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">THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI L.K. ADVANI): Mr. Chairman, this is a matter about which, I think, when generally people - whether they knew Shri Rajan Pillai from close quarters or who had only heard about him - came to know about the manner in which he died, everyone felt unhappy about what had happened. A person is ill and if he dies in custody, it is really a custodial death. In fact, custodial death has not been referred or defined merely by saying `when a person dies in police custody'. Even when he dies in the custody which is judicial custody, it is a custodial death.
So, this case of custodial death also caused anxiety and unhappiness throughout. As was just now mentioned, Shri Khurana was the Chief Minister of Delhi at that time and he promptly appointed a Commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act. Justice Leila Seth is a very reputed judge.
SHRI MOHAN SINGH (DEORIA):.* SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE (BOLPUR):...* SHRI L.K. ADVANI: Sir, I wish this comment should not be there, because this is not correct. (Interruptions) सभापति महोदय : कृपया बैठे-बैठे कमेन्टस न करें।
SHRI L.K. ADVANI: So, when the Commission gave its Report, there have been questions put to me in this regard, even in this Session in which I have always said that the Delhi Government has accepted the Commission's Report and taken all necessary steps in pursuance of the recommendations of the Commission, whether in respect of the inadequacy of medical attention or irresponsibility of any doctors who have been responsible or systemic changes in the whole structure, so that a thing like this does not happen in future.

SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE (BOLPUR): Sir, it is 6.43 p.m. How long will this House continue? Let us know this. If we discuss such an important matter at this time, it will really amount to scuttling this discussion. There are so many speakers who want to speak. I do not intend to disturb the proceedings of the House... (Interruptions) सभापति महोदय : आम तौर से दो घंटे की बहस होती है।

THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI L.K. ADVANI): I have been listening to the discussion that has been going on about how do we schedule our programme. I could see that several Members were very particular to see that the issue of Deportation of Bangladeshis from Maharashtra be taken up. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan has been keen to see that the Discussion on SCs and STs also takes place in a proper manner and it is not disposed of lightly. At the same time, Prof. Kurien says that instead of starting the Discussion on Jain Commission Report at 11 o' clock, we decided to start it at 2 o' clock. At that point of time even though Shri Madan Lal Khurana kept on pointing out that there will be certain Bills like MPs Salaries and Allowances Bill which are to be disposed of my suggestion is that if Prof. Kurien and Shri Ram Vilas Paswan agree on either of these two discussions under Rule 193, namely, Discussions SCs and STs, and deportation can be taken up in the following way.