L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1053
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes, I said so.
Prof. N.G. Ranga : How many of those people who were formerly engaged as propagandists for ‘dissemination of news’ under this grant have come to be absorbed by the Information and Broadcasting Department ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The question ought to be put to the Honourable Member for Information and Broadcasting Department.
Shri Mohan Lal Saksena : May I know whether the grant terminated before the termination of the war or afterwards ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I cannot say exactly.
Shri Mohan Lal Saksena : Was it not terminated last year in April 1945 ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes.
Diwan Chaman Lall : May I ask my Honourable friend whether the final accounts have been placed before the Public Accounts Committee ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : They will be placed before the public Accounts Committee in due course I am sure.
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : Is it not a fact that this amount of Rs. 30,000 was misused ? It was not used for the purpose for which this Government had allotted this money; and that it was used for the Honourable Member’s party propaganda.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I must take strong objection to the statement made by my Honourable friend that this money was spent on party propaganda. You must withdraw that.
Mr. President : Order, order.
Prof. N. G. Ranga : He did not say that.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes, he did.
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : Let the Honourable Member deny it on the floor of the House and not lose his temper.
Mr. President : Order, order. Will the Honourable Member resume his seat ? The Honourable Member is not in order in saying that the Honourable Member for Labour was in temper.
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : May I ask, is the Honourable Member entitled to lose his temper which he usually does in the House ?
Dr. Sir Zia Uddin Ahmad : The Honourable Member said that