1983 ஆண்டு நான் டெல்லியில் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட போது இந்திய பாராளுமன்றத்தில் வை கோபால்சாமிmp யும், கல்யாணசுந்தரம் எம் பி எமயும் என்னை விடுதலை செய்யும்படி பேசிய பேச்சுக்கள்

225 Re. release of [1 DEC. 1983 ] Tamil Youth 226

Amendment) Rules, 1983. [Placed

in Library. See No. LT—7186/83 for

(i) and (ii) ].

STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE

ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED

CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

SHRI BUOY KRISHNA HANDIQUE

(Assam): Sir, I beg to lay on

the Table, a copy (in English and

Hindi) of the statement showing

fina] replies of Government to the

recommendations contained in Chapter

I and further information supplied

by Government in respect of recommendations

included in Chapter

II of the Twenty Ninth action taken

Report of the Committee on the Welfare

of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes (Seventh Lok Sabha)

regarding action taken by Government

on their Twenty-second Report

(Seventh Lok Sabha) on the Minis-

' try of Communication—Reservations

for, and employment of Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes in In-

' dian Telephone Industries, Bangalore.

SHRI V. GOPALSAMY (Tamil

Nadu): Sir, I have a submission to

make.

MR. CHAIRMAN: Just a minute.

There are other matters now.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE To SHRI

SADASHIV BAGAITKAR

MR. CHAIRMAN; I have an announcement

to make. I have to inform

Members tfiat Shri Ladli Mohan Nigam

" has sent me the following letter: —

"Shri Sadashiv Bagaitkar was

granted leave of absence because of

his illness during the last Session.

His condition has since deteriorated

and he is not in a position to make

a written request for his leave of

absence. I am conveying his feelings

and request you tfiat his

request for leave of absence till the

end of this Session be accepted."

I have also received a telegram from

Shri Bagaitkar saying that he is ill

and may be permitted to remain

absent from the House. Anyhow, I

will put it to the House:

Is it the pleasure of the House that

permission be granted to Shri Sadashiv

Bagaitkar for remaining absent

from all the meetings of the House

during the current Session?

[No honourable Member dissented.]

MR. CHAIRMAN: Permission to

remain absent is granted.

I will also send a letter, with the

permission of the House, to Shri

Bagaitkar, wishing him speedy

recovery.

SOME HON. MEMBERS: Yes, yes.

SHRI G. C. BHATTACHARYA

(Uttar Pradesh): Sir, we all join you

in wishing him a speedy recovery.

REFERENCE To THE DEMAND FOR

THE RELEASE OF THE TAMn,

YOUTH ARRESTED WHILE DISTRIBUTING

PAMPHLETS IN DELHI

SHRI V. GOPALSAMY (Tamil

Nadu): Sir, I want to make a submission.

A Tamil youth Vetriselvan who

was distributing some pamphlets

against the atrocities, tiie crime of

genoside committed by the present

regime in Sri Lanka has been arrested

and he has been manhandled and

assaulted by the police. What is the

crime he has committed? Is it a crime

to distribute pamphlets in this country?

Are we living in a democracy

or under a dictatorship? (Interruptions)

. You have given a red-carpet

welcome to the butcher of Tamils, Mr.

Jayewardene, here. On the other

hand, a Tamil youth, who wanted to

distribute some pamphlets, has been

arrested and assaulted. Sir, if Mr.

Jayewardene, were to land in Britain,

the MPs. there would have shown him

black flags. But you have given a

red-carpet welcome herel But, Sir,

a Tamil youth has been arrested and

assaulted. He has not committed any

cognizable offence. (Interruptions).

\ It is a very serious matter and thishas

caused serious concern and resentment

in the minds of the Tamils. I

I would, therefore, request the Govern-

1 ment to release him immediately and

227 Calling Attention [RAJYA. SABHA] to a matter of <&#

, Urgent Public Importance

[Shri V. Gopalsamy]

also to make a statement. This is a

very serious matter.

(Mr. Deputy Chairman in the Chair)

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: All

right. We now go t0 the Calling-

Attention Motion.

REFERENCE TO THE DEMAND OF

SATEMENT ON THE DISCUSSION

HELD WITH THE SRI LANKA

PRESEDENT

SHRI M. KALYANASUNDARAM

(Tamil Nadu): Sir, apart from joining

my friend, Mr. Gopalsamy, in

demanding the release of the arrested

person, may I make a request to

the Government through you that the

External Affairs Minister should

make statement? 1 am making this

request because important discussions

have been held with President

Jayewardene. Whatever may

be our attitude to his visit here, the

discussions have taken place even at

the highest level, wilh the Prime

Minister, on the Sri Lanka Tamils

issue. We have been raising this very

often. So, Sir, may I make a request

to the Government through you that

the External Affairs Minister should

make a statement on the outcome of

the discussions that were held here

so that the country may know what

attitude we should take further.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO SHRI

SADASHIV BAGAITKAR—(Contd.)

THE DEMAND FOR THE RELEASE

OF THE TAMIL YOUTH ARRESTED

WHILE DISTRIBUTING PAMPHLET IN

DELHI—(Contd.)

it is no crime. They should be released.

That is one thing. The

second thing is that a statement

should be made. (Interruptions). .

They should be released. (Interruptions).

SHRI V. GOPALSAMY: Sir, he

should be released. (Interruptions).

SHRI JAGDISH PRASAD

MATHUR: That is what I have said

just now. (Interruptions).

SHRI V. GOPALSAMY: You are

playing with fire. Don't play with

fire. (Interruptions).

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN; We

shall now go to the Calling-Attention

Motion.

CALLING ATTENTION TO A MATTER

OF URGENT PUBLIC

IMPORTANCE

PROP. SOURENDRA BHATTACHARJEE

(West Bengal): Mr.

Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to call

the attention of the Minister of

Finance to the price situation in tfie

country and the action taken by the

Government in the matter.

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

(SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE)

: With your permission I make

the following statement. In the -

beginning, I seek your indulgence