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389PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES Dr. Ambedkar: I contend that these amendments are purely formal and consequential. There is nothing which raises the question of substance. However, if Members think that they need some time, I have no objection to the matter being taken up tomorrow subject to the other business of Government. The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (Shri Satya Narayan Sinha) : The next item on the agenda may be taken up. Mr. Chairman: I quite see the reasonableness of the request. *[For text of the motions See Appendix XXXIII, Annexure 4.] MADHYA PRADESH ORDER Shri M. A. Hassan Madhya Pradesh): I beg to move: [For text of the motions see Appendix XXXIII, Annexure 4] The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): I beg to move : [For text of the motions see Appendix XXXIII, Annexure 4] UTTAR PRADESH ORDER Pandit Balkrishna Sharma (Uttar Pradesh): I beg to move: [For text of the motions see Appendix XXXIII, Annexure 4] Mr. Speaker: I do not know what the Government proposes to do about the motions in respect of the U. P. Order. The motions have to be moved to-day. Dr. Ambedkar: I am in a difficult situation, because the revised order is not yet ready. Mr. Speaker: Will it be ready by one o’clock to-day ? Dr. Ambedkar: We are trying our best and I shall let the House know and let you also know before one o’clock how the position stands. * P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 7th June 1951, pp. 10342-43.

390 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES Mr. Speaker: The point is that before one o’clock the motions must be made in the House. Otherwise, perhaps, the motions will not be admissible at all. Threfore, I would suggest the motions may be moved and examined and then it will be possible to suggest amendments in the motion. That would be one of the courses open. The Hon. Law Minister may consider that, I mean amendments so far as language and other such things are concerned and not amendments of substance. * MOTIONS Re. DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES ORDERS, 1951— contd. The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): I should like that the Assam order be first taken into consideration. Mr. Deputy Speaker: Yes. A number of amendments have been tabled to this. For the purpose of convenience is it not possible to ascertain what amendments the Hon. Law Minister is prepared to accept, in which case the other amendments may not be pressed ? Of course, if there are any Members who want to press their amendments we can deal with them. Dr. Ambedkar: With regard to Assam I have many amendments. Mr. Deputy Speaker: Therefore, if the Hon. Minister moves his amendments first, whatever is not covered we can address ourselves to it later. Dr. Ambedkar: My amendments are in Suppl. List 4, Nos. 1 to 8. They are purely technical amendments and there is no point of substance involved. On further consideration I propose to withdraw Nos. 1 and 2 of my amendments. The amendments, by leave withdrawn. * P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 8th June 1951, p. 10500.

391PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES * Shri Chaliha: I also like to press my motion No. 2 in supplementary List No. 2. I do not press No. 1. In the constitution it is provided that the Shillong constituency will be open as a general constituency. Article 332(6) says : “No person who is not a member of a Scheduled Tribe of any autonomous district of the State of Assam shall be eligible for election to the Legislative Assembly of the State from any constituency of that district except from the constituency comprising the cantonment and municipality of Shillong.” I think Dr. Ambedkar has accepted this and it is said that was a printing mistake and that it will not be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes but that it will be a general constituency. Through mistake or otherwise it has been reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. It should not be reserved for them. It should be open for the general population. This has been specifically provided in the Constitution as I have already pointed out. Dr. Ambedkar: I had said that the office has treated it as a printing error and that we propose to issue a corrigendum. Probably it has already been issued. Shri Chaliha: In that case I would like to withdraw that motion (No. 2 in Supplementary List No. 2 relating to Assam Orders). The motion was, by leave, withdrawn. ** Dr. Ambedkar: I would like to accept the following amendments : Consolidated List I—parts 1 and 2. Consolidated List I—amendments 1 to 4. Mr. Deputy Speaker: That means 50 per cent. of Mr. Das’s amendments. * P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 8th June 1951, p. 10503. ** P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 4th June 1951, p. 10510.

392 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES Shri Biswanath Das : I gave notice of other amendments. Mr. Deputy Speaker: None here. Shri Biswanath Das : Even these amendments represent only the few that I had to give notice of after persistent requests from the members of different districts, I had another amendment. After they were accepted by the Hon. Minister I thought they would give notice of them. Dr. Ambedkar: I have given the amendments that I have accepted. * Mr. Deputy Speaker: The question is : [For text of the motions see Dr. Ambedkar’s amendments Nos. 1 to 3 (Orissa Order) in Appendix XXXII, annexure 1]. The motion was adopted. Mr. Deputy Speaker: To that extent the President’s order is modified. The question is : That the following modification be made in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order, 1951 laid on the Table on the 16th ay 1951, namely: 1. That at page 1, in Table A—Parliamentary Constituencies, in column 1, for the entry “Dhenkanal” the entry “GanjamSouth” be substituted “. 1. That at page 1, in Table A—Parliamentary Constituencies, in column 1, for the entry “Ganjam-South” be substituted”. The motion was adopted. Dr. Ambedkar: My own amendment is in Supplementary List 2, Nos. 1 to 5. I accept the one in the name of Mr. Biswanath Das 1 and 2, the second with the modification “North East Ganjam” as “Ganjam South”. The other amendment which I have accepted is in Supplementary List No. 1, 1 to 4 as modified. * P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 4th June 1951, pp. 10511-13.

393PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES Mr. Deputy Speaker: The question is: That the following modifications be made in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order, 1951, laid on the Table on the 16th May 1951, namely:— 1. That at page 1, in Table A—Parliamentary Constituencies, for the entry “Koraput in column 1, and all the entries against it in columns 2, 3, 4 and 5, the following be substituted, namely:— 1 2 345 Nowrangpur Nowrangpur sub-division, and the Padua, Pottangi, Simliguda and Nandapur police stations of of Koraput sub-division. 1 …… 2. That at page 1, in Table A—Parliamentary Constituencies, for the entry “Kayagada-Phulbani” in column 1, and all the entries against it in columns 2, 3, 4, and 5, the following be substituted, namely:— 1 2 3 45 Rayagada- Phulbani The entire Rayagada sub-division and the police station of Kora-put, Dashmantpur, Laxmipur and Narayanapatna of Koraput sub-division as also the district of Phulbani except police stations of Manmunda and Bondh. 1 …… 3. That at page 1, in Table B—Assembly Constituencies, for the entry “Nowrangpur” in column 1, and all the entries against it in columns 2, 3, 4, and 5, the following be substituted, namely:— 1 2 34 5 Nowrangpur Police stations of Nowrangpur Kodinga, Moidalpur, Dabugaon, Omerkot and Jharigaon. 2 … …1 4. That at page 1, in Table B—Assembly Constituencies, for the entry “Omerkot-Moidalpur” in column 1, and all the entries against it in columns 2, 3, 4, and 5, the following be substituted, namely:— 1 2 34 5 Jeypur Police stations of Jeypur, Kotpad Borigumma, B. Singhpur and Tonulikhunti. 21 …