (Amendment) ter should not take it as a matter of
Bm, 1990. confrontation. There is no matter of
confrontation on this issue. We are
not against the poor people. we are
not against the backward people.
This is not a matter of confrontation.
It is better that we have a consensus
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[Sh. Somnath Chatterjee] to you and to my friend Shri Ram


inside the House, in the political par- Vilas Paswan in particular. This
ties which will have its own reflec- issue is assuming two angles to-day.
tions outside also. No sensible person in this country can
deny the fact that the people who have
suffered injustice for thousands of
Therefore what is essential? We ce- years. on the basis of their accident
ques.t th~t there should be a proper dis- of birth at the hands of this obscuran-
CUSSIon m a proper atmosphere and tist social set-up should be given their
thi~ House should make an appeal to
due in this independent country.
the people of the country at large that No sensible person can have any two
they should not take to the path of opin~ons in this regard ........ .(Inter-
any such agitation as disrupts the life
ruptLOns) There are no two opinions
of the people. In that context I re-
about the intention and will about the
quest ~he Gove~ment not to take up implementation of the MandaI Com-
a.n attItude WhICh may give wrong mission recommendations. This is
slgnals-tha t the Government has such a welcome objective ...... ' . .(Interrup-
a cl~sed ~lind, it is not open even
tions)
to dlscussums and suggestions-even
to those who are not against the
MandaI Crmmission report as such. MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Hari Kewal
Prasad, please keep quiet ..... (Inter-
ruptions)
As I said therefore I would earnestly
request the Government to start a dis-
cuss~on. .Political parties are willing SHRI VASANT SATHE: When we
to dISCUSS It. Not that they are trying have decided on it, the chHdren of the
to have a pound of flesh from the <:ountry are our own children and if
Government in this case. Therefore they harbour any doubts and misun-
whoever has any grievance in this coun- derstanding. . . . . . . . . (Inte,.ruptions)
tr~ we are always advocating that there
s~ould . be dialogues, .negotiations and . MR. SPEAKER: Ignore those who
dISCUSSIons. Why in this matter an mterrupt.
attitude of confrontation should be
taken? ... (Interruptions) ... We have .-....... .(InterruptiOns)
had enoug~ exal!lples of arrogance, I
am-'not gomg mto that. I appeal
SHRI VASANT SATHE: Shri
to .the Government not to take up an Ram Vilas ji, Shri Sharad Yadav and
attItude of a closed mind have an
open mind and take the whole House ] have sha!ed the sa~e ideology
throu~out hfe. Then, If certain per-
with them. I would request to the
sons m out of sheer enthusiasm fuel
Hon. Minister to take the whole
House with him. Therefore start a the caste-war and the civil-war this
country will be ruined. We h;ve not
discussion. I have not only my res-
to take up such a role today. The
pect and affection for the Hon. Minis-
s~u~ents can be brought to the nego-
ter whose ability we all know, but tIatmg table and misgiving, if any, re-
~e a!so want not to put any difficul-
moved. We should make endeavours
ties In the way of their functioning.
i~ the direction of fulfilling the objec-
Therefore that is our request and there tIve of the MandaI Commission report
-should be a proper discussion and
on the one' hand and on the other, see
negotiation. to it that no injustice is done to the
" [TralJslatiQn] student community. How do things
take a bad shape?
. ,SHRI VASANT SATHE: Mr .
.Speaker. Sir, I would like to make a The students wanted to meet the
-0 very humble submission to the House. Prime Minister, but they were not
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C(Jmmis.rion~ ..Hecommem/ol/oIlS

al10wed to meet bim. The Prime implementation of the report. Sir.


Minister is ready to undertake the many State Governments are a.fso
·Padyatra' of Punjab. there. All parties are also there.
What is the wrong if there is an a11-
party meeting to· discuss threadbare
(lllierruptions) the modaHties of the implementation
of the announcement made by the
MR. SPEAKER: Are you sure Government?
that they were not allowed to meet
him ......
I would, therefore, implore upon
all sections of the House and also the
(Interruptions) students who are engaged in agitation.
By that kind of agitation. you cannot
SHRI VASANT SATHE: Those maintain the unity and integrity of
students were not allowed to approach the country. The situation. through
the Prime Minister. (Interruptions) which we are passing. needs the unity
Even if some of the Members of the of the people as a whole and solidarity
House feel that the students are wrong, of the other sections of the people.
then does it behave of the Govern- Therefore, I would implore upon the
ment to order lathi-charge and use tear- Government that there shoufd be that
gas on the students? Hundreds of the kind of discussion among a11 the
students are being severely beaten in 'parties and Chief Ministers of the
front of the Rail Bhawan. What do States so that a consensus can be
we want to attain out of it? ........ . evolved for working out the' modali-
(Interr.uptions) ties for the implementation of the
MandaI Commission's report having
regard to the situation within our
country and outside the country.
MR. SPEAKER: Now, please (Interruptiom)
conclude.
[TrQl1slotiozr]
SHRI V ASANT SATHE: We must SHRJ MADAN LAL KHURANA:
take this situation very seriously. levell- Please talk to the people of Delhi.
ing of allegation against each other Seven days have passed and nobody
and saying that you are responsible for is ready -to have talks.
this and so we shall not listen to you,
will not help. I would request the
Government to find some a way out MR. SPEAKER: Shri Madhu
to resolve this ...... (1nterruptions) Dandavate wants to speak. Shri Advani
also wants to say something. You
please take your seat.
[Engltrh] (Interruptions)
SHRI CHITTA BASU: Sir. I will [English)
be very brief. This is a very sensi-
tive issue. We, all sections of the PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ (Bara:
House. do want, do wish the unity mulla): Sir, I am on a point of order.
of the people, particularly the unity Now that you are consulting major
among the downtrodden classes of our parties, it will not be correct not to
country. We are for the MandaI consult the smaller parties. I may
Commission's report. There is no be a small-party man, but I have a
difference of opinion. There might point of view on this before Mr.
be some misunderstanding or some Advani's speech for the second. time:
misgiving on the modalities of the (Interruptions)
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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.
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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.
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{English] society and the country are not accep-


table .to all due to some misunder-
'PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: standing. But I am of the view. as
I do not want to impose myseH. Even all of the friends will agree, that if.
if one Member from the Opposition due to some misunderstanding. an agi-
says that he does not want to listen. I tation takes place anywhere, we
would not speak .. ....{lnterruptions). should try to remove that misunder-
standing. Did we try for that? I
SHRI KAMAL CHAUDHRY: want to tell you. Please give me some
Your views should not be censored. time. I want to mention about the
Scheduled Castes as sometimes all the
issues like economic, social, .educa-
[Translation] tional etc. come up together before us.
I want to give an example. I had
, PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: once stated before the Ambedkar
Mr. Speaker. Sir. I want to clarify Committee also that it was not the
certain points in this House so that economic issue alone. all of us, either
there may not be any misunderstand- from the old Congress or from the
ing in this regard. First of all, I Congress of today, or from the Oppo-
would like to remind this House that sitions, are committed... (Interrup-
during last many years in this very tions).
House. persons like me, my collea-
gues from B.J.P., Communist, Marxist
Communist, D.M.K. and others ... [En8lish]
(lnterruplio~) Yes, I have mentioned
the Congress also. and the people [rom Just listen to me. I have my own
the Congress Party have put forth way of putting things. (Interrup-
their views about the Scheduled Castes tions) I am giving a parallel. When
and the Scheduled Tribes along with anyone of them speaks, I never inter-
backward classes. Twice we have rupt. On analogy you can refer to
discussed the ,MandaI Commission any number of problems. Try to
Report in this House, the discussion understand what I am trying to say ...
on which was initiated once by me (Interruptions).
and another time by Mr. Paswan, but
I think the House was never divided [Translation]
on .the Mandai Commission issue.
Even now, my endeavour will be that I would like to explain by givIng
the House is not divided on social an analogy because we are thinking
and national issues. But even then of giving reservation to the backward
many a time it happens (Interrup- classes. I am taking the issue of
tions) ... 1 want to say that, sometimes, Harijans. When the question of re-
due to certain misunderstandings, servation for SC/ST came up first at
certain issues come up, agitations that time the Congress Party, which
take place. First, we do not want to struggled for independence, all the
do anything which is against the Con- opposition parties of that time and
stitution. For the moment, forget the people belonging to the ruling party
issue of Backward classes and recall were all committed to the question of
whether agitations were not started in giving reservation to Scheduled castes
the country on the reservation for and Scheduled Tribes. But is it not
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tri- true that on several occasions when
bes, due to the misunderstanding? the policy regarding reservation for
Some of us remained in minority when Scheduled Castes was taken up. in
the communal riots erupted in the many States, people raised their voice
country. and we do not mind dying in in protest against the same? We were
minority. Many a time, it happens all united on this issue and for this
that the views we put forth before the I thank you. I have no grudge against
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you. We were all together and we to Mandal Cominission ......(/nlmup··
all agreed that perhaps a misunder· tions).
standing has developed in the minds
of a few youths .. ; ...(lnterruptions). Why are you not listening? He
spoke in Rajya Sabha as well as ou~·
[English] side. What is your problem in listen~
ing? There may be problems in un-
MR. SPEAKER: You please sit derstanding. At least listen to what
down. Let us have the patience to I am saying.
hear the Minister.
I wish to tell you that we have
(Interruptions) made our stand very clear several
times and on many occasions. and at
SHRI SOMNATH CHATTER- several places the Prime Minister has
JEE: Sir. do they want a solution? also done the same. He has &aid
They do not want a solution that is that when we do something for the
why they are creating trouble. We backward classes, we discharge our
want to hear the Minister. (Interrup- responsibility enjoined upon us by
tions). the Constitution. They are all sen-
sible people and have come through
[Translation] political agitation. Our demand- for
the implementation of MandaI Com-
PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: mission and our opinion regarding
Sir, at the outset. I had told you that backward and Scheduled Caste is not
by referring to Scheduled Castes and our individual opinion. When we
Tribes. I was trying to tell you that became the Members of Parliament.
on the question of reservation a mis- we took the oath that we would pro--
understanding took place among tect the Constitution of India. Have
youths several times and it l~ to an we forgotten that we have certain
agitation although we unammously commitments under Article 340 of
agreed to it. But at that time, t1Ur the Constitution of India. The
effort was to approach the students words "backward classes commis-
and make them understand that their sion" and "socially backward" are
stand on reservation was totally incor- incorporated in it. The architects· of
rect and also that prominent leaders the Constitution might have made a
like Ambedkar, though affluent. were mention of the words "socially and
members of the viceroy's council. educationally backward" after consi-
their social origin was that of Sche- dering all pros and COns. They knew
duled Castes and thus they had to that there is poverty in the country.
fight against social injustice. As but there are other ways to tackle it
such. I would like to tell my friends and I agree with Shri Somnath and
.that the economic status has its own other colleagues and the Prime Mini-
importance, but generally economic ster have said that the backward
position of a person does not really classes are being offered 27 per cent
matter; a person faces injustice on of the one per cent Central Govern-
account of the social status of the ment jobs available in the entire coun-
family in which he was born. It is try. It implies that out of the entire
essential that this fact is brought to Central Government jobs available in
the notice of the youth. the country. they will be offered bare-
ly 27 per cent out of that one oer
Mr. Speaker. Sir. Advani Ji and cent. And the youths are pained even
Somnath Ji spoke on the econol!lic when this much is given. First of an.
issue. I would like to say somethIng there is a mention in the Constitu-
in this regaro. When the Prime Mi- tion of social and educationar back·
nister clarified tbe position in relation wardness because notwithstanding
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~:Madhu.oandav~~J ' . does 'not beloDB the Stale. Permit me
tile economIc condItions. If the to 'S~y this, without insult· to. the Par-
social inheritance is different then the liament. Sovereignty does Bot bc10ng
SC/ST or OBCs have to fac~ the s~­ the Parliamen,t, ,sovereignty belongs to
cl8J inj\lstice. Therefore. the archI- the people of India-80 crores of
tects of. the Constitution have men- people.
tiOned this- in it. But many youths
n.ve-formed an opinion that the im-
pTementation of the new Mandai Com-
mission report will harm their interest~
admissions in educational institutions
'Will not be available to them. they will When we had gone to the people,
,ll'Ot' get jobs. the people belonging to the backward classes, irrespective of
baCkWard communities will get jobs the party, we had said that we
~ a -large scale and the rest will re- would implement whatever has been
B\ain jobless. You must remember written in Article 340 of the Constitu-
that By two per cent of the jobs are tion, we would implement the MandaI
meant for the gemeral category and Commission. report which had not
twenty seven per cent are being re- been done so far. And now. it is our
. .cd for ODCs. Secondly. I waJ,lt responsibility to do this and we shall
~ reiterate what the 'Prime Minister ~ot back out. .. But Advaniji. Khurana.
has said several times that tbis is the JI, So~nathJI and Satheji. fully
poticy of our (J()vemment too. He agree WIth you. If there is any mis-
_ said that we will not dilute the understanding in the minds of the
reserVation that we want to give to the agitators, then it is our job to remove
backward classes and [English] out- that misunderstanding because we are
aide ,the peripbery of the 27 per cent. not merely Members of Parliament,
Ltt us consider even tbe economic we belong to a political movement.
,factors, the question of poverty. We and we shall do this job. If you want
,bav~ no difference with Somnathji; to have a discussion on this issue,
we have no difference with Advaniji; then I think, this Parliament of India
we have no difference with other is supreme -and we, who are in favour
Leftists or Rh!htists or even if there is of implementing the Manda) Commis-
a third category, we have no diffe- sion report are not afraid of such a
rence at aU. We will assure you. discussion because our responsibility
is clear and our ·intentions are above
'[Translation] board. So, if you want to have a dis-
cussion, do it but the Government·
If this assurance is given that the would certainly make efforts to re-
Manda1 Commission would not be move the misunderstanding. if any,
'dilated. the recommendations made in the minds of certain people. We
.bJ the Commission would not be diJu- shall to do this job ~ven at the cost of
lett then I dQ agree that in future we our lives. This much I can assure
'can tbiak. of reservation for others on you. ......... (Interruptions)
econilJDic and poverty basis. In the
,__ . I wish to say only this. That it
is otIr tespoasibility to fulfil the pro- [English]
,__ that we made to the people
~ We went to them for seeking SHRI A. CHARLES (Trivan.
tIleir Votes. drum): Sir. I want to raise a point
of order.
[ellgiisk]
~ei&nty beloogs to the people. MR. SPEAKER: .No point. of
_He is' right. sovereignty Qocs not be· order.
,~ to' the Government. Sovereignty (lnterruptions) ,,- ._
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[~-I'tIllShti01ZJ MR. SPEAKER: The Speaker


has permitted them. There iJ .no point
-$HRI KAMAL - CHAUDHRY: of order.
(Roshiarpur-): Whatever is happen~
ing' outside the Parliament House is Now I calJ upon the Prime Miaister.'
the- domg of thi~ Govern~ent.
(Interruptions)
[English1
PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ~ .sir,
-PROF. SAIF·UD·DIN SOZ: Sir. before the Prime Minister speaks. you~
must allow me 2 or 3 minutes. Other~
1 am on a point of order. wise. I wUl walk out. - , -

-MR. ' SPEAKER: What is your


point of order? MR. SPEAKER: There is DO
point of order. Now the Prime Mint-'
ster.
(InferruptiolJ)S)
(Interruptions)
PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ: He
has allowed me to speak. (lnterrup· PROF. SAIF-lJD.DIN SOZ: What.
tionr) 1 am on a point of order. Un- is the reason for your ruling?
fortunately, I am one of those in the
House who has studied the MandaI MR. SPEAKER: There is 'no
Commission's Report. When Shri point of order. ."
Chandrajit Yadav and Shri Ram Vilas
Paswan were here in _the Seventh Lok (Interruptions) .
Sabha, I joined them to seek imple-
mentatiOO 'of this Report. - MR. SPEAKER: Le us h,ear. ih~
Prime Minister.
MR. SPEAKER: Thank you very
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13.86 lin.
PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ: So.
I, have -some knowledge. I want to STATEMENT BY MtIME
know, before I make very brief ob- MINISTER
servations, under what rule the hon.
Minister made these remarks, and
what points they were trying to raise.
(Interruptions), Will yOU anow me 2
or 3 minutes?

MR. SPEAKER: Why don't you


THE PRIME MINISTER rhSWIJ
come to the point of order? tPeHa'O~e~~ ~~{~.
intention to set up a National Secu-
~,PROE. SAIF~UD-DIN SOZ: The rity Council to consider all ~ts
point of order is: under what rule of .national security in -a coordinated
wer~ these people speaking, and under and comprehensive manner. The
what-rule was I denied the right? The Council will take a holistic view
speakor-~_ t(),_ allow me. (InterlUp- of national security issuea ja the
iiMs) --.- . light of the extemal. ~.

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