L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 621
posts of Assistant Estate Officers and Assistants to the Estate Officer created during the last two years ?
(b) Has any of the above posts been given to a Muslim ? If not, why not ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Number of Assistant Estate Officers—three ; number of Assistants to the Estate Officer—one.
(b) No.
Three of the posts were filled by selection and promotion from among the Superintendents in the Chief Engineer’s Office. This is the normal method of recruitment to these posts. No suitable Muslim Superintendent was available. The fourth post was filled by an Officer temporarily on deputation from the Burma P.W.D.
Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha : May I know if Mr. Karim Baksh was the seniormost Superintendent at the time when these posts were filled up ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I want notice.
Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha : May I know if Mr. Brown, Mr. Grant, Mr. Ellis, and Mr. Bronkhurst held the posts of Superintendent ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I must have notice of that.
Mr. Muhammad Nauman : May I know whether all enquiries were made, whether other people were efficient or not, and when the Honourable Member wants notice for everything, he must have come here with proper replies if no Muslim was found fit ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no doubt that proper enquiries must have been made.
Mr. Muhammad Nauman : But the Honourable Member has no information on that at least.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim) : That is not a question. Next question.
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*** Contracts in Aviation Works**
- Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha: (a) Will the Honourable Member for Labour please state whether it is a fact that in the case of Aviation works it has been the practice of Government
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. II of 1943, 16th March 1943, p. 1125.