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">SHRI KHARABELA SWAIN (BALASORE):Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to speak. The hon. Members of the Opposition, while speaking, have raised basically four points. One, that the national interest has been compromised. They saod that it is a total sell-out; sell-out of the national prestige, and it is a total surrender and total surrender for nothing.
DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY (MADURAI): Not for nothing; it must be for some consideration. ... (Interruptions)
SHRI KHARABELA SWAIN :I am coming to that.

SHRI SIKANDER BAKHT: Not right way, but I will respond.

">DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY (MADURAI): This Maruti deal, underhand deal, is perhaps the most stinking sellout that this country has witnessed in the last fifty years. I am not surprised that the BJP Government has carried out this sell out. In 1996, when they were there for only thirteen days the first act they did was to underwrite the counter guarantee of Enron Corporation after running a huge campaign against it -- Swadeshi jagaran and what not.
But in this case, just before me, our hon. friend, Dr. Subramanian Swamy, told us that they could tender and the best companies of the world could come and bid here for taking over the management of the Maruti Udyog Limited and not of Suzuki alone. The World Trade Organisation did not instruct Suzuki to take over this charge. It is not the desire of the World Trade Organisation. But it is the desire of the Suzuki Motor Car Company only. They have taken over this charge by some means.
I cannot say that this deal is an underhand deal. But a foolish activity of the Government has compelled us to say that there is an underhand dealing for such an activity. This has destroyed our national interest. This has destroyed our national prestige and sovereignty of the economy. So, I propose that the entire matter should be referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee for investigation into the matter.