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SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR (MAYILADUTURAI): The hon. Minister of Home Affairs is being distracted at the crucial moment.

THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI L.K. ADVANI): I am sorry.

SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA (MIDNAPORE): The last thing which I was saying is that the summary rejection of this slogan of autonomy and demand for autonomy by the Central Cabinet and the Government obviously mean that, at that time, the Centre had its idea of autonomy, as meaning something thoroughly detrimental to the interests of this country. I presume, I do not know Shri Advani will clarify, that they would say that the way it was put forward, we took it to mean a demand for secession from India, and, therefore, we summarily rejected it. But shortly after that Dr. Farooq Abdullah was called to Delhi or he came on his own, I do not know, and he had confabulations with the Central leaders including the hon. Prime Minister, the hon. Minister of Home Affairs. He is reported to have assured them that whatever it may mean, it may never mean a secession. He will always be a part of India and there is no question of leaving India. That was an assurance, which, perhaps, was accepted by the Centre, and they were happy. Previously, they were unhappy. After this assurance, they are happy.