Parliamentary Debates Parliament of India Monday 12th February 1951 Part II - Proceedings other than Questions and Answers Official Report

He wants to discuss a definite matter of public importance— of coarse, he does not use the word urgent"—namely: The abolition of rural rationing in the Madras State that has result- ed in the sudden rise of price of foodgrains and also caused the non-availability of foodgrains to . the larger sections of people who 4114-PSD. [...] All the elements of the population of Kashmir stood shoulder to shoulder in that struggle, and the few that spoke and acted in terms of some medieval age, dishon- ouring the name of religion for the sake of political gain, were swept away. [...] The then Home Minister, at the time be moved the Bill for the consideration of the House observed as follows: The legislative output of the Ministry to which I have the honour to belong has not been large. [...] At the end of the day all the amendments were considered, re- jected or passed and at the 'close of the day the Bill was placed on the statute-book. [...] For the purpose of enabling all Members to have an opportunity of speaking, I am only saying that considering the relative importance of the aspects of the Bill, the more important one is that of extension of the period than on the need for the Bill altogether.