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ON THE BOMBAY POLICE ACT AMENDMENT BILL 159
Sir Ali Mahomed Khan Dehlavi: They must disappear, because we are dealing with section 27 only and not the Act as a whole.
The Honourable Mr. B. G. Kher: If you do not want it, we are willing to take it out.
The Honourable the Speaker: The consensus seems to be that the word “hereinafter” should remain. The amendment would then read : In place of the words “hereinafter appearing”, substitute the following :
“of dealing with persons who are a danger to the City of Bombay and for preventing disturbance of public peace and tranquillity by reason of conflict between communities .........”
The Honourable Mr. B. G. Kher: May I suggest that the phrase should be “public peace or tranquillity” and not “public peace and tranquillity” ? So also, “by reason of conflict between communities or sections.”
The Honourable the Speaker: “......... disturbance of public peace or tranquillity by reason of conflict between communities or sections thereof or gangs or factions, and for certain other purposes hereinafter ......... ”
Sir Ali Mahomed Khan Dehlavi: “Or for certain other purposes”; I think we agreed to that ?
The Honourable Mr. K. M. Munshi: I will agree to anything.
Mr. R. A. Khedgikar: Are we not to be given a chance to examine the wording ? We have not, fully understood it.
The Honourable the Speaker: I am now reading the final draft. It is open to correction, in case I have committed any mistake.
Mr. S. V. Parulekar: Will you give us an opportunity of studying the amendment before we make up our mind about it ? The amendment is very long, and we do not know the implications of it just now. So, we should be given an opportunity to study it. It may be taken up for discussion.
The Honourable the Speaker: As I stated, the preamble, after all, merely tries to give a summary, and a very general summary, of what is following,
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: It is a direction to the executive authority.
The Honourable Mr. B. G. Kher: We are willing to accept anything that you propose.
Mr. Jamnadas M. Mehta: Anything that will shorten this discussion will be welcome ! (Laughter)
The Honourable the Speaker: It is therefore that I am suggesting the final wording as it seems to have been agreed to. I am reading the whole amendment again ; honourable members will please hear it patiently :
“In place of the words ‘hereinafter appearing’, substitute the following :
‘of dealing with persons who are a danger to the City of Bombay and for preventing disturbance of public peace or tranquillity by reason of conflict between communities or sections thereof or gangs or factions and for the purposes hereinafter appearing’.”
Mr. Jamnadas M. Mehta: “Other” must be there.