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158 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
of conflicts between communities and sections thereof, or gangs or factions.”
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: “And for other purposes hereinafter mentioned”.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: What other purposes ?
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: “And other purposes hereinafter mentioned”.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: What are the other purposes ?
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: There are various procedural purposes also.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: Then, I will make it clear by saying “and for prescribing the procedure for dealing with such cases”.
The Honourable the Speaker: Is that all necessary in the preamble ? We should not make it cumbersome.
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: There is the question of immigrants also in the Act. And so, “other purposes hereinafter mentioned” is necessary.
Mr. Jamnadas M. Mehta: “Hereinafter” is not necessary.
Mr. S. V. Parulekar: We may adjourn till tomorrow, so that we may arrive at an agreed wording.
The Honourable the Speaker: It seems there is agreement as to the substance, and now it is only a question of phraseology. The amendment now moved being accepted in substance, it may be incorporated in the Bill at this stage, and later on, at the third reading any verbal amendments necessary may be made.
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi : Sir, may I have the final word ? I do not want to miss these immigrants.
The Honourable the Speaker: This is what is being proposed by the honourable member Dr. Ambedkar :
“Instead of the words ‘hereinafter appearing’ substitute :
‘for the purpose of dealing with persons who are a danger to the City of Bombay and for preventing disturbances of public peace and tranquillity by reason of conflict between communities and sections thereof or gangs or factions, and for certain other purposes hereinafter appearing’.”
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: I accept the amendment
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: May I know what other purposes there are ?
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: For dealing with immigrants.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: The immigrant is an object and not a purpose.
The Honourable Mr. B. G. Kher: The question is that immigrants who come into the city with certain diseases have to be dealt with. It is not the object of the preamble to describe all purposes seriatim. “Certain other purposes hereinafter appearing” clearly means the purposes embodied in the Bill itself. No other purpose can be brought into the Bill.
The Honourable the Speaker: Are the words “for certain other purposes” to be taken out ?