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among the indigenous Assamese that the immigrants were going to grab their land. He wanted
Shri Basu Deb Acharia, MP
the government to inform the House about the number of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh living in different states of India, and how many of them were in Assam, particularly in the Bodo territory. He demanded preparing an updated National Register of Citizens and the deletion of names of those, who were illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The infiltration from Bangladesh and the outcome thereof was a very serious issue and the responsibility of it was more on the central government than the state government, said Shri Advani. Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar,
MP, (INC) said Assam had been affected by various problems for long and the Congress government had been trying hard to bring peace and prosperity to the state. The government even increased the number of tribunals to dispose of the cases relating to illegal immigrants. Despite the creation of Bodoland Territorial Council there were problems and ethnic clashes rocked the Bodoland area. Shri Shailendra Kumar, MP, (SP) suggested taking measures to ensure that people could go back to their homes without fear. The motives of foreigners living in the country without visas also had to be examined. Shri Dara Singh Chauhan, MP,
(BSP) warned against trying to draw political mileage out of the incident or give a communal colour to it. He demanded proper rehabilitation and compensation for all the displaced persons and punishment to the people found guilty after investigation. Shri Basu Deb Acharia, MP, (CPI-M), who had also given notice of adjournment motion, opposed the one moved by Shri Advani on the ground that the issue was not about illegal immigration as pointed by Shri Advani but a failure on the part of the both the state and the central governments. Increasing
problem. He believed only some groups among the Bodos and the fundamental Muslim elements were creating this problem. He asked the central government to provide sufficient funds, to the government of Assam so that all the rehabilitation work could be done and enough compensation paid to the affected families. Shri Sharad Yadav, MP,
Shri Sharad Yadav, MP
the percentage of the Bodo population to strengthen their demand for a separate state was the intention behind creating the
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The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2012 The convention on the prohibition of the development production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction was signed on behalf of the Government of India at Paris on 14 January 1993. The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 was enacted to give effect to the said Convention and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Chemical
Weapons Convention Act, 2000 confers power upon the Central Government to appoint such of the officers of the National Authority, as it thinks fit, to be enforcement officers for the purposes of the said sub-section (1) of section 9 to widen its scope and confer upon the Central Government the power also to appoint any of its officers as enforcement officers under the said Act. Section 16 of the said Act contains provisions for
restriction on transfer of any toxic chemical or precursor listed in schedule 2 in the Annex on Chemicals to the said Convention. It provides that no person shall, three years after 29 April 1997, transfer to or receive from any person, who is not citizen of a State Party, any Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2 in the Annex on Chemicals. It is proposed to amend the said section to provide that no person shall transfer to, or receive from, a State which is not Party to the Convention, any Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2 in the Annex on Chemicals. The provisions of the aforesaid Act, except sections 18 and 39, were brought into force on 1 July 2005.
Section 18 of the aforesaid Act relates to the provisions of registration of person engaged in the production, processing, acquisition, consumption, transfer, import, export or use of nay toxic Chemical or Precursor. The existing provisions of section 18 did not specify any threshold limit for registration of chemicals covered under the said convention. In order to bring the said section 18 of the Act in alignment with the said convention, it had been proposed to amend the said section, inter alia, to provide that:
(a) The scope of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be subject to such exemption and threshold as may be prescribed by the rules made by the Central Government; (b) The grant of a certification of the registration under the sub-section (4) of the said section shall be subject to such terms and condition as may be specified by rules made by the Central Government; and (c) Every person to whom the certificate of registration is granted shall furnish to the Central Government periodically or as and when required under sub-section (6) such information, declaration and return as may be prescribed by the rules made by the Central Government.
The Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on 5 May, 2012
and Lok Sabha on 30 August, 2012. The Bill as passed by both Houses of Parliament was assented by the President of India on 11 September, 2012. Accordingly the Chemical Weapons Convention Act,
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(JD-U) asked the government to inform the House about the real situation in the state since members were not fully aware of the factual position and find a humanitarian solution to the problem. He was against any
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