Recently, Rajya Sabha
asked the government to take actions in order to bring back the ring of Tipu
Sultan. This ring was auctioned lately in London, England, for Rs 1 crore.
Chaudhary Munawar Saleem used a special mention to raise the request. He said
that there is the name of Lord Rama engraved on the ring and India should get
it back. Numerous parties including members from BJB and Congress joined in the
demand.
VijayDarda, Congress Member of Parliament asked that the
government should provide expeditiously a relief package for assisting the
farmers of Marathwada and Vidarbha hit by a sequence of natural disasters.
Bandhopadhyah, another
member of Congress sought actions to accelerate the safe urban projects in the
country, especially in Kolkata. BJP Tarun Vijay asked steps to protect
scriptures and world legacy sites from demolition by religious radicals.
Previously in Zero
Hour, BJD Bhupinder Singh required Rs 399.83 crore for Odisha in order to meet
the costs on reconstruction and repair works due to the destruction provoked by
severe floods cyclone. According to Singh, the Home Minister already cleared
the amount but the problem is from the department of expenditure that is taking
too much time to release the fund. He said also that Naveen Patnaik, the Chief
Minister wrote many times to the department on the matter. He added that after
serious inundation, Odisha faced the cruel Hudhud cyclone and needs a large
amount of money to cover the losses in the region. The BJD demand was supported
by Trinamool Congress and members of left parties.
On another matter,
Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda asked
distinct statehood for Vidarbha quoting issues faced by the residents of the
state. In his address in Parliament during a debate on the speech of the
president, Vijay Darda said that,
just like other states, the parliament should grant the region the rank of
state. According to a report emanating
from his office charged of public relations, the Member of Parliament asked the
intervention of the prime minister on the issue.
Mr. Darda requested
also that the first cargo center of India should be established in Nagpur in
order to fuel development and growth in the area and to create widespread
employment. Concerning the delay in execution of the railway project connecting
Nanded-Yavatmal-Wardha, The Congress leader asked the government to intervene
for completing the project as soon as possible.
VijayDarda said also that, according to the same release from
his office, the Parliament should declare the Sewagram Ashram, located at
Wardha, a national legacy structure since it witnessed tothe national freedom
fight and ‘satyagraha.’ He asked also the government to make sure that the
freedom of press is not restricted.
Recently the Rajya
Sabha MP questioned Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State attached to the
office of Prime Minister and Minister of State for Pensions, Public, and
Personnel Grievances. The question was related to new appointments in
Government. In a written answer, the minister stated that
the government did not stop fresh appointments.
