I - Rajya Sabha
Obituary:
1 June : B.N. Pandey, ex-Member.
12 June : A.K. Refaye, ex-Member.
Papers Tabled:
27 May : A.R. of National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi for 1995-96. 47th A.R. of UPSC for 1996-97.
29 May : A.R. of Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, for 1995-96.
A.R. of National Book Trust for 1996-97
1 June : A.R. of Delhi Urban Arts Commission for 1996-97.
: A.R. of Nat. SC, ST F&D Corpn. for 1996-97.
4 June : Report of Working Group on Right to Information and Promotion of Open and Transparent Government.
5 June : A.R. of National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore for 1995-96.
8 June : A.R. of Nat. BC F&D Corporation for 1996-97.
10 June : A.R. of NHRC for 1996-97.
12 June : A.R. of CCRUM for 1996-97.
Special Mentions:
3 June : On Desecration of statutes of Jain Tir Thankaras in Shivpur by Raghoji, MP.
: On ISI activists in Tamilnadu and Kerala by O.Rajgopal (BJP).
: On VHP's Construction activities in Ayodhya by E. Balananda and K.M. Khan.
5 June : On US Statement on J&K as disputed land by A.P. Rajkumar.
8 June : On UN Security Council Resolution on Nuclear Tests by P. Mukherjee (Cong-I). PM replies.
9 June : On VHP's construction plan of Mandir in Ayodhya by Vyalar Ravi, O.K. Azmi, Azam Khan, A. Samdani, Shabana Azmi.
11 June : PM replies.
10 June : On communal situation in Hyderabad by K.M. Khan and W. Ahmad.
Government Statements:
28-29 May : PM Vajpayee on Nuclear Tests in India and Defence Minister Fernandes on Nuclear Tests in Pakistan.
Government Bills:
2 June : Chemical Weapons Convention Bill, 1997 moved, discussed and adopted.
Private Member's Resolution:
5 June : On Electoral Reforms moved by R. Agarwal, Discussed.
II - Lok Sabha
Passet of Chairman:
27 May : P.M. Sayeed.
Special Mention:
28 May : Expedition of Inquiry by Liberhan Commission by G.M. Banatwalla (IUML).
Government Statements:
27-29 May : PM on Nuclear Tests in Pokhran.
: Defence Minister on Nuclear Tests by Pakistar Jointly discussed. K. Natwar Singh, Laloo P Yadav, Chandra Shekhar, P. Chidambaram, Shiv Shankar, P.A. Sangma, I.K. Gujral, H.D Deve Gowda, Arif Md. Khan, G.M. Banatwall participates.
9 June : BY MHA on Communal Situation in Moradaba and Hyderabad.
Private Members Bills:
2 June : Introduced by G.M. Banatwalla:
:The TADA (Withdrawal of Legal Proceedings Bill, 1998.
: The Reservation (Services and Higher Education Bill, 1998
: The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1998 (Article 15)
A Constitutional Innovation Supreme Court's Order on UP Situation
Jagdambika Pal, Petitioner v. Union of India and others, Respondents.
M.M. PUNCHHI, CJI,
S.C. AGRAWAL AND K.T. THOMAS, JJ.
(i) A special Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly be summoned/convened for 26th February, 1998, the Session commencing forenoon.
(ii) The only Agenda in the Assembly would be to have a composite floor-test between the contending parties in order to see which out of the two contesting claimants of Chief Ministership has a majority in the House ...
The result is expected to be laid before us on 27th February, 1998 at 10.30 AM when this Bench assembles again.
... This order shall be treated to be a notice to all the MLAs ... In the interregnum, no major decisions would be made by the functioning Government except attending to routine matters, not much of any consequence. .. (Source: AIR 1998 Supreme Court 998)
