694 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
orthodox clerks’ quarters in the D.I.Z. area of New Delhi are not properly maintained ?
(b) Is it a fact that most of the ground is covered with dried up stunted grass ?
(c) Is it a fact that the roads bordering these lawns have almost in all cases lost their alignment, and that some portions of the road are covered with grass, while in other cases the grass has completely disappeared and is covered by bajri and soil ?
(d) Is it a fact that there are malis regularly employed by the Horticultural Division to look after these lawns ?
(e) Is the Honourable Member aware that these malis water the lawns only once or twice a month and do not pay any attention to anything else ?
(f) Are Government prepared to take action to see that these lawns are properly maintained ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No.
(b) No.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.
(e) The malis not only water the lawns but also keep them in proper order.
(f) The question does not arise, but Government will be prepared to enquire into any bonafide complaints on this subject.
Sardar Sant Singh : Has the Honourable Member simply given the reply on the note prepared by the Department or has he taken pains to see the conditions of these quarters to satisfy himself whether the allegations made in the question are correct or not ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no reason to suppose that the information supplied to me is not correct.
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236. Nawab Siddique Ali Khan (on behalf of Qazi Muhammad Ahmad Kazmi): Will the Honourable the Labour Member be
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1943, 17th November 1943, p. 414.