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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, we are witnessing the financial crunch in the world. The great nations of the world, including America and Germany, have taken measures along the same lines that we are proposing in this Bill. For example, recently in Germany, the Government had to pump in US$750 million into the Opel Company to ensure that the employment of Germans is guaranteed. So, I call upon this House and the leaders of this country to wake up and face the dragon that is threatening this country. We are facing poverty and insecurity and we must tackle them from the front. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, this country is on the path of handing over her wealth and economy to few exploiters in the name of oil marketers, banks that are declaring hefty profits and all the business people who are reaping, at times, over 200 per cent. For example, at the price we are selling maize meal today in this country, there is no doubt that various marketers are making a profit of over 200 per cent. I wonder how a country like this one is required to survive under those circumstances. We have seen this Government come up with what I would call “half half” measures in trying to pursue a mirage. The Government has decided to allow the importation of maize duty free. That has not worked. Things have started on a deteriorating course. So, the question is: Where are we and what next? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I call upon this House to take up its role and guide this country. We should not be cowed by outside agencies or governments. The"
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