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Title: Discussion on the Border Security Force (Amendment) Bill moved by Shri I.D. Swami on 28th July, 2000 (Concluded).
1430 hrs. MR. SPEAKER: Now let us take up Item No.13, further consideration of Border Security Force (Amendment) Bill. Shri Samar Choudhury to continue.
SHRI SAMAR CHOUDHURY (TRIPURA WEST): Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the BSF was raised, the objectives were aimed at the organisational steps to guard the country’s international border and matters connected therewith. The BSF was given the task to pursue this primary role, that is, the task of guarding the border during peacetime and also during wartime.
SHRI G.M. BANATWALLA : It is a point well taken, Sir.
SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV (SILCHAR): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the Bill. At the same time, I would like to bring to the notice of the hon. Minister of State for Home Affairs who is also from a police background as far as I know… THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI I.D. SWAMI): I am from IAS background.
SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV (SILCHAR): All right. That is still better.
I come from an area which has its border with Bangladesh. About forty kilometres of my constituency is attached with Bangladesh.
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI I.D. SWAMI): I rise to commend this Bill to the august House to pass it unanimously. I am happy to say that there was unanimity on this though innocuous but a beneficial Bill. It is true that it has been brought after a delay of about four years but the reasons are obvious. From 1996 up to 1999, the Central Government was unstable as there had been a number of changes in the Central Government. I would also like to point out that even the Supreme Court rose to make this observation and direction in reference to Shri Bisht’s case which went to them in 1996.
Clause 2 was added to the Bill.
Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Long Title were added to the Bill.
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SHRI I.D. SWAMI: I beg to move:
"That the Bill be passed."
MR. CHAIRMAN: The question is:
"That the Bill be passed."
The motion was adopted.
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श्री राजो सिंह (बेगुसराय) : सभापति जी, डेमोक्रेसी का यह महत्व है कि कभी एक्यूज़ करते थे और आज यह बिल पास करा रहे हैं।
वित्त मंत्री (श्री यशवन्त सिन्हा) : हम भी उसी में हैं।