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Notice on Talpatty situation accepted
The Jatiya Sang»a«i resumed He sitting Saturday at 3. 12 pm after the Frlday-break with Speaker Abdur Rahman Biswas In the chair, report* USS
The day's proceeding* be gan with recitation from the Holy Quran
At the outset of the day's business. the Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina drew the attention of the Speaker regarding the Will* Little Flower School situation
Sheikh Hasina said a dele Con consisting of the stu
Is. the teachers and the guardians of the school was waiting outside the Sangsad Bhavan to handover a memo randum to the Speaker. , Sheikh Basina requested the Speaker to allow the delegation to handover the memo randum and send somebody to receive them
The Speaker said that he had already received the In formation and the Deputy Speaker was requested to receive the memorandum on behalf of the Houses.
The Speaker then took up the order of the day.
Mohammad Nasim
After the question hour, the Chief Whip of Awaml Ixaguc Parliamentary. Party. Mohammad Nasim (Slrajganj) took the floor on a point of order and drew the attention of the chair to the presence of former minister and member of parliament. Anwar Hossain, who is facing a warrant of ar rest was also seen within the house little while ago.
Nasim wanted to know from the chair whether Anwar Hossain had taken oath and whether the warrant of arrest against him had been with drawn •
The Speaker said that Anwar Hossain was an honourable elected member of . the House like the other members After election he (Anwar) could lake oath as per the constitution
The Speaker informed the House that he had admlnis tered oath to Hossain tn the morning.
At this stage. Sudangshu Shekhar Haidar (AL Plrojpur) took the floor and said Anwar Hossain had participated In the elections from hiding because of warrant of arrests assist him
Quoting rule 174 of the rules of procedure. Haidar ■wiled to know whether the Speaker had given necessary instructions that Anwar Hossain could not be arrested during the seaston.
Biswas said that none would be able to arrest Anwsr Hossain from within the precincts of the House without obtaining the permission of the Speaker. Nothing can be said at the mocnent as to arhat would happen later because such a situation did not arise the Speaker said
The Speaker then disposed of the notices of privilege mo tions. adjournment motions and call attention notices, he had received on April 25 and on Saturday
He ssdd all the eight notices for adjournment motions had been rejected Out of 30 call attention notices only one from Mauiana Obaidul Huq (Islamic Otkys JoteSythet) on the iife*l entry of Indian gun boats and Neva! forces in to Talpaltl Island had been ad netted .
Referring to the tor* num ber of notices from the mem berz seeking call al trillion and adjournment motions the Speaker said that ■ was a *od sign Regarding the notices he had received Saturday, the Speaker said he would give his decision on those notlres to day (Sunday).
At this stgge Tofael Ahmed wanted to know the fate of noth e of adjournment riKitlon he submitted on the deteriorating law and order situation.
Hie Speaker said lie had al ready given the assurance that he would give his decision regarding tliosc today (Sunday) .
Abdur Razzak (BAKSAL Sharlatpur) also wanted to know the fate of bis notice regarding some comments against the Independence and sovereignty of the country published tn a Pakistani newspaper The Nation". Razzak recalled that the Deputy Ixader of the House l*rof. Badruddoza Chwodhury had given the as surance that the issue would be discussed in the House
The Speaker said since the uty Leader of the House given assurance, "we must discuss the issue in the House."
Ine leader ol parliamentary group of Jamaat-e-lslaml. Matiur Rahman Nizami (F’abna). wanted to know the fate of his notice on the drought situation in the north era region
He referred to a news item published in Saturday's Ittefaq and said that the people of northern region had been fac Ing acute water crisis due to Farakka Barrage constructed by India.
He said due to Earakka Barrage, the people of north ern region had been experiencing flood tn the monsoon season and drought during the dry season
The Speaker said he had already accepted one notice Saturday on Talpattl situation as per rules of procedure he could not accept more than one notice In a day
As soon as the Speaker switched over to legislative business. Communications Minister Ob Ahmed moved the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Hill. 199) for adoption
Moatafizur Rahman
Advocate M Mostafizur Rahman (AL Dtnajpur) said the amendment brought to the Motor Vehicles Ordinance was very sensitive and added that attempts had been made to Ignore the Interests of the peo-P* tn a very subtle way He said It was known to all that bribery made It possible to run unfit vehicles on the mads
Rahman urged the chair not to pass the Bill wtilcli was contrary to the interests of the people. Instead, he pleaded for sending It to elicit public opin tan.
Speaker Abdur Rahman Biswas then adjourned the House for Asr prayer for 20 mmulr*
As the House resumed after the Aar prayer with Deputy Speaker Sheikh Razzak Ak to the chair. State Minister for Land Janiiruddln Strcar rose on a point of order and said that the Opposition Lender Sheikh Hasina Thursday dis agreed with his submission that Manabe rxfea Lamm was a aw mb i r of the Constituent Assembly in 1972 Sircar added tiwt she also urged the •hate to ispaa* the portion of tats 'subaNsaSon' from the proceedlngs. describing his statement as untrue
Strcar said Tofael Ahmed also supported Sheikh Hastna s contention that Larma was not a member of the 1972 constituent assembly
Taking the floor. Tofael said he did not say that Larma was not an MC in 1972. He said he had mentioned the name of another MCA who later had gone to Pakistan.
The State Minister for Land read out the relevant portion of the proceedings of the 1972 Constituent Assembly In support of his statement that l.arma was a member of the said assembly.
He then urged the chair to expunge the statement of Sheikh Hasina where in she had described . Sircar s sub mission as untrue.
The Deputy Speaker assured Sircar that his statement would be recorded and said that he would examine the relevant portion of Thursday s proceedings and do the needful
Nazrul Islam
Speaking in support of his demand that the bill be sent for eliciting public opinion. Principal M M Nazrul Islam (AL-Bhola) wondered as to how the present government could place this anti-people bill In die Jatiya Sangsad.
He said, the previous government had promulgated this Ordinance to gain cheap popularity among the bus owners by trampling the interests of the people . He said the Bus Owners Association headed by a Minister in that government had realised its demands through "gherao."
He said If the bill was passed it would offer "license to the owners of buses and mini-buses to kill people." He expressed his optimism that the Treasury Bench would withdraw the bill without allowing It to be "the means and mechanism of people’s death.'
Azizur Rahman (AL-Moul-vlbazar) said it was a very tough thing to get a fitness certificate for a vehicle when he was a boy of only 12 (merely a few decades back).
He said, road accidents killing innocent people had now become a day-today affair in the country. He urged the House to send the bill to illicit public opinion.
14itifur Rahman
Latlfur Rahman (Jamaat-Nawabganj) pleaded for introducing fitness certificates of the drivers along with the fit ness certificates of the vehicles.
In a firm voice. Latifur Rahman also advocated fitness certificates for the traffic po lice and said their appointing authorities should also have fitness certificates
He urged the concerned Minister to withdraw the Bill and place it after making necessary amendments
Khan Tipu Sultan (AL-Jesaore) told the House that an Inspector of the Registration Department of Vehicles owned four-storey buildings in capital Dhaka. He said. the concerned officials Issued fitness certlfi cates without inspecting the vehicles.
He said road accidents were taking place everyday killing at least five to ten people dally
At this stage. Foreign Minister Mustafizur Rahman drew the attention of the clialr to section 267 of the rules of procedures and said Suranjit Sengupta and Tofael Ahmed did not follow the rule is to be observed by the members while Latifur Rahman was delivering his speech on the a mend me nt bill
He said the seniors tn the house should behave in a way that the new member could learn from them
Before SuranjH Sengupta could rise on his feet to say something Leader of the House Prime Minister Gegum Khaleda Zia promptly stood up to say *we are also new to the Hanae, we want to fsttow the seniors by watching them to the House
Sengupta retorted 'new members can sometimes be smarter than the oldies' Dhirendra Debnath
Advocate Dhirendra Deb nath Shambhu (AL-Barguna) called for sending the bill for eliciting public opinion by June 15.1991. In support of his contention Shambhu said the bill was linked with the safe Safety of the people and as such it should not be passed hastily.
He said the autocratic gov ernment of H. M. Ershad had. enhanced the punishment for the driver who were responsl ble for killing of innocent people under the wheels of their vehicles.
But later, the AL members said, the government in connivance with the transport owners and In the face of transport strike by the workers reduced the punishment.
Shambhu referred to the recent bus accident on Suti para Bridge near ManikganJ and said the conductor of the ill-fated bus had admitted that there were some problems with the steering of the bus .
Besides. Advocate Dhir endra Debnath Shambhu said, the old vehicles were creating health hazards by emitting black smoke on the streets. This was also polluting the environment, he added
He suggested that the government should put ban on plying of old vehicles on the streets. He said the owners should be held responsible and punished for bringing out old transports on the streets.
Oli Ahmed
At this stage, the Deputy Speaker invited Communications Minister Oli Ahmed to wind up the discussion on the Bill. Razzak All held that since most of the members would either suggest to send It for eliciting public opinion or to the select committee he would request the Minister to sum up the discussion
Salahuddin Yusuf
Salahuddin Yusuf (AL-Khulna) took the floor and drew the attention of the chair saying that the Jatiya Sangsad should not pass any bill hastily . He said the lives of people were linked with the bill.
Yusuf said the Jatiya Sangsad could pass only one bill a day if need be. But ft should not make any haste to pass bill.
Replying to Yusuf, the Deputy Speaker said the pre sent Sangsad did not want to pass any bill tn a hurry 'Since there were no specific amendment to the bill. I thought only two.or three persons could take part in the deliberations." lie said
He said the proposal for sending the bill to the select committee was of no significance.
As the Deputy Speaker concluded his remark Rashed Khan Menon (WP-Barisal) sought permission of the chair to speak on the bill.
Rashed Khan Menon
Mr Menon said that sending a bill to select committee carried importance had it been an "ordinary matter" it would not have been incorporated In the Rules of Procedures.
Salahuddin Kader Chowdhury ( (NDP- Chittagong) rising on a point of order said that the Jatiya Sangsad should not pass a bill which could lead to a transport strike.
This would put the government in an embarrassing sftua tion, he said.
Shudhangmi Shekhar
Shudhangsu Shekhar Halder (AL-PlroJpur) quoting Rules of Procedures said the Speaker should allow the members to discuss the bill. Mr Shahjahan Siraj PSD Tangall) drew the attention of the chair and said the Speaker could not gag the members from taking part in the deliberations.
Explaining, the Deputy Speaker said he wanted to save the valuable time to the Sangsad and was allowing the "Juniors" to take part In the discussion.
At this stage Mr Abdur I Razzak (Baksal Shariat pur) said as a representative of the workers he would also like to speak on the bill. The Deputy Speaker than adjourned the House for Magreb prayer.
After the Maghreb break. Deputy Speaker Sheikh Razzak All gave the floor to Abdur Razzak (Baksal Shariat pur)
Razzak said, we are de mandlng that the bill be sent for eliciting public opinion because It had sought to Implement an agreement signed by the authorities and vehicles owners without considering the cause of the people.
Razzak said while motor vehicles emitted noxious fumes and polluted the traffic police remained a silent spectator. Drivers are accused of accidents but we never went into the causes of the accidents, he said.
The Baksal leader said, all our roads are tn dilapidated conditions and were built in unplanned manners. Traffic weeks are observed without any efforts for motivation, he added.
He said the owners did not care to abide by the agreement over and above. Fake licences were issued in exchange of money.
As a result, he said, accidents were taking place on and often.
He said.' we can avoid accl dents if we can combine the sincere intentions of the owners. workers and people in our efforts to check the problem
Ena mill Haq
Enamul Haq (Jamaat-Cox’s Bazar) said It seems from the attitude of the owners and the drivers that they are above the law further, he said. There was no legal provision to apprehend the driver on the owner after an accident.
The Jamaat MP said during the nine years of autocratic rule, we were hostage to the owners and the drivers
He suggested that the bill be sent for eliciting public opinion.
Rahmat Ali
Rahmat All (AL-Gazlpur) said ft was an anti people bill and was signed during the autocratic rule of Ershad.
He called for a corruption-free system of issuing licenses for checking road accidents. He said the traffic police must be honest and corruption free.
Rahmat Ali called for presenting he bill afresh with amendment
Terming road accidents as a national problem, the lone JSD member Shahjahan Siraj said, the regulations to issue fitness certificates for vehicles should be strictly followed.
Siraj said when an influential person was killed In an ac cident, we demand punishment otherwise we remain silent. He demanded of the government to stop the corrupt practise resorted to the traffic police on the Road and Highways
Salahuddin Yusuf (AL Khul na) said he would not say anything on the bill as the government was In a hurry to pass a bill which needed a thorough discussion.
Shudhangshu Shekhar Haidar (AL-PIrojpur) said an 18 year old boy should not be given licence for handling a vehicle as a minor cannot be given a licence. Accidents could not be checked by merely changing four words in an act. he called for moving a new. full Hedged bill in the House
Ziaur Rahman
Treasury Bench member. Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Khan (BNP Dhaka) said an ordinance should be examined before ft was brought to the House in the form of a bill
Ansar All (Jamaat Satkhira) said law should be enacted for the vrihrr of the people He said we should not pass any law that could be turned into a black tow after a few days He said the bill required many amend men ta
Kasi Bhaunaur Rahman
Moving his motion for send tng the bill to the eetocl committee comprising five mem bare. Kail Shamaur Rahman Uamaai Satkhira) said a tow should be enacted after a
making haate. he said the committee members would xx»ult esperta before placing their recommendatlone to thia House far conaideration
OH Ahmed
Communications Minister OH Ahmad then took the Noor and said the Motor Vehictea (Amendment) Bill. 1991 was not a new law. He said it was an Improvement on the existing one.
He said the past govern me nt did not take proper steps for collection of texes and examination of fitness of motor vehicles. Enforcement of law was also very Inadequate. he added.
He pointed out that the present government within a very shot period had made adequate arrangements for proper fitness testing of the vehicles and for this purpose the venue had been shifted to Mirpur where about 1000 vehicles could park.
In the meantime, he said, three committees had been formed to detect the violation of traffic laws tn the metropo Ils and take lawful actions against them. The Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police had been instructed to take strict measures In this regard, he said.
He also said that police patrol lu»d been strengthened on different roads and highways and measures were being taken to make use of radio and television for creating public awareness about the traffic laws
He sought cooperation of the owners of vehicles and members of the parliament In enforcing the traffic laws strictly. He said adequate number of traffic inspectors would be appointed to enforce the law and cautioned that stern action would be taken against the violators of the laws after May 7.
The House then rejected the demand for eliciting pubUc opinion on the bill and sending ft to the Select Committee and accepted the bill for consideration.
Nurul Islam Moni
Mr Nurul Islam Moni (Ind-Barguna) brought amendments to the bill, limiting the period of fitness certificates to six months for vehicles more then seven years old from the date of manufacture and one year in the case of other vehicles. The amendments were rejected by the House. The House then passed the bill
Taking up the next item of legtsfatlve business, the Deputy Speaker said the Bank Company Bill- 1991 was Included in the order of day a few days back. There were a number of notices of amendments for eliciting public opinion and sending it to tlic select committee. He said adding many members also wanted time for discussion on the bill.
On the basis of the requests from the members, the Deputy Speaker said, the leader of the House agreed to defer the consideration of the bill. The bill was included tn today's order of the day. he said.
Mtyibur Rahnytn
At this stage, the State Minister for Finance. Mujibur Rahman took the floor and suki that the Finance Minister. Sal fur Rahman, had introduced the bill before the House. Now the Finance Minister Is outside the country.
He said that the l-cudcr of the Opposition had also wanted time for studying the bill. Today many members also sought more time verbally and we also want to further scrutl nlse the bill, he added The State Minister said for that reason, he would like to defer the bill for discussion till April 30.
Speaking next. Tofael Ahmed said that the Bank-Company BUI -1991 was a very important bill. Considering Its -importance. Tofael demanded that more time should be given to the members for studying the bill
The Deputy Speaker said that the bill might be Included In the order of day on April 30 At this stage Mohammad Nasim ( AL- Strajganj) took the floor on a point of order and said that the Item of vote of thanks on the Acting President's address to the House was being Included In the order of the day as the last Item. As a result, the members could not participate In the discussion on the item for many days, he said
Nasim requested the chair to fix at least one hour after the question-answer session for discussion on the motion for vote of thanks on the Acting President speech. He pointed out many members were being deprived of participating in the discussion on this item.
The Deputy Speaker said as per the decision of the Business Advisory Committee, the discussion on the motion for vote of thanks had been included in the order of day as the last Item.
He advised Mr. Nasim to take up the matter In the business Advisory Commlilee race Ung.
Mr. Suranjit Sengupta said discussion on the vote of thanks was very important and he pleaded that a decision for placing It tn the order of the day immediately after question- answer session couki be taken by the House
The Deputy Speaker requested Mr Sengupta to dis cuss the issue with the Leader of the Opposition
Matiur Rahman
Mr. Matiur Rahman Nizami (Jamaal-Pabna) said that the Business Advisory Committee had decided to discuss the vote of thanks on president s speech at least one honour ev cryduy till May 4 and three hours a day after May 4.
As Mr. Matiur Rahman resumed his seat Mr Moudud Ahmed (JP-Noakhall) took the floor and said that the Bunking Company Bill 1991 was the most important bill brought to the house
Because, he said. It related to the entire economy of the country.
Mr. Moudud Ahmed said that the bill had been brought to the House tn Bunglu version and suggested to the chair that authentic English version of the bill should alao be circulated unv ng the members.
The Deputy Speaker thanked Mr. Moudud for his sugjrstion
At this stage, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr Abdus Samad Azad took the Door and insisted on the hold Ing of discussion on the rote of thanks on the Acting President s address on a regu lar and priority basis.
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