766 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*** Closing of Openings in D.I.Z. Area Squares,** New Delhi
- Sardar Sant Singh : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state the reasons for which openings on the corners and in the middle of the various squares in the D.I.Z. area in New Delhi were closed ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The reason for closing the passages was to prevent people from committing nuisance on them. This action was taken at the suggestion of the Public Health Department.
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@ Labour Unrest in Karachi Port Trust
- Seth Yusuf Abdoola Haroon : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state if his attention has been drawn to the memorandum issued by Kazi Mohamcd Mujtaba, General Secretary, Sind Provincial Trade Union Congress, under the heading “A few facts about the labour unrest in Karachi Port Trust” ?
(b) Is it a fact that 2,384 workers of the Karachi Port Trust have demanded the appointment of an adjudicator to look into their demands ?
(c) Is it a fact that the Labour Welfare Officer of the Government of India had made certain recommendations after his visit to Karachi in July, 1943 ?
(d) If the reply to the above is in the affirmative, what action have Government taken or propose to take in the matter ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The Honourable Member, for War Transport has agreed to answer this question.
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1944, 30th March 1944, p. 1746.
@ Ibid., p. 1751.