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68th Founder’s Day Celebration of IUML Party at Trivandram. Kerala Chief Minister Uman Chandy, IUML National Treasurer and Industrial Minister P.K. Kunnali Kutty and DMK Member of the Parliament ( Rajya Sabha) Trichy Siva address the gathering. IUML National President and member of Parliament E. Ahamed, National Secretary E.T. Muhammed Basheer M.P., Kerala State President Syed Hyder Shihab Thangal, General Secretary K.P.A. Majeed, State Treasurer P.K.K. Bava, Participate in the Function. (for News See page No.

AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTSUSPENSION OF PUBLICATION OF THE TIMES OF LEAGUE FROM MAY, 2015

We have been publishing on behalf of Muslim League Publication Trust The Times of League the monthly English magazine since January 2011. The magazine was started to high light and propagate the noble ideals of the party viz. National Integrity, Unity in Diversity, Communal Amity, and preservation of religious and cultural identity of minority.

However we did not receive the expected patronage, support and encouragement from our people. Therefore we are not in a position to continue the publication of the magazine. We regret to announce to our readers that the publication of The Times of League shall be suspended from May, 2015. Please bear with us.

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Get-together Dinner organised by the IUML National President E. Ahamed, Hon’ble MP & former Minister of State for External Affairs for the Ambassadors of Gulf and Arab Countries, at The Leela Palace, New Delhi.

CELEBRATION OF 68th FOUNDER’S DAY OF IUML

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M. Abdul Rahman, Ex. M.P.,

At the outset let me thank the organizers of this youth League Conference for having giver me this rare opportunity to deliver the Qaide Millath Memorial Lecture. I am very much delighted to be here in the midst of this huge gathering this evening.

Qaide Millat Alhaj M Mohamed Ismail Sahib, The erstwhile President of Indian Union Muslim League is ever remembered, respected and revered by the people and the governments. As a great son of India he still remains as the brilliant book of reference and a living source of inspiration for the common public as well as the leaders in the service of the people and the nation.

As a distinguished national leader and the front-ranking fighter of Independence Movement Qaide Millat had occupied the central position in Indian politics for more than half a century.

Qaide Millat was at once a great thihker, erudite scholar, enlightened educationist, renowned economist, reputed social reformer, exemplary statesman and very great political leader. From religious viewpoint he was a perfect Muslim, from social point of view he was an egalitarian; from language point of view he was an excellent Tamilian; from national point of view he was a patriotic Indian; and from the international point of view he was a well-known cosmopolitan.

As the guiding philosopher and political leader of the Indian Muslims Qaide Millat had served in the Legislative Assembly of the undivided Madras Presidency as the recognized opposition leader. From 1946 to 1952 these were 29 MLA’s for Muslim League in the Madras Assembly. The Great Leaders of Kerala Seedti Sahib, Pokker Sahib and many others were in the then legislative Assembly under the leadership of Qaide Millat.

As a member of the Constitutional Assembly he was one among the founding fathers of Indian Constitution, He had adorned the Indian Parliament both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as its member for several year until he breathed his last in 1972. The signal honor belongs to manjeri the people of whole Constituency elected him, to the parliament without seeing him, without hearing him. Qaide Millat was one of a very few politicians who was elected without his visiting the constituency for canvassing for votes. Infact, Qaide Millat – the political leader was the gift of Manjeri to Indian democracy.

Delivered by Prof K.M. KADER MOHIDEEN Ex M.P (National General Secretary-IUML) at Youth League Conference in Tirur, Kerala State on Friday 4th April 1997

QAIDE MILLAT MEMORIAL LECTUREDrizzles of History

of the people is moulded and the destiny of nation is determined.

Qaide Millat was a staunch follower of the principles of the Islam. As a firm believer in the great religion of Islam he pursued in the Public Life the Quranic Principles of distinguishing the right from the wrong and the virtue from the voice. He was characterized by his critics as a rank communalist. His refutation was that one who serves the community in which he is born deserves admiration and no admonition working for the welfare of the people of one’s own community is not communalism; it is communitarianism he said Religion is not inseparable from people’s life Indian ethos is grounded in religious belief. A Muslim should strive to be a good Muslim; a Hindu should try to be a good Hindu; a Sikh, a Buddhist, Christian should endeavor to be good in their respective lives. That is the basis of every religion and living religiously. Religion is intertwined with public life and with politics.

To be religious is different from fanatiasm. What is to be carped and condemned is fanatiasm, bigotry and regiosity. People should learn to respect every religion. Equal respect and opportunity should be given to all religion in india. That is the true nature of Indian democracy and its secularism. Communalism whether it is of the minorities or of the majorities will hamper the growth and prosperity of the nation; but on the other hand communitarianism will be of very great benefit for the nation.

Qaide Millat was a great patriot and perfect nationalist. During the Indo Pakistan war and Indo- china war Qaide Millath proved himself as the true soldier of Indian nation.

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he had proved himself a polygamous personality. He freely quoted from the Holy Quran, the Bagawat Geta, the Bible and other scriptures. He used to refer to Sanskrit slogans. He widely quoted from scholars, and political philosophers of international repute. His debates in the Constitutional Assembly contain several references to the constitution of the world democracies. His arguments have thrown more light on the subject and heat in his argument was unknown in his political career. He spoke British English, Lucknow Urdu and Chaste Tamil. His intonation in speeches was ever enchanting.

Qaide Millat believed in Purity of Character, austerity in personal life and honesty in public field. As a personality of integrity he always emphasized upon the moral Character of political leadership. For him politics is not the last resort of scoundrels; but it is the public field by which the character

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Quaid-e-Millath Death Anniversary on 04.04.1972

Qaide Millat was a cultured debater and lively conversationalist. He had spoken on almost all subjects in the Assembly and in the Parliament. In Course of his debates

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A fact finding report by Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has termed the custodial death of Shaikh Hyder of Nizamabad, a “blot on the face of Telangana state,” alleging “nexus” between police and politicians.

Hyder was arrested for his alleged involvement in a case of theft of a cycle last Saturday. The station house officer (SHO) claimed that he tried to escape by climbing the compound wall but sustained injuries and died at a hospital on the same night, according IANS.

Fact Finding Team of CLMC led by General Secretary LateefMohd. Khan,

Photographs of Hyder’s dead body available with TCN, however, tells a different story. On the whole body particularly on back

Custodial death in Nizamabad: rights groups see nexus between police and politicians

and on feet there are marks that proves that he was brutally beaten. TCN is not publishing those photos as a policy though.

Family members of Hyder told the fact finding team that Hyder was picked by the Intelligence, adding that when they reached the local police station enquiring about their son, after about half an hour, they saw “two policemen brought Hyder dragging, he seemed to be lifeless, we didn’t know whether he was alive or not and another policeman called an auto and sent three of us to government hospital.”

They took Hyder to the government hospital in an auto that police called, however, doctor declared him dead.

Locals told the CLMC team that “everything was planned and

arranged, from auto to ambulance and Nizamabad to Hyderabad.”

What is intriguing is the manner in which police tried to brush aside the case. According to a local youth who is politically active, but did not want to be named, informed the fact finding committee that in the night of 21st March the circle inspector Srinivasulu called him at police station, two corporators/councilors were also present there.

“They showed the photo of the deceased and asked whether he can handle the situation? Then the youth asked what is the matter, the police said, ‘this youth died in police custody but you have to say that he died by jumping the wall,” he told the CLMC team.

After furore, Superintendent of Police S. Chandrasekhar

Reddy on Sunday placed the SHO and a head constable under suspension. He also announced a probe into the incident.

Earlier, the Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Commission too took serious note of the matter and has sought reports from the police superintendent and collector.

The CLMC Fact finding team comprising LateefMohd. Khan, AshalaSrinivas, KaneezFathima, Adv. GreeshmaRai, Adv. Mohd. Ismail Khan, Adv. KausarShaik, Charan K.S., Rahul Thal visited Nizamabad district to find out the details of custodial death of a Muslim youth Shaikh Hyder, a daily wage labourer who died in the town-1 police station of Nizamabad district of Telangana state.

He offered himself to be recruited in the fighting army against the china; he gave up his salary for the war fund and above all he wrote to the then Prime Minister NehruJi to enlist his only son in the army and send him to the border to save the honor and integrity of the country. Whenever the Kashmir issue heaved its head, he never hesitated to reiterate that Kashmir’s accession to Indian nation is final and irrevocable. He was of the firm view that Kashmir is an integral part of India.

Qaide Millat was a true democrat. Once it so happened that he went to the rescue of a communist

Member in the Legislative Assembly of the Madras Presidency. Before Independence there were two communist MLA’s in the Madras Assembly M.N. Nambiyar and Varadarajilu; M.N.Nambiyar Participated in the Railway Strike and was put in prison. When Varadarajulu moved a call attention motion in the Assembly, there was none from the communist party to second the motion, Qaide Millat rose to the occasion, came to his rescue and seconded the motion. He said that it was his democratic duty to help a colleague in the House, though he differed from him ideologically.

Contemporary leaders honored him as the highly respected elder statement. Minorities found in him the guard and custodian of their constitutional rights and Indian Muslims revered him as their philosopher guide and saintly leader.

The governments of India have honored his memory with issuing a commemoration stamp. The government of Tamil Nadu have named Streets, roads, bridges, educational institutions and a district after him. His birth centenary was celebrated in each district of Tamil Nadu throughout the year by the government of Tamil Nadu.

As a political seer and saintly politician Qaide Millat raised certain issues in Constitutional Assembly. We find that those issues are still live and need political solutions. As a doughty defender of Shariat Law Qaide Millat raised objects to 44th Article of the Indian Constitution which

states that the state shall endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India. Unfortunately that Article is still exploited to injure the religious sentiments of the Muslim Minority. Either there should be an exemption for the Muslims or there should be deletion of the article from the constitution. This is the demand of the Muslims today and in the days to come.

Now we find that Indian democracy is passing through a political crisis. As the result of the hung parliament the game of toppling the government has commenced. The number game is on and it is widely feared that the horse trading in the capital of India way shortly begin. It is all due to lack of foresight among the political Leaders. Qaide Millat was a personality of insight and foresight. It was Qaide Millat who at first inaugurated the era of coalition politics Tamil Nadu. In 1967 Qaide Millat forged a political alliance between Indian Union Muslim League, Swantara Party and DMK. The allied partners won the elections defeating the monolithic party of Indian National Congress. Since in several places politics of Alliance was effectively implemented. The Political Alliance should be formed before the Elections. Election should be fought on the basis of minimum programme of allied parties. Such a tradition will benefit Indian democracy, stablise the political system and consolidate the Parliamentary government. Opportunism in politics will create confusion in democracy and destabilise the political system. Politicians of today can learn many a lesson from Qaide Millat .

Qaide Millat today has become a legend in Indian Politics and he will be the perennial source of inspiration for those who bulid the Indian nation, perfect the democratic system and preserve the Indian Unity and integrity and establish communal unity, harmony and understanding.

CELEBRATION OF 68th FOUNDER’S DAY OF IUML

“Kunhali Kutty’s Heroic Speech Reflects the Will and Determination of Qaid-e-Milleth” DMK M.P.Tiruchy Siva pays rich tributes to Qaid-e-Milleth.

“The IUML Party National Treasurer Mr.Kunhali has stated that ‘if the life and the security of the Muslim Community is endangered we are ready to throw out our posts and power to safeguard the interest of the community’ reflects the will and determination of the founder of IUML party Qaid-e-Milleth Muhammed Ismail sahib” said the DMK Rajya Sabha Member Tiruchy Siva while delivering Qaid-e-Milleth Memorial lecture on the occasion of the celebration of the 68th Founder’s Day organized on behalf of Kerala IUML Committee on March 17, 2015, at Kerala University Senate Hall, Trivandrum.

He briefed Qaid-e-Milleth’s service for the cause of minority and downtrodden people. He said Qaid-e-Milleth fought for rights of schedule castes and minority in the Indian Constituent assembly. He mentioned the close rapport between the DMK leaders and Qaid-e-Milleth which continued to prevail to the present day.The DMK leader Kalainger used to say that a kind of family relation always existed between him and the IUML leader Professor Khader Mohideen. While concluding his speech Mr.Siva said that no power on the earth could break the strong bond of friendship and relation between DMK and the IUML Party.

Kerala ChiefMinister Ommen Chandy delivered the valedictory address. The IUML National President E.Ahamed,National Treasurer and Kerala Industry Minister Kunhali Kutty, National Secretary E.T.Muhammed Basheer,M.P., Kerala State Party President Panakad Hyder Ali Shiabu Thangal

State General Secretary K.P.A.Majeed , Former Parliament Member M.Abdul Rahman and other party dignitaries participated in the celebration.

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68 th Foundation Day Celebrated in Greater Hyderabad. Telangana. The Telangana State President Mohammed Imtiyaz Hussain, hoists the party flag. Muslim Students Federation (MSF) State Convenor Istiaqh Ahamed, Muslim Youth League (MYL) State Convenor Advocate Abdul Basith, Vice President Abdul Jabbar, Abdul Azeez World Human Rights Protection Association (WHRPA) South India president and National Corporate General Mohammed ismail Hussain attend as the Chief Guest.

Honb’le Minister Shri Bandaru Dattatreya Ministers of State (IC) of

Labour and Employment With ET Mohammed Basheer MP and Kerala

Hotel and Restaurant Association State General Secretary Moideenkutty

Haji and Malappuram District General Secretary Shoukathali.

Mr. Syed Naseer Ahamed the author of the Book ‘THE IMMORTALS’, Presents a copy to Mr. K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker the Tamil Nadu State IUML General Secretary. Seen in the picture are the IUML Propaganda Secretary Kayal Mahaboob, Nellore Muhammed Ahamed and ‘The Times of League’ Asst. Editor K.T. Kizer Mohammed.

Nagpur City Muslim League & Muslim Youth League protested against the Bjp-Shiv Sena Government of Maharashtra for scrapping of Muslim Reservation Ordinance Demanding Immediate 8% to 12% reservation for Muslim Community in Maharashtra state & Special Rehabilitation/Compensations Package and Employment schemes for the Qureshi Community who are affected & Unemployed due to ban on beef act in Maharashtra. Memorandum is also submitted to the Collector of Nagpur at District Collector office, Nagpur.

Janab Aziz Seth Saheb (Vice President, IUML Maharashtra), Shamim Sadique (President, IUML Nagpur), Gulam Nabi (General Secretary, IUML Nagpur), Aslam Khan Mulla (Vice President IUML Vidarbha & Corporator IUML Nagpur), Nazir Farhad (Vice President, IUML Nagpur), Sheikh Sadik (Joint - Secretary, IUML Nagpur), Mohammad Ziauddin, Kazi Riyazuddin, Zubair Khan (General Secretary - Muslim Youth League, Nagpur), Nawaz sharif Qureshi (Vice President, Myl Nagpur), Iqbal Ansari (President IUML, North Nagpur), Iqbal Sheikh, Jalil Ansari, Niyazuddin Ansari, Jamil Ansari, Haji Asif, Nazim Qureshi, Aytesham Qureshi, Sanaullah Khan, Nisar Ahmed, Tausif Khan, Saddam Ashrafi, Sheikh Kalim, Gyasuddin Ansari, several members of IUML & MYL Nagpur & Qureshi Community were present ....

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Adil Zainulbhai, Chariman, Quality Council of India and Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co. presenting a copy of his book ‘Reimaging India: Unlocking the potential of Asia’s next superpower’ to the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan

American Tamil University Confers Doctorate Degree to the former Member of Parliament M. Abdul Rahman. The Chancellor of the University Dr. Selvin Kumar hands over the Degree to him. Seen in the picture is Ravi Tamil Vannan

“ Islam is an intellectual religion, not against the principles of rationalism. Please do not hinder the growth of Islam by misinterpreting the meaning of Quran” the IUML National General Secretary and the Tamil Nadu State IUML President Prof:K.M.Khader Mohideen asked people while delivering the valedictory address in a seminar organized by the IUML wing of Electronic Media at V.T.S.R.Mahal Tenkasi, Thirunelveli, on March 28, 2015.

The seminar was organized to high light the importance of electronic media and to train the IUML cadres in the art of using the electronic

media for effective communication.Sun News Special Reporter Nelson Savier, Nakkiran Chief Reporter

C.M.Ramakrishnan,Captain T.V. Analyst Elavendan delivered resourceful lectures. Tamil Nadu State IUML General Secretary K.A.M.Muhammed Abubacker, Treasurer Shajehan, Former M.P.M.Abdul Rehman, State Secretaries Nellai Abdul Majid, Kayal Mehboob, Jeevagiridharan ,Aduthurai A.M.Sha Jehan addressed the gathering. IUML Electronic Media co-ordinator Jamal Muhammed Ibrahim welcomed the gathering. Kadayanallur S.K.M.Habeebullah delivered vote of thanks.

Seminar on IUML Electronic Media - Tenkasi, Nellai.TN“Islam does not conflict with the principles of rationalism.Do not hinder the growth of Islam

by misinterpreting the meaning of Quran” Prof: K.M.Khader Mohideen Appeals.

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Member of Parliament E Ahamed from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) tore open the budget speech presented by Finance Minister ArunJaitley. Following is Ahamed’s speech in the LokSabha disapproving various provisions, rather lack of it, on Monday, March 16, 2015.

The Finance Minister in the very beginning of his speech has said that his budget proposals lay out the roadmap for accelerating growth, enhancing investment and passing on the benefit of the growth process to the common man, woman, youth and child those whose quality of life need to be improved. But as he proceeds further and comes to and end, it becomes very much clear that his Budget proposals are for elite and Corporate sector and nothing to do with the downtrodden. The philosophy is when the upper strata and the Corporate sector flourish, the downtrodden will get something. So focus on them and wait for trickle down. It is just opposite to what we believe.

I felt very sad to read the couplet in para 3 of his speech. They do not want to recognise our contribution. But we have done a lot for the downtrodden during last Twelve Five Year Plans. The Finance Minister did not utter a word about crash in crude oil prices and world commodity prices which have a statutory impact on our economy. To implement a large number of Budget proposals, the government requires not only a healthy finance but also strong political will, especially in the context of Black money.

BUDGET AND TAX RESOURCESThe Budget has been prepared

in the backdrop of a revenue shortfall in 2014-15 to the tune of Rs. 1,13,133crores which is close to 0.9 per cent of GDP. The fall was largely in Central excise duties and Service tax which together fell short by Rs. 70,000 crores.

The Budget for 2015-16 proposes numerous changes in both direct and indirect taxes. On the direct tax front, the government has reduced corporate tax rate from 30 per cent to 25 per cent while phasing out selective incentives. This has been done to boost corporate

sectors performance. Government has deferred the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR).

Instead of direct taxes being raised more to make taxation progressive, the budget has abolished the wealth tax and initiated moves for significant reduction in corporate tax. Now the moot question is when resources are scarce, the objective should be to mobilise more resources from Direct taxes. The abolition of wealth tax would make the fight against black money more difficult. It is difficult to hide property so a lot of tax could be collected as wealth tax.

My question is whey adequate efforts were not made to raise the tax – GDP ratio which is very low?

To garner more revenues, the Service Tax base has been expanded to include all services provided by the government except water supply, public health and slum improvement. Service tax has been raised from 12.36 per cent to 14 per cent and by a further 2 per cent to fund the Swachh Bharat. This will add to the production and distribution cost and thus increase prices besides putting burden on the common man.

The sheer magnitude of changes in the indirect tax and service tax indicate the imperfection and anomalies of our current indirect tax regime. There is a need to reduce service tax. I hope the Finance Minister will give a second thought to this.

The Finance Minister reaffirms the introduction of GST in 2014, but the roadmap is still missing. Without it, the business

community will not be able to plan for transition to the new regime.

The Budget proposals will reduce direct taxes by Rs. 8315 crores benefitting the rich and increase the burden on the common man by raising Rs. 23,383 crores through indirect taxes.

BUDGET AND REVENUE EXPENDITURE

Subsidies, Interest payments, Defence expenditure, Police, Pension, salaries of government employees etc. constitute 93 per cent of total revenue expenditure.

There is no scope to curtail these expenses. So from where the money will come to finance schemes, programmes and projects?

There is surplus in the capital account which is being utilised to cover deficit in the revenue account. In a financially sound economy, there is surplus on Revenue Account and deficit on the Capital Account.

My question to the Finance Minister is: How he has proposed to change the situation in the long run, so that schemes/programmes/projects for asset creation are not starved of funds?

BUDGET AND THE 14TH FINANCE COMMISSION:

The implementation of 14th Finance Commission coincides with this Budget. There is 10 per cent increase - from 32 per cent to 42 per cent share of States in the divisible pool of taxes, though States were asking for 50 per cent.

The Central government has given full freedom to State to utilise this enhanced share in whatever manner they feel, can utilise as per their priorities.

But the real question is – do the States get this enhanced packet? If we look at the finances of schemes, the Centre has made reductions in many of these schemes expecting the States to finance them from the enhanced devolution.

My question to the Finance Minister is: what is the net gain to the States, especially for Kerala?

BUDGET AND MAJOR PROGRAMMES UNDER CENTRAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PLANS:

Central assistance to State Plan has been restructured. These are Schemes to be fully supported by Union government. The Budget has increased allocation under these schemes marginally. For example , Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana will get Rs. 140 cores more in 2015-16 (Budget Estimate) as compared to 2014-15 (Revised Estimate). If you consider inflation, there is no real increase in the outlay for this scheme.

Under the 2nd category, there are schemes to be run with the changed sharing pattern. Under these schemes, barring a few, there is decline in the outlays for majority of schemes. For example, Integrated Child Development Scheme got Rs. 16316 crores in 2014-15 (RE) which has been reduced to Rs. 8000 crores in 2015-16.

The third category is those schemes which has been declined from Union Support. States were getting funds for tourist infrastructure (495 crores), Normal Central Assistance (Rs. 26814 crores), Special Central Assistance (Rs. 10150 crores), Backward Regions Grant Fund (Rs. 2837 cores) etc. These have been discontinued now. As a result, States have deprived of these funds.

My question to Finance Minister is: whether he has developed any mechanism to ensure States do not falter on these schemes especially in the 2nd and 3rd category as I mentioned earlier?

BUDGET AND CENTRAL PLAN OUTLAY:

If you look at the provisions made in the present budget with those made in the last year’s budget and the Actual expenditure for 2013-14 interesting facts are revealed.

Ministry of Women and Child

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Development spent Rs. 17912 crores in 2013-14, got Rs. 989 crores in 2014-15 and the present Budget has retained the same for 2015-16 – that means considering inflation, there is a decline in real term. Similarly, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Food Processing, Ministry of HRD to mention a few, all very important in terms of employment generating and welfare of masses, get a reduced allocation under Central Plan outlay.

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation had spent Rs. 11935 cores in 2013-14. With the emphasis on sanitation, it was provided only Rs. 231 crores in 2014-15 and the same amount has been retained in 2015-16 also.

Similarly, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation got Rs. 1607 crores in this year’s Budget as compared to Rs. 3245 crores provided in last year’s Budget.

My question to the Finance Minister is : How can he achieve the targets with redu ced financial allocations?

BUDGET AND SOCIAL SECTORS:While the Sates share in

Central taxes and Non-Plan Grants as share of GDP does show an increase, the total Union resources reveals a decline from last year’s budget expenditure.

The reduced expenditure also throw light on the lack of priority accorded to the social sector commitments of the Union government.

Share of social sector expenditure as per cent of GDP was 3.40 per cent in 2010-11. It came down to 2.84 per cent in 2014-15 and further to 2.57 in 2015-16.

My question to Finance Minister in this context is: If the resources of the States do not increase commensurately, how he is going to protect the social sector from suffering on account of lack of resources?

BUDGET AND BLACK MONEY:Greater focus is required on

curbing generation of black money in India. A great number of measures to curb generation of black money can’t be put into operation without the assistance of CBDT, ED, FIU, CBEC etc. These agencies are running staff shortages to the tune of 30,000.

The Budget fails to address this issue. There is need to strengthen the administrative machinery significantly.

Efforts to curb black money will not be effective unless all loopholes related to illicit money flows, aided by tax treaties, are identified and addressed. There is a need to probe the flow of funds through FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investments) with the help of Participatory Note – the culprit behind money laundering.

My question to Finance Minister is: why he has not banned Participatory Note instrument?

BUDGET AND THE PROBLEM OF MALNUTRITION:

The extent of malnutrition is high in India especially among children below 5 years of age. Almost 43 per cent of children below 5 years of age are under-weight. Almost half of the children are short or stunted for their age.

What the present Budget has done for them? The outlay for ICDS has been reduced to Rs. 8000 crores in 2015-16 from Rs. 16,316 in 2014-15 (RE). The revenue expenditure for the scheme will henceforth be borne by the States. The allocation under Mid Day Meals has come down to Rs. 9,326 crores in 2015-16 from Rs. 11,051 cores in 2014-15.

My question to the Finance Minister is: what is the reason for reduction in allocation for ICDS and MDM Schemes from 1.8 per cent to total expenditure in 2014-15 to 1 per cent now?

BUDGET AND MINORITIES:• Although the Religious

Minorities constitute 21 percent of total population, only 0.23 percent of the total Union Budget 2015-16 has been earmarked for development of Minorities.

• * The Current budget has allocated Rs. 3738 crores in 2015-16 as compared to 3734 crores in 2014-15 for Ministry of Minority Affairs. There is an increase of 4 crores only. If inflation is taken into account, there is no real increase in the allocation for Ministry of Minority Affairs for 2015-16.

* To address the overall development of deficits of minorities especially muslims, there is a need to implement Sachar Commission Recommedations. Now the Kundu Committee has also given its report on the implementation of Sachar Commission Recommendations. Government should take action on these.

BUDGET AND KERALA:There is nothing substantial in

the Budget for Kerala. In his Budget speech, the Finance Minister has indicated his intention to provide one major Central Institute in each State. For Kerala, he has proposed to upgrade the existing National Institute of Speech and Hearing to a University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation.

Keeping in view Kerala’s position in the human development index, Kerala deserves to have much more. Its educated youth is badly in need of new avenues to engage them and this was an opportune time, the Finance Minister could have made announcement in this regard. Moreover, the State’s Plantation, Fisheries and Tourism sectors have a lot to contribute in the countries growth. Unfortunately,

the present government has given step-motherly treatment to Kerala. It is really very sad.

On the whole, the Finance Minister has decorated his Budget Speech with attractive schemes and programmes. But these are starved of the required funds. Moreover, States are expected to look after themselves in a large number of welfare oriented schemes and programmes. It is just a wait and watch situation.

In response to what the Finance Minister said in para 3 of his Budget speech, I would say that“The Garden we left was full of roses, the new Gardner ignored them and let them die. Then what else – only “Kaante”will be there”.

With these words I disapprove the Budget for 2015-16. Thank you.

Book ReviewBook Title “THE IMMORTALS”

Author Syed NaseerAhamedPublished by Azad House of PublicationsPrice Rs. 1000/=

It is often felt especially by the Indian Muslims that the contributions made by their ancestors for the cause of freedom struggle of India was either totally or partially blocked out or painted with bad colour while writing the history of freedom struggle.

The author Mr.Syed NaseerAhamed by reading the pulse of the Indian Muslim Community rightly felt the need and the necessity of a book on the subject. This resulted in his Master Piece “ THE IMMORTALS “. The book portraits with brief biographical sketches of 155 Muslim heroes who contributed for the cause of the Indian Freedom Struggle. All the contents of the book are nothing but historical facts, truths and truths only.

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. I would like to make three general observations on this Budget. This Budget is one step up and two steps down Budget. Secondly, this Budget gives high speed to Railways’ privatization which is a wrong direction. My third point is, the Railway Budget is detaching my home State Kerala’s bogie from the growth engine of the Indian Railways.

I wish to draw the attention of the House to the naked injustice done in the Railways. Railways are the biggest employer in the country. It has 14 lakh employees. Is it not our duty to examine whether due representation is given to OBCs, SCs and STs? Out of these 14 lakh employees, I would like to know whether we have given due representation to the marginalised sections of society.

With profound regret I wish to say that an authentic study says that representation of Muslims in the Indian Railways is just 4.5 per cent. It also says that out of this 4.5 per cent Muslim representation, 90.7 per cent of Muslims are working in low-grade jobs. With all humbleness I wish to ask, is it not injustice? It is our duty to correct it. I humbly demand in this House that emergent action should be taken to correct this injustice.

My second point is in respect of my constituency. My constituency Ponnani is having six railway stations, namely, Tirur, Parappanangadi, Kuttippuram, Thirunavaya, Pallipuram and Tanur. In all these places, passenger amenities are very poor. I humbly request the Government to take appropriate action to improve the passenger amenities. Is it not the high time to redefine the powers of the Railway Board? Even for a small thing, even in the case of stoppage of a train, should we go to the Railway Board? I am of the firm opinion that the powers will

have to be delegated to the lower level, even to the General Manager level. That is the need of the hour.

Similarly, Sir, in my constituency, Tirur is there. Tirur is a historical place and it is the headquarters of the Malayalam University. So, the long distance trains may be given stoppage in that historical place Tirur. There are some attractive portions of this Budget like construction of 970 over bridges, allocation of Rs. 120 crores for installing lifts and escalators in the railway stations, five minutes ticketing system and provision for giving lower berths to elderly persons, etc. But we have to realise that Railways will have to face a blow because of hike in the fare. Of course, it is not in the freight fare. Now, transport charges of coal may increase by 6.3 per cent; in case of iron, it is 2.7 percent; in case of cement and steel, it is 0.8 per cent; and in case of urea and others, it is 10 per cent. It will have an impact on price rise and other things. That is an issue which you would have to address.

Similarly, shortage of staff in Railways is a big problem which will have to be addressed. The shortage of loco pilots is there. We have to take emergent steps to fill up all the vacancies in a time bound manner. Nothing has been mentioned about filling up of vacancies in the White Paper and

in the Budget Speech. Safety is an important question in the Railways. In the Budget Speech on page no. 18, para 66, the Minister says:

“We are preparing a five-year corporate safety plan by June 2015 indicating annual quantifiable targets. We will examine all pending recommendations made by High Level Safety Review Committee headed by Dr. Kakodkar Committee by April 2015. ”

Sir, this Committee had submitted its Report in 2012. Unfortunately, nothing has been considered seriously by them including the recent accident of the train coming from Bangalore to Ernakulam. That may be the latest one. Such kinds of accidents are taking place. I have gone through Dr. Kakodkar Committee’s Report. They have made very effective recommendations. Unfortunately,

Excerpts from the Speech of E.T. Muhammed Basheer on Railway Budget

the Government have not applied their mind for the implementation of this Report. That also may kindly be examined properly. We also want some time bound action on that.

Sir, we have to understand one more thing. We are having a lot of ideas and a lot of dreams. But, how can we transform those ideas into action? If we go through the White Paper and similarly the Minister’s Budget Speech, it is clear that it is mismatching with the ground realities, our expectations and our estimates.

I am of the firm opinion that we must have realization of ground realities. We are having an Indian inhibition about self-sustainability. Okay, we must have that. We must have public-private partnership also. I have gone through that document. We have administered near about nine or ten projects on PPP. PPP can be encouraged but when we privatize Railways, we must keep in mind that Railways is the asset of the nation. We have to be very careful while privatizing the Railways sector.

Sir, I do not want to take much of the time but I hope that these kinds of issues will have to be addressed. The Government will give serious consideration on these kinds of vital issues. With these words, I conclude. Thank you very much.

Tamil Nadu State IUML General Secretary K.A.M. Muhamed Abubacker hoists the IUML Flag on the ‘68th IUML Foundation Day at National Head Quarters,Quaid-e-Millath Manzil,Chennai