Steno Kailash Chandra Vol-24 Dictation No. 443

Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, before beginning my speech on the Budget, I would like to associate myself with the other gentlemen without hoarding any speculation in condemning the incident which was referred to earlier. Everybody here, I am sure will join with me that political violence is not the thing to be thought of and it is a very condemnable one and I associate myself with the views expressed by my other friends on both sides of the House. So far as the Budget is concerned as the Economic Survey has indicated the year 2004-05 was a year of unprecedented economic strains in the history of independent India. Again, Sir, if you look at the Economic Survey we find that the growth either in Industrial or agricultural or export sector has not been a very encouraging one. Sir, the hon