The Lok Sabha continues with the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's address for the third day on Friday. Initiating today's discussion, Adhir Ranjan Chouwdhury of the Congress said the country belongs to all and the spirit of unity needs to be preserved. He said with better thoughts and deeds, the nation needs to march ahead.<br />''<br />''When Mr Chowdhury said Chinese troops captured an Indian youth recently from well within Indian territory, Law Minister Kiren Rijuju intervened saying there is no demarcated borderline in the region, adding, while the youth went for hunting, he was captured by the Chinese troops. He asked the members to exercise caution in making any remarks about sensitive matters. Mr Chowdhuri charged that inflation is soaring up leading to spiraling prices of essential commodities.<br />''<br />''Dr Kirish Premjibhai Solanki of the BJP said the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken more efforts in the last eight years than what has been done in the last 70-years in nation-building.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the introduction of the private members bills were taken up in the House by giving a brief break in the discussion over the motion of thanks to the President's address.<br />''<br />''Later, when the discussion was resumed, Hanuman Beniwal of the RLP said the interests of the farmers and the defence personnel need to be protected.<br />''Nawas Kani of the IUML demanded action to safeguard the interests of Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, while fishing in the Gulf of Mannar. He also asked for compensation to farmers for their loss of crops.<br />''Aparupa Poddar of the AITC said the demonetization has affected the country's economy though the intended benefits like the abolition of black money have not been achieved.<br />''<br />''Indra Hang Subba of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing all possible assistance to his state during the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />''<br />''Congress MP from Idukki, Dean Kuriakose accused the Government of decreasing the budgetary allocation for MGNREGA over the years.<br />''<br />''BJP MP from Tezpur, Assam, Pallab Lochan Das said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the North East sixty times. He said, in the past, no other Prime Minister visited the region so many times.<br />''<br />''Agatha Sangma of the NPP from Tura constituency in Meghalaya demanded the inclusion of Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of the constitution. She also called for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the region. She lauded the PM Gharib Kalyan Yojana and asked for its extension beyond its originally intended time of completion.