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"content": "Yes, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee for his attempt to respond. I also take cognizance of the fact that, of course, he is not the person directly responsible for this portfolio. It is just that the rules require him to come and present matters as given to him. In the first instance, I want to thank the President because he personally got involved in this matter while the operatives he had put in office who were responsible for this never took any initiative. We had to make a direct appeal. For that, we want to thank the President. Secondly, there is the Kaparo-Haji Committee which is not gazetted and its terms are not very clear. It is a kind of trial and error. They have confided in us that they cannot go beyond where they have reached. So, it is not correct to rely on them to bring peace and try to resettle or rehabilitate people who are affected. To that extent, I think reliance on the Kaparo-Haji Committee only as a means to solving this problem is absolutely inadequate and we need to address it. I want to protest the ruling by the Speaker then that I am invited to this Committee when the security apparatus were to be summoned to respond to this. The Speaker then took cognizance of the fact that it was a very serious issue and it was a matter of national importance and all the arms of Government responsible for this were to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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