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UPA failed comprehensivelyon all fronts: Dr. M M JoshiIhave listened the President’sAddress very attentively. Inher Address, delivered in2009 and, in this year also, sheaffirmed that her Governmentproposes to enact a new lawnamed the National FoodSecurity Bill. She also suggestedto rein in the prices of foodgrains. But, I have a feeling thatthis Government has failed toimplement and follow the directions given by thePresident. I have gone through the Budget provisionsmade in this regard. It has been mentioned that theGovernment would provide loans to those who constructcold storages or put together this type of other things.It has been said that the Government would provideagricultural credit up to Rs. 25 crore. I would like to askthe Government the number ofthose farmers who actually dofarming and have taken this muchamount as loan. This facility isbeing availed by industrialists inthe name of agricultural loans. Ithas also been said that the farmerscan raise loans for agriculture fromabroad. Who will raise this type ofloan? Certainly, the small farmerscannot. Only large corporationscan indulge in such activities.What type of agriculturaldevelopment will be brought about by these policies,which, arguably, have been framed to ensure foodsecurity.The Government has claimed times and gain thatthey have waived off loans of farmers worth Rs. 70,000crore. This has been done only once. But, how manytimes these types of concession have been given to thelarge corporations. The farmers are still committingsuicides. What is the way by which the Governmentintend to ensure food security? The Government wantsto enact a law for food security. But, first of all you haveto ascertain the exact number of poor people in thecountry.Your Government lack unanimity on this count.The Government has failed to define the Below PovertyMarch 16-31, 2010 12Line. Whatever work it has done, does not correspondwith the ground reality. The Government had constituteda Committee which said that the BPL people constitute50 per cent of our population. Some members of thisCommittee were of the view that this number, perhaps,will touch the 70-75 per cent mark. I have gone into thisReport deeply. Perhaps, there was a feeling lurking intheir minds that their findings should not trouble theGovernment. But, this matter concerns with the futureof our country. If we have to make arrangement for 80per cent of people, then there is no alternative to thatand we must have to do it. Even the food surpluscountries like Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, America makearrangement to feed their poor and hungry people. TheGovernment is committed to reduce the number ofhungry people by half by the year 2015. I would berather happy if the Government prepare a road map tothis effect. The whole House is with the Government onthis aspect. But I do not see much in the Governmentpolicies.The Government would be doing a favour to thepeople of the country if it reviews the very agreementwhich the Cabinet has approved and likely to beOur people are feeling insecure. Our defencepreparedness is Pakistan centric whereas there arethreats from other sides also. China is encircling Indiafrom all sides – North, West, East and South. Aksai Chinis under its control. Arunachal and Sikkim are its nexttargets. In this context, the House would like to have anassurance from the Hon. Prime Minister that Kashmirwould remain an integral part of our country.concluded with the USA. The American scientists areof no use to us.Second important issue is the internal and externalsecurity of the country. Our people are feeling insecure.Our defence preparedness is Pakistan centric whereasthere are threats from other sides also. China is encirclingIndia from all sides – North, West, East and South.Aksai Chin is under its control. Arunachal and Sikkimare its next targets. In this context, the House would liketo have an assurance from the Hon. Prime Minister thatKashmir would remain an integral part of our country.While concluding I would like to say that Hindi isthe official language of the Union and also of the House.Kindly do not deprecate it by associating it with thecowherds.
Senior BJP leader Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu initiated the debate in theRajya Sabha and launched an offensive against the UPA government for itswrong policies and all round failures. The following is the synopsis of thespeeches made by BJP leaders in the Upper Houses of Parliament.Union Govt. really runs out ofideas: M. Venkaiah NaiduThe country isdisappointed with the Hon’blePresident’s Address, becauseit did not contain any answersto the challenges being facedby the country. Somepromises are repeated onceagain in the Address. Thereare so many problemsincluding price-rise. TheGovernment has really runout of ideas. None of theHon’ble Ministers has explained about the price rise.This Government has failed to take any action. Priceriseis affecting the common people. On the one hand,purchasing power hasMarch 16-31, 2010 13Why is there sudden increase in the prices? Let us havea debate on this. When we were in power, we were ableto control the prices. You are blaming each other. Youare all equally responsible for all this The Congressleadership is also silent on this. Consumer Price Indexin India today is the highest amongst all the countriesof Asia Pacific. The price rise in India is the single mostimportant issue in India today. What has been done tocontain the prices? Then, the Finance Ministerannounced in the Budget that petroleum prices will behiked. The friends supporting the ruling Party are alsoconcerned about the price rise. The increase in theprices of petroleum products will have effect ontransport charges, vegetables, milk, dal, tel, coal, steel,etc. It seems the Government intends to increase theprice of petroleum products once again after the BudgetSession is over. We demand that a Joint ParliamentaryCommittee should be set up to enquire into the reasonsThe senior leaders of the ruling party are publically endorsingthe claims that action by the Delhi Police at Batla House was afake encounter. It is a great injustice to the memory of the personswho have laid down their lives fighting terrorists. As far as thesecurity of the country is concerned, we are one with you and areready to extend whatever help is needed from an opposition party.The Government must evolve a clear-cut policy to tackle terrorism.gone up according tothe President’sAddress and on theother the NSSOcontradicts the same.The UPA Governmenthas inherited a robusteconomy.One of the mainreasons for the pricerise is the corruption involved in the export and importof foodgrains. You exported at cheaper prices andimported at higher prices. You had enough time to laymore stress on those crops or those grains which werein shortage. But you did not do that. You are makingexcuses. During our regime, there were calamities. Wereleased around 40-60 lakhs tones of foodgrains todifferent States. You have not released foodgrains inthe market. A Joint Parliamentary Committee should beset up to inquire into the scam of export and import offoodgrains, including sugar. You ordered export of sugarand rice even though shortage was there in the country.RAJYA SABHAsuch as food inflation despite bumper crop, as told bythe Minister, last year and why 49 lakh tonnes of sugarwas exported in the year 2008-09 at Rs.12.50 and it wasnow imported at 36-40 rupees. The Government hasclaimed that it has taken new measures to strengthenthe situation to meet the challenges posed by terrorism.Then why has Pune incident happened? The RamPradhan Committee appointed by the MaharashtraGovernment said in a report that Pune will be the possibletarget. How do you explain this? The Intelligencesecurity in the country still remains fragile. Whateveradvisory notes are sent to the States are casual.
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