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>THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI RAM NAIK): Sir, as we have already said, this matter can be discussed in the Business Advisory Committee meeting and a decision can be taken there.

>SHRI SHARAD PAWAR (BARAMATI): Sir, the issue was raised in the House and there was a specific commitment, or assurance, from your side that you would fix a time for this. I do not think that we should wait for the Business Advisory Committee to meet. As hon. Deve Gowda has suggested, we are ready to sit after six o'clock provided some time is allotted to discuss the Mohan Guruswamy issue. We do not mind sitting after six o'clock even today and tomorrow. We can finish the regular business by six o'clock and take up these important issues, whether it is Bhagwat issue or Mohan Guruswamy issue, after six o'clock.

SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : Why should it be after six o'clock. Routine matters can be discussed after six. This is an important matter. श्री चेतन चौहान (अमरोहा) : अध्यक्ष महोदय, बोफोर्स और सब-मैरिन पर भी यहां चर्चा होनी चाहिए।

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SHRI RAM NAIK: I understand the eagerness of the Leader of Opposition for a discussion on this issue. These matters are normally settled in the Business Advisory Committee. It would not be proper to convert the entire House into a a Business Advisory Committee. We are ready on this. Whenever the Business Advisory Committee meeting takes place ...(Interruptions)

SHRI RAJESH PILOT : The Speaker has given a commitment.

SHRI RAM NAIK: That is why the time has to be decided in the Business Advisory Committee.

SHRI RAJESH PILOT : We are appealing to the Speaker to fix the time.

SHRI RAM NAIK: That is what I am also doing.

SHRI RAJESH PILOT : It should not be done in the BAC.

SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER : Even the Speaker had agreed to it based on what we had raised here.

MR. SPEAKER: I have called a meeting at 1 p.m. tomorrow of leaders of all parties. We will decide about the time in that meeting.

SHRI RAM NAIK: We decided many things in the Business Advisory Committee meeting. We decided that the Patents Bill would be completed yesterday itself and that we would work up to eight o'clock. As you know, the House did not agree to that yesterday. It was also decided that the Government business, which is urgent and important, would be taken first. That was what was decided.

The Patents Bill was not completed yesterday. Motion of Thanks on President's Address is yet to start. We are ready to agree to whatever is decided in the Business Advisory Committee meeting, from that angle. It is the Opposition which is not following what is being decided in the Business Advisory Committee meetings.