Mr. Chairman, Sir, I support the president's address and also the motion of thanks moved by Shri Gadgil. The members of the opposition are not present in the house and it appreas that some members of our own party are playing their role. It is goods for the opposition to play their role and it is also good to point out one's own shortcomings in the interest of the country. At the same time, I differ with some of the points referred to by my friends.  With regard to matters concerning women, it is necessary to understand that immediate results cannot be expected measures taken by the government. It is a long drawn process, and we would be able to achieve the results of those programmes, which have been formulated, in due course. Respect of women varies from one family to the other. But I am sure that my hon. Friend must be giving due respect to the women folk in his family. It is natural that everyone will have to change his attitude towards women in order to give respectable position to change the psyche and morale of the people through launching effective programmes. The programmes being implemented our government would bear results in due course. On hon. Friend is quite senior and has been active in politics for the last forty years. He is fully aware of what politics used to be in the British period. The hon. President has also mentioned it is his address. The issue of terrorism in Bihar and andhra Pradesh has been highlighted in it. It is absolutely true that the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal were badly affected by feudalism. Its main reason was that the British rulers entered the country through West Bengal and the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were badly affected. At present, by-elections are being held in various states, and it means that the election commission as well as the Government of India have come to accept the position that the conditions are so far improved that the ordinary democratic processes can function. If you want higher prices for the cotton grower, how can you expect reasonable prices of cotton yarn for the handloom and powerloom sectors? So, because of this obvious contradiction, there is a demand all over that the textile policy has failed and therefore it should be reviewed.
