Mayawati:Special Session of Lok Sabha of the Parliament regarding Reservation in Promotions to SCs & STs
December
23, 2012
To
The
Hon’ble Prime Minister
Government
of India
NEW
DELHI
Sub : Request for calling a Special Session of Lok
Sabha of the Parliament before the ensuing budget Session for passing the
Constitution (One Hundred Seventeenth Amendment) Bill, 2012 regarding
Reservation in Promotions to SCs & STs in posts and services under the
States and for calling special session of Parliament for bringing an amendment
in the Law of crime so as to provide
stringent punishment to rapists.
Sir,
I am to draw your kind attention towards Constitution (One Hundred Seventeenth Amendment) Bill, 2012
regarding Reservation in Promotions to SCs & STs in posts and services
under the States which is pending in the Lok Sabha. This bill was whole
heartedly supported by a majority of the Members of Rajya Sabha in the recently
concluded winter session by casting their precious votes in favour of this
Bill. However, when this was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19th
December, 2012 the members of the Samajvadi Party created deliberate
interruptions and they continued to interrupt the House till the end of the
Session on 20.12.2012. The Bill could have been passed in the same session if
the Government had requested and persuaded the Chair to exercise power of
suspension of such members who were disturbing the House or/and use of Martial
for throwing them out and also by extending the session for two-three days
which was unfortunately not done and therefore it is now necessary to call a
Special Session of Lok Sabha for passing this bill.
You are also aware about the most heinous, cruel and dastardly incident
which recently happened in the capital of our country, wherein an innocent girl
student was gang raped and thereafter brutally injured. She is presently
fighting for her life in the hospital. Similar incidents are recently happening
every day through out the country and more specially in Delhi, Haryana &
Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh shockingly about more than 1500 rapes have been
reported in last nine months during the Government of Samajwadi Party.
These incidents have caused big shock, pain and anguish in our minds.
The public across the country is highly agitated and rightly so on account of
such incidents. This issue was also raised before both the houses of Parliament
in the winter session and all party members while condemning the incident had unanimously
pressed for providing stringent punishment in law which should be given to such
culprits by amending the existing provision of punishment for such offences.
My party again reiterates and requests that for providing safety and
security of the women and bringing deterrent fear in the minds of such persons
who dare to think of committing such dastardly acts, it is high time to immediately
bring the desired amendments in the concerned Law of the crime against women by
making provisions for giving most rigorous punishment to such culprits so that
this type of incidents are prevented and not committed. Keeping in view the
seriousness of the above issue which concerns all sections of the society, I
request that a special session of the parliament be immediately called for
passing such law.
You are, therefore,
requested to kindly call for a Special Session of Lok Sabha of the Parliament before the ensuing budget Session
for passing the Constitution (One
Hundred Seventeenth Amendment) Bill, 2012 regarding Reservation in
Promotions to SCs & STs in posts and services under the States and a Special
Session of Parliament for bringing Amendments on the Law of the crime for
offences committed against women specially rape by making provisions for most
rigorous punishment to such culprits who dare to commit such acts.
Yours faithfully,
(MAYAWATI)
Member
of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) &
Chairperson,
Bahujan
Samaj Party Parliamentary Board
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