I - Rajya Sabha

Papers Tabled:

15 Dec : A.R. of Carpet Export Promotion Council for 1997-98.

             :A.R. of Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts for 1998-99.

             : A.R. of Handloom Export Promotion Council for 1997-98 and 1998-99

17 Dec : A.R. of IGNOU for 1997-98

             : A.R. of N.I.E.P.A. for 1997-98.

             : A.R. of Sahitya Akademi for 1997-98.

            : A.R. of Sangeet Natak Akademi for 1997-98.

            : A.R. of JNU for 1997-98

22 Dec : A.R. of HHEC for 1998-99.

             : A.R. of NHBC for 1998-99.

20 Dec : A.R. of Delhi Urban Arts Commission for 1998-99.

             : 34t Report of the Commission for Linguistic Minorities for 1993-94.

23 Dec : A.R. of AMU for 1997-98.

             : A.R. of NCPUL for 1996-98 and 1997-98.

             : A.R. of NCERT for 1998-99

             : A.R. of UGC for 1997-98.

             : A.R. of NOS for 1997-98

             : A.R. of ICSSR for 1997-98.

Special Mention:

15 Dec : On Ayodhya Issue by S. Pachauri R.S. Kaushik, S.S. Pradhan, R.D. Bhandary, N.

Basu and V. Naidu participate. Jaswant Singh, MEA replies.

Discussion:

15 Dec : On Haj Air Charter raised by K. Rahman Khan Md. Azam Khan, K.R. Malkani, G. Zahidi, Md. Salim, K.M.Saifulla raise question. Sharad Pawar, Minister of Civil Aviation, replies.

Information:

15-16 Dec : Manmohan Singh raises question about transmission of Gen. Parvez Musharraf's letter to Hurriyat leaders in Jodhpur Central Jail. MHA Advani informs R.S.

Il - Lok Sabha

Discussion

14-15 Dec : On Rise of militancy in NE and J&K raised by V. Muttemwar. MHA Advani replies.

22 Dec : PM responds to A. Pradhan's submission to safeguard interests of SC &ST government employees.

HM responds to S. Kurup, Indrajit Gupta and M.S. Aiyer on tension in Halmodi, Gujarat.

Matter under Rule 337

21 Dec : On setting up another Commission of Inquiry to probe 1984 anti-Sikh Riots by Z.S. Mann.

Government Bills

20 Dec : The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 1999 passed.

             : The Marriage Law (Amendment) Bill, 1999 passed.

23 Dec : The Constitution (85" Amendment) Bill, 1999 (Women's Reservation Bill) introduced    by Law Minister Jethmalani.

Private Member's Bills

17 Dec : Introduced:

The Ban on Cow Slaughter Bill, 1999 by Aditya Nath.

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1999 (to omit Article 44 etc.) by Aditya Nath.

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1999 to amend Article 1 by Aditya Nath.

The National Commissien for the Aged Bill by S.K. Shinde.

The Population Control and Family Welfare Bill by S.K. Shinde.

Discussed:

The TADA (Vithdrawal of Legal Proceedings) Bill, earlier moved by G.M.Banatwalla. Discussed inconclusively.