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- ↑ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (3 March 1994). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Council of States Secretariat. p. 389. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1992). Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. p. 128. Retrieved 19 July 2020.