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MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: No, no. ...(Interruptions)...

SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR: You changed your own rule. ...(Interruptions)...

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: It was because you yielded. ...(Interruptions)... No

argument. ...(Interruptions)... Mani will be given time to speak. ...(Interruptions)...

SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR: *

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: No, no. ...(Interruptions)... That is not going on

record. ...(Interruptions)... Mani is unnecessarily creating problems. ...(Interruptions)...

That is not going on record. ...(Interruptions)... The House is adjourned to meet at

2.30 P.M.

The House then adjourned for lunch at five minutes past

one of the clock.

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The House reassembled after lunch at thirty minutes past two of the clock,

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN in the Chair.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' RESOLUTIONS

Recent complaints against levying of inflated bills by Public Private

Projects and licensed service providers in different service

sectors and need for streamlining their functioning

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, it has been decided in the meeting

of leaders of political parties that the time allotted for the Budget altogether; and

Minister's reply has been one hour and thirty minutes. Accordingly the time for each

party will be reduced. ...(Interruptions)... Private Members' Business will be after this

business is over. We will take up Private Members' Business before we adjourn the

House.

SHRI SITARAM YECHURY (West Bengal): Allow my colleague, Mr. Balagopal

to raise the Private Members' Business (Resolutions) so that it could remain

alive.

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Agreed. The only thing is, I have to caution. I am

ready to take up Private Members' Business. Once it is started, nobody should raise

a point of order and say that it should continue. That is the point. Because once the

*Not recorded.

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[Mr. Deputy Chairman]

Private Members' Business starts, only with the consensus of the House I can stop.

...(Interruptions)...Not he, any Member can object. That is my worry. ...(interruptions)...

I agree, if he is in agreement. It should be with the total agreement of the House.

If any Member objects, then, I have a problem.

SHRI SITARAM YECHURY: I agree. He is pointing out a technical point, and

he is correct. Once the Member concerned moves the Resolution, then, any other

Member can say we want that to continue. So, the agreement of the House should

be there.

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Yes, full agreement.

SHRI SITARAM YECHURY: Sitaram-Lakshman rekha should be there.

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Yes, really. I thank you very much for the intelligent

cooperation. Therefore, I am taking up Private Members' Business (Resolutions).

Mr. K.N. Balagopal will move the Resolution; and the consensus reached here will

be adhered to.

SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL (Kerala): Sir, I move the following Resolution:

"That this House expresses its concern over the recent protests and complaints

in the country against the levying of huge and inflated bills and charges by Public

Private Projects (PPP) and licensed service providers in different service sectors

which warrant a serious relook into the functioning of Public Private Projects (PPP)

and public services including sovereign functions delegated to private sector and

resolves to:

(i) expand the scope of the Government auditor to audit every project where

sovereign functions and services like electricity, water supply, etc., are given

to licensee with the power to charge from public;

(ii) strict monitoring of the allotment of natural resources such as minerals, mines,

spectrum and land to private players and its utilization by them;

(iii) ensuring level-playing field in the sectors of power distribution and telecom

to maintain affordable price for consumers;

(iv) strengthening of regulatory mechanism in sectors such as highways, shipping,

airports, power, telecom, banking, insurance, finance and controlling

monopolistic practices in selling the products and pricing, etc.;

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(v) parliamentary approval for all future Public Private Projects (PPP) or privateinvolvement in key sectors such as defence, airports, ports and national

highways; and

(vi) bring Public Private Projects (PPP) and projects involving rare natural

resources, sovereign functions and services, etc. under the purview of

Lokpal."

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: The Resolution moved by Mr. Balagopal will be

taken up on the next day in the next session when the Private Members/Business

(Resolutions) is slated.

SHRI D. RAJA (Tamil Nadu): It can be taken up on the next day of the nextsession when the Private Members' Business is taken up.

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: That is what I am saying. Now, Mr. Piyush Goyal.

You have 12 minutes exactly. After 12 minutes you should stop.

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THE INTERIM BUDGET (GENERAL) 2014-15

AND

GOVERNMENT BILLS Contd.

(i) The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014(ii) The Appropriation Bill, 2014

and

(iii) The Finance Bill, 2014

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