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MR. SPEAKER : Nothing will go on record except the speech of the Home Minister. (Interruptions)* MR. SPEAKER : Shri Banatwalla, please take your seat. I am requesting you to please take your seat.   * Not Recorded.
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  MR. SPEAKER : \ am requesting you to please take your seat. You are a senior Member. Please understand the procedure also, please take your seat. (interruptions) THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS ( SHRI L.K. ADVANI ) : Shri Banatwalla, I would take notice of your feelings also. I can assure you. I can understand the concern expressed by cer­tain hon. Members of the Opposition about the site in Ayodhya, which has been a matter of debate all over the country as to what should happen there and what should not happen there. For the last six years, there has been scrupulous adherence to the Court's direction that the sfafus quo there should be maintained. I can assure this House that so far as this Government is concerned, it is scrupulously watching the situation to ensure that the Court's orders in this regard are main­ tained. There will be no negligence (interruptions) SHRI RAJESH PILOT (DAUSA) : This is no answer. ....(Interruptions) It is no answer....(interruptions) MR. SPEAKER : Next is submission. Shri Hannan Mollah, please.
(Interruptions)
MR. SPEAKER : Please understand that he has already replied. Shri Rajesh Pilot, he has already re­plied. (interruptions) SHRt RAJESH PILOT (DAUSA) : Let me ask aquestion... (Interruptions)
MR. SPEAKER : Please take to your seat. (interruptions) MR. SPEAKER : Shri Ramachandran, please take your seat.
(Interruptions)
[Translation] SHRI L.K..ADVANI : Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Members are aware of the fact that Ayodhya issue was mentioned in the election-manifesto of the Bhartiya Janata Party. After the formation of this Government, a national agenda was prepared and after much consid­eration, the issue of Ayodhya was to included in it. SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA : It is in the hidden agenda.
[English] MR. SPEAKER : Let him complete. Let him com­plete.
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SHRI L.K. ADVANI : The hidden agenda which went unnoticed by you was the point of nuclear deference which was there in the election—manifesto of BJP and was included in the national agenda. You did not pay any attention towards that. I would have accepted if any one had mentioned about it at that time. However, I would repeat that so far as this government is con­cerned, it will work according to the national agenda only....  (Interruptions) SHRI PRABHU DAYAL KATHERIA (FEROZABAD): Everyone has expressed his views in the House, so what is there for objection? What has been printed in the magazine is not important, they keep on printing such   things...(Interruptions) SHRI P. SHIV SHANKAR (TENALl) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, we prajse the statement made by the hon. Minister of Home Affairs, but the thing is that we have asked about the preparations being made, as has been re­ported in this magazine and it has been clearly stated by Shri Indrajit here that [English] they are going ahead with the construction of the Ram Temple.
MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, please take your [Translation] SHR! P. SHIV SHANKER : Alongwith this, Mahantji is also saying that they have no concern with BJP and they will construct the temple... (Interruptions)I would like to ask from the Minister of Home Affairs as to whether he is going to take any action against these activities or be a silent spectator? I have only this much to ask. [English] SHRI RAJESH PILOT (DAUSA) : Let me please say one sentence.
[Translation] Hon. Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Advani may please excuse me, but why we are concerned ? You were here on 3rd of December. ! was the then commu­ nication Minister and I had told something. I had told that I am coming from Lucknow and the mosque will be demolished. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and you both were sitting here and none uttered a word...(Interruptions)So, I would tike to ask from you that being the Minister of Home Affairs, could you promise that till the decision of the court, you will not let the temple to be con­structed     (Interruptions) SHRi MOHAMMAD ALI ASHRAF FATMI (DAR-BHANGA) : Shri Advani, I would tike to ask one thing.... (Interruptions) SHRt VIJAY GOEL (CHANDNI CHOWK): How can you allow them again and again? I am not going to sit. How can you allow them, why I am not called, they are speaking repeatedly. The Minister of Home Affairs has given his reply.... (Interruptions) SHRI L.K. ADVANI : I have no objection in having a' full discussion on this issue, but it is a different matter if some people are interested in creating tension in the country and thereby raising their vote bank yet again             (Interruptions) [English] MR. SPEAKER : Please take your seat. Please take your seat. Please take your seat. (Interruptions)