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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hargura",
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, the amendment which you have proposed to Clause 2, some of them may not be possible to meet like saying that a police reservist should be able to read and write. These are people who work within communities who are illiterate; 80 per cent illiteracy levels. They are actually taking this responsibility for their own security. Most of them have not gone to school, they are just herdsmen. So, this clause will not apply. So, we are putting in a law which will not be implementable on the ground. Even the age of 30 years age, may be---. Initially it said age 18 years; 18 years of age might be on the lower side. Maybe from 25 years of age onwards would be more appropriate because we know their age. Most of those herdsmen are young men. In fact, we normally have some age-set system, whereby, once you marry, you kind of leave that service of taking care of the community, security-wise. I would like it to be from 25 years of age because from 30 years, that would be a bit late. The reading and writing requirements should be removed because we will not be able to implement that law. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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