CONTENTS
P AGES FOREWORD . . . Chief Minister . . . VII PREFACE . . . CONTENTS Minister for Education . . . IX INTRODUCTION . . . Editor . . . XI
FOR SECOND EDITION MESSAGE . . . Hari Narke—Member-Secretary XV v
PREFACE vii
PART I
Dr. Ambedkar in the Bombay Legislature
1 On Budget : 1 . . . . . 24th February 1927 . . . 1
2 On Budget : 2 .. . . . . 21st February 1928 . . . 6
3 On Budget : 3 . . . . . . 2nd March 1938 . . . 9
4 On Budget : 4 . . . . . . 21st February 1939 . . . 21
5 On the Finance Act Amendment Bill . . . 28th August 1939 . . . 35
6 On Grants for Education . . . . . . 12th March 1927 . . . 39
7 On the Bombay University Act Amendment 27th July 1927 . . . 45 Bill: 1.
8 On the Bombay University Act Amendment 1st October 1927 . . . 54 Bill : 2.
9 On the Bombay University Act Amendment 3rd October 1927 . . . 59 Bill : 3.
10 On the Bombay University Act Amendment 5th October 1927 . . . 61 Bill: 4.
11 On the Bombay Primary Education Act 21st April 1938 . . . 64 Amendment Bill : 1.
12 On the Bombay Primary Education Act 30th April 1938 . . . 65 Amendment Bill: 2.
13 On the Bombay Primary Education Act 30th April 1938 . . . 67 Amendment Bill : 3.
14 Bill No. XII of 1928 to amend the Bombay 19th March 1928 . . . 72 Hereditary Offices Act.
15 On the Hereditary Offices Act Amendment 3rd August 1928 . . . 75 Bill: 1.
16 On the Hereditary Offices Act Amendment 4th August 1928 . . . 88 Bill: 2.
17 Bill No. XXIII of 1937 to amend the Bombay 17th September 1937 . . . 90 Hereditary Offices Act.
18 On the Hereditary Offices Act Amedment 17th September 1937 . . . 94 Bill No. XXIII of 1937.
19 Bill No. XX of 1937 to abolish the Khoti . . . 17th September 1937 . . . 96 System.
20 On a Bill to abolish the Khoti System . . . 17th September 1937 . . . 101
21 On Village Panchayats Bill: 1 . . . 6th October 1932 . . . 104
22 On Village Panchayats Bill : 2 . . . 10th February 1933 . . . 113
23 On Village Panchayats Bill : 3 . . . 13th February 1933 . . . 118
24 On Village Panchayats Bill : 4 . . . 24th March 1933 . . . 121
25 On Local Boards Act Amendment Bill : 1 . . . 18th January 1938 . . . 123
26 On Local Boards Act Amendment Bill : 2 . . . 22nd January 1938 . . . 126
27 On Small Holders’ Relief Bill : 1 . . . 10th October 1927 . . . 129
28 On Small Holders’ Relief Bill : 2 . . . 30th June 1928 . . . 132 (Minute of dissent from the Report of the Select Committee).
29 On Small Holder’s Relief Bill : 3 . . . 24th January 1938 . . . 135
30 On the Bombay Police Act Amendment Bill : 1 27th April 1938 . . . 138
31 On the Bombay Police Act Amendment Bill : 2 28th April 1938 . . . 148
32 On the Bombay Police Act Amendment Bill : 3 29th April 1938 . . . 154
33 On the City of Bombay Municipal Act 3rd May 1938 . . . 161 Amendment Bill.