Report card: Majority of Muslim Lok Sabha MPs remain silent, Owaisi again leader

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Muslim Members of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) have again disappointed their constituencies as well as the community as majority of them remained tight-lipped not asking any question during the November-December 2009 Winter Session.

The session ran from November 11 to December 21 with 21 working days. According to official data available by January 2, 2010, of 30 Muslim Members of Lok Sabha 19 did not ask any question. However, once again, Asaduddin Owaisi, lone MP of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslemeen (AIMIM) from Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) laughed his way to the constituency retaining leadership of Muslim MPs with 41 questions.

This is the second time when TwoCircles.net is presenting the report card on the performance of Muslim MPs in the Parliament – the highest legislative body of the country – before the community and the country. No other media, Muslim or otherwise, has ever presented such report card. That’s why our last report card on July-August 2009 session of Parliament got much accolade from public and created flutter among some Muslim parliamentarians.

During the recent Winter Session, while 19 Muslim Lok Sabha Members did not ask any question, Asaduddin Owaisi asked the most – 41. This despite the fact that he was among the 32 MPs because of whose absence on November 30, 2009 the Question Hour was cancelled. These 32 MPs had questions listed against their name but were absent.

In good performance Owaisi is followed by BJP’s Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (Bhagalpur, Bihar) with 27 questions. Others whose questions touched double figure are J M Aron Rashid of Congress (19), M I Shanavas (Congress) 16, Monazir Hsasan of JD-U (11) and Badruddin Ajmal of AUDF (10).

As the ruling Congress has more Muslim MPs (11) in the present Lok Sabha, the party also has the largest share of ‘onlooker’ MPs (9 of 19 non-performers). Except J M Aron Rashid and M I Shanavas, all other MPs of the party – majority from North India including Asrarul Haq Qasmi and Muhammad Azharuddin, preferred to be silent.

BSP is the second top low performer as all four Muslim MPs of the party did not ask any question. The ranking is shared by Trinamool Congress (3 MPs) and Muslim League (2 MPs) – both parties are partners of the ruling alliance -- who also remained silent.

The session ran for 21 days. There were four Muslim MPs who remained present in the House on all these days but only two of them asked question -- BJP’s Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (21 questions) and Sk Saidul Haq of CPM (9 questions), the other two – Ismail Hussain (Cong) and Shafiqur Rahman Barq (BSP) did not have any question to ask.

The lowest performer in attendance was Mausam Noor of Congress (4 days).

Type of Questions

Questions are of three types:-

Starred, Unstarred and Short Notice Questions

A Starred Question is one to which a member desires an oral answer in the House and which is distinguished by an asterisk mark. When a question is answered orally, supplementary questions can be asked thereon. Only 20 questions can be listed for oral answer on a day.

An Unstarred Question: is one which is not called for oral answer in the House and on which no supplementary questions can consequently be asked. To such a question, a written answer is deemed to have been laid on the Table after the Question Hour by the Minister to whom it is addressed. It is printed in the official report of the sitting of the House for which it is put down. Only 230 questions can be listed for written answer on a day.

A Short Notice Question is one which relates to a matter of urgent public importance and can be asked with shorter notice than the period of notice prescribed for an ordinary question. Like a starred question, it is answered orally followed by supplementary questions.

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Name: Mr. Abdul Mannan Hossain
Age: 57
Constituency: Murshidabad (West Bengal )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 08/21

No. of questions: 0

 

 

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Name: Mr. Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury

Age:
Constituency: Maldaha Dakshin (West Bengal)
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 5/21

 

No. of questions: 0

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Name: Mr. Abdul Rahman
Age: 50
Constituency: Vellore (Tamil Nadu )
Party name: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)

No of days present : 14/21

 

No. of questions: 11

Sr no.	Q.No.	Q.Type	Date	Ministry Name	Subject
1.	47	UNSTARRED	19.11.2009	RAILWAYS	SHAMLI RAIL ROUTE
2.	604	UNSTARRED	23.11.2009	LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT	CHILD LABOURERS IN BT COTTON FARMS
3.	1322	UNSTARRED	26.11.2009	CIVIL AVIATION	INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CHECKS ON AIRCRAFT
4.	1616	UNSTARRED	30.11.2009	DEFENCE	SUPPLY OF SUBSTANDARD EXPLOSIVE ITEMS
5.	2311	UNSTARRED	03.12.2009	RAILWAYS	HIKE IN FREIGHT RATE
6	4731	UNSTARRED	18.12.2009	HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE	VACANCIES IN MEDICAL COLLEGES
7	414	STARRED	17.12.2009	CIVIL AVIATION	CAT-III COMPLIANT FLIGHTS
8	3965	UNSTARRED	15.12.2009	HOME AFFAIRS	SURVEILLANCE DEVICES
9	4089	UNSTARRED	15.12.2009	HOME AFFAIRS	INCONVENIENCE DUE TO VIP SECURITY
10	4238	UNSTARRED	16.12.2009	EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	ISSUE OF VISA TO ANTI-NATIONALS
11	4545	UNSTARRED	17.12.2009	RAILWAYS	PROVISION OF STANDARD RAMPS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

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Name: Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi
Age: 40
Constituency: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh )
Party name: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimmen(AIMIM)

No of days present : 13/21

 

 

No. of questions: 42

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No. of Debates: 1

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Name: Mr Badruddin Ajmal
Age: 54
Constituency: Dhubri (Assam )
Party name: Assam United Democratic Front(AUDF)

No of days present : 12/21

 

No. of questions: 10

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Name: Begum Tabassum Hasan
Age: 39
Contituency: Kairana (Uttar Pradesh )
Party name: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)

No of days present : 11/21

 

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Dr. Mirza Mehboob Beg
Age: 60
Constituency: Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir )
Party name: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC)

No of days present : 14/21

 

No. of questions: 3

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Name: Dr. Monazir Hassan
Age: 52
Constituency: Begusarai (Bihar )
Party name: Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))

No of days present : 17/21

 

No. of questions: 11

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Name: Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Age: 72
Constituency: Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir )
Party name: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC)

(Renewable Energy Minister)

 

 

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Name: Mr. E. T. Muhammed Basheer
Age: 63
Constituency: Ponnani (Kerala )
Party name: Muslim League Kerala State Committee(MLKSC)

No of days present : 17/21

 

No. of questions: 1

Sl.no.	Q.No	Q.Type	Date	Ministry	Subject
1	4736	UNSTARRED	18.12.2009	HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE	EXPORT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HERBS

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Name: Mr. E. Ahamed
Age: 71
Constituency: Malappuram (Kerala )
Party name: Muslim League Kerala State Committee(MLKSC)

(Railway Minister for state)

 

 

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Name: Mr. Hassan Khan
Age: 70
Constituency: Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir )
Party name: Independent(Ind.)

No of days present : 17/21

 

No. of questions: 8

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Name: Mr. Ismail Hussain
Age: 59
Constituency: Barpeta (Assam )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 21/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mr J.M. Aaron Rashid
Age: 59
Constituency:Theni (Tamil Nadu )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 11/21

 

No. of questions: 19

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Name: Kaisar Jahan
Age:
Constituency: Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)
Party name: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)

No of days present : 06/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mr. Kabir Suman
Age: 59
Constituency: Jadavpur (West Bengal )
Party name: All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)

No of days present : 16/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mr. Kadir Rana
Age: 48
Constituency: Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh )
Party name: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)

No of days present : 06/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mausam Noor
Age: 30
Conctituency: Maldaha Uttar (West Bengal )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 04/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mr Mohammed Azharuddin
Age: 46
Constituecy: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 18/21

 

No. of questions: 1

Sl.no.	Q.No	Q.Type	Date	Ministry	Subject
1	3671*	UNSTARRED	11.12.2009	HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE	REVISED NATIONAL TB CONTROL PROGRAMME

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Name: Mr. M. I. Shanavas
Age: 58
Constituency: Wayanad (Kerala )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 18/21

 

No. of questions: 18

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Name: Mr. Mohammad Asrarul Haque
Age: 67
Constituency: Kishanganj (Bihar )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 20/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mr. Muhammed Hamdulla A. B. Sayeed
Age: 27
Constituency: Lakshadweep(ST) (Lakshadweep )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 09/21

No. of questions: 0

 

 

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Name: Mr. Sultan Ahmed
Age: 56
Constituency: Uluberia (West Bengal )
Party name: All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)

(Minister of State for Tourism)

 

 

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Name: Mr. Salman Khurshid
Age: 56
Constituency: Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

(Minority Affairs and Corporate Affairs)

 

 

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Name: Mr. Sharifud-Din Shariq
Age: 74
Constituency: Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir )
Party name: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC)

No of days present : 19/21

 

No. of questions: 1

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Name: Mr. Sk. Nurul Islam
Age: 46
Constituency: Basirhat (West Bengal )
Party name: All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)

No of days present : 10/21

No. of questions: 0

 

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Name: Mr. Sk. Saidul Haque
Age: 55
Constituency: Bardhaman-Durgapur (West Bengal )
Party name: Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))

No of days present : 21/21

 

No. of questions: 9

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Name: Mr. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
Age: 41
Constituency: Bhagalpur (Bihar )
Party name: Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)

No of days present : 21/21

 

No. of questions: 32

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Name: Mr. Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Age: 79
Constituency: Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh )
Party name: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)

No of days present : 21/21

 

No. of questions: 1

Sl.no.	Q.No	Q.Type	Date	Ministry	Subject
1	3657	UNSTARRED	11.12.2009	HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE	OPENING OF CGHS DISPENSARIES

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Name: Mr. Zafar Ali Naqvi
Age: 62
Constituency: Kheri (Uttar Pradesh )
Party name: Indian National Congress(INC)

No of days present : 06/21

No. of questions: 0

 

 

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[The report has been compiled by Mudassir Rizwan of TwoCircles.net Patna Correspondent]

Source : Lok Sabha Website [As updated till 3rd Jan 2010]

Link:

Monsoon session report card

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