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that report is not being taken forward. But there is one thing here which has a political
implication. I don’t know whether the political parties will agree with it or not but it is an
issue worth debating. What this committee said was that nobody should get
elected, unless he or she got 51 percent plus of the votes cast.
This proposal has important political implications. It has social implications
also. It is not so simple to implement it because most political parties think that they
will stand to lose but the fact of the matter is that if you want to do something about the
weakening of communalism, which is a very important thing, something of this kind is
necessary. My own feeling is that independent of what the Venkatramaiah Committee
said, it recommended so many other things this issue can be detached or given life
of its own and discussed on its own.
And thirdly Sir, I have a suggestion to make. According to the law in force, if
one is found in possession of illegal arms, there is some punishment. In my
opinion, this particular provision of the law needs to be defined further and stiffened
very much. If somebody is found in possession of anything illegal (anything in the
nature of an explosive for instance), there should be a minimum punishment of several
years and that punishment should be given as soon as possible.
The situation in Pakistan is different but the situation in India is not the same;
it is different. There are certain states, where, of course, illegal arms are found
perhaps more easily then elsewhere. This is not true of all states. In any case it is
something that needs to be acted against, and if the existing provision can be
amended, my own feeling is, it would have some kind of a positive and beneficial
effect.
Thank you Sir.
Home Minister : May I request Mr Tarun Gogoiji to make his statement please.
Shri Tarun Kumar Gogoi
Respected Prime Minister, Soniaji and respected Members of National Integration
Council,
I come from a State which is affected more with terrorism mainly. In fact the
first such movement started in the Assam, that time Nagaland was a part of Assam
also. Since very beginning then, the Mizoram also, then another part of Tripura,
then in my State Assam also. As you know, infect, there is largest number of
terrorist group in my State. No way in any other States has as a number of about
12 terrorist groups are there also. Whether ULFA is there, even BODO is
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