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          I propose to forward this letter to the President with the recommendation to accept Shri Trivedi’s letter of resignation. I regret the departure of Shri Trivedi. He had presented the Railway Budget which promised to carry out the Vision 2020 that was outlined by his predecessor. A new Railway Minister will be sworn in shortly. He will have the onerous duty of carrying forward the challenging task of modernizing our railway system.

          Madam Speaker, in a country as large and as complex as ours, and where the farmers of our country constitute 65 per cent of the labour force, it is inevitable that Parliament and the Government should be worried about the state of India’s agriculture. I share the agony of the hon. Members, when they refer to the suicides of our farmers.

MADAM SPEAKER: Now, I shall put Amendment No. 1, moved by Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, to the vote of the House.

          The question is:

          That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:--
“but regret that there is no mention in the Address that National Intelligence Grid and the National Counter Terrorism Centre have been set up without any consultation with the Chief Ministers of the States and the provisions of these two institutions encroach upon the federal structure of the country and violate the rights of the States.”   MADAM SPEAKER: Those in favour may say `Aye’. SOME HON. MEMBERS: `Ayes’. MADAM SPEAKER: Those against may say `No’. SEVERAL HON. MEMBERS: No. MADAM SPEAKER: I think the `Noes’ have it; the `Noes’ have it. SOME HON. MEMBERS: “Ayes” have it.      … (Interruptions)
7.   Hon. Members can actually “see” their vote on display boards and on their desk unit.
8.   In case vote is not registered, they may call for voting through slips.

MADAM SPEAKER: The question is:

          “That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:--
“but regret that there is no mention in the Address that National Intelligence Grid and the National Counter Terrorism Centre have been set up without any consultation with the Chief Ministers of the States and the provisions of these two institutions encroach upon the federal structure of the country and violate the rights of the States.” … (Interruptions)
          That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:- “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about not taking serious note of the growing incidents of farmers suicides in the country.”                                                                            (1166)   That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:- “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about not taking note of the growing contractualisation of work of permanent/perennial nature where contract workers are denied the wages and other benefits given to the regular workers.”   (1167)   That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:-  “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about the need to amend the Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the schedules and fixation of the statutory minimum wages at not less than Rs. 10,000 per month.”                  (1168)   That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:-  “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about the need to introduce compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratification of the ILO Convention Nos. 87 and 98.”                                                                (1169)            That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:- “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about the need to stop disinvestment of government equity in the profit making central public sector undertakings.”                                         (1170)   That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:- “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about the need for strict enforcement of labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.” (1171)   That at the end of the motion, the following be added, namely:- “but regret that there is no mention in the Address about the need to provide universal social security cover for the unorganized sector workers without any restriction and creation of a National Security Fund with adequate resources in line with the recommendations of NCEUS and Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.”  (1172)   The Lok Sabha divided: