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"Situation arising out of insurgency and violence in North Eastern States resulting in killing of several persons and steps taken by the Government in regard thereto. "

THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI L.K. ADVANI): Mr. Chairman, Sir, the overall security scenario in most States of the North East has been in control. However, the situation in Assam, Tripura and Manipur has been causing concern.

The Government is particularly distressed about the spate of recent killings in Assam, unleashed mainly by the banned ULFA (United Liberation Front of Asom) and targeted principally at Hindi speaking persons. Since 22 October, 2000, as many as 96 civilians, all Hindi speaking Assamese, have been brutally killed.

SHRI L.K. ADVANI: The words, `spate of killings’ have been used in my statement.

SHRI G.M. BANATWALLA : Yes, there is a reference to the words, `The spate of killings in Assam’. But then, the complacent attitude is, that those are only `some’ incidents of violence, whereas we find that..

श्री विजय गोयल (चांदनी चौक) : बनातवाला जी, इसमें सम तो लिखा नहीं है।

SHRI G.M. BANATWALLA : I have a copy with me. Shall I place a copy of the statement on the Table of the House?

MR. CHAIRMAN : No need. You go on.

SHRI L.K. ADVANI: I have given this statement now.

SHRI G.M. BANATWALLA : All right. I do not know but I have three versions with me. The first was supplied to me, then a second one was supplied to me and now a third one has come! That shows how uncertain a mind this Government has and what attitude has been taken at this particular situation that is there.

As I said, in Tripura itself, nearly 48 killings have occurred in these two months itself. The Tripura Government’s writ does not seem to run also in many parts of the State. The leaders of the indigenous people of the Front of Tripura declared the Council Area as being out of bounds for the State Police. The Chief Executive Member of this Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District council says that the State Police would not be allowed also within the jurisdiction of the Council and that they would have their own Police Force.

MR. CHAIRMAN: The House cannot discuss the conduct of Governor unless there is a substantive Motion.

… (Interruptions)

MR. CHAIRMAN: Unless there is a substantive Motion, you cannot discuss Governor’s conduct in the House.

SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI : We discussed the Romesh Bhandari issue. What is wrong in discussing it?

MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Ghatowar, you ask your question please.

THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI L.K. ADVANI): Mr. Chairman, Sir, there can be no reference to the Governor without a proper Motion.