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of the dispute at all. The dispute concerned only the Shahdara (Delhi) Saharanpur Light Railway and not the East Indian Railway.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): There was no such demand on behalf of the employees of the East Indian Railway ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Certainly not, Sir.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): The facts stated by the Honourable Member for Labour show that there is no justification for this motion. Therefore, it is disallowed.
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*** Expenditure on Buildings in Delhi**
@ 132. Dr. Sir Zia Uddin Ahmad : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state how much money have the Government of India spent on buildings—permanent and temporary—in Delhi ?
(b) How much was provided by (i)loan, (ii) revenue, and (iii) by land and lease arrangements ?
(c) What would happen to these buildings after the war ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) The total cost of permanent and temporary, office and residential accommodation, constructed since 1939, is Rs. 6.38 crores.
(b) The information asked for is not readily available.
(c) Permanent buildings will be retained after the war. As regards temporary buildings, it is the intention of Government to demolish them as soon as practicable after the war, as and when the sites are required for the development of Delhi.
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† Demolition of Temporary Buildings
@133. Dr. Sir Zia Uddin Ahmad : (a) Has the Honourable the Labour Member suggested to his Department that the buildings will be constructed in a manner that they may be pulled down soon after the war which will involve additional expenditure of the money ?
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1944, 7th November 1944, p. 319.
@ Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner having exhausted his quota.
† Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1944, 7th November 1944, pp. 319-20.