In all over discussions you will please recollect that leaving aside the part C. States, the administration of all affairs including affairs relating to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes rests, in the first instance, with the state governments. So far as part a states are concerned, their autonomy is fairly large, or rather, in this particular matter we can only give them advice, offer them suggestions, or give them only. So far as the part B States are concerned, it is true that under the constitution directives may be sent, but they are also carrying on their affairs with fully elected legislative bodies, and I just remind the house that the power of giving directives is not an unlimited power in terms of period of time. It is only for ten years. Four years are expiring, and another six years will remain. Therefore, while we discuss the affairs of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, we should remermber, as far as possible, that the actual administration lies in, what I may call, the provincial sphere. Of course, so far as the Government of India or the Central Government Departments are Concerned many questions may be raised. I seen whenever the parliament is in session that members are very keen to know whether advantage has been given to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in regard to their reserved seats. I should like, at the outset, to assure every single member of the house that the Central Government spares no pains, to see to it that the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes have the fullest opportunity of rendering public service. Sir, in Pakistan today, there is a news that the North-Western Frontier Province has been captured by Talibans. But in this country itself, in Mangalore, we have seen the Hindu talibanisation by some hooligans taking the control of the law and order in their hands. They say that they respect the women, but they insulted the women, physically assaulted the women there.
