780 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
the earlier period of the grant, this expenditure has achieved the objects, for which it was sanctioned. With effect from the 1st June
1944 the accounts will be prepared in the Federation’s office by a qualified accountant, and these will be available to audit in the ordinary way.
(c) The grant was mentioned in an objection by the All-India Trade Union Congress made to the International Labour Office as regards the credentials of the workers’ representatives in the Indian delegation. The Credentials Committee, in its report which was adopted by the Conference, asked the Conference to regard the Workers’ delegate of India and his advisers at that session of the Conference as duly accredited. The Committee’s report did not mention the grant but stated as follows :
“It does not doubt that the Government of India will continue its endeavours to make provision for the representation of both organisations in an appropriate manner at future sessions of the Conference and ventures to hope that the two organisations will reach an agreement, which will secure the effective participation in the International Labour Organisation of representatives of all sections of the Indian Trade Union movement. The Committee understands that, failing such an agreement, the Indian Workers’ delegate to the next session of the Conference will be appointed in agreement with the All-India Trade Union Congress.”
(d) (Second part) The monthly grant is spent on publications of printed literature, oral propaganda, visual publicity and the disseminating of reassuring news.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : May I know the object for which the grant has been given ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The answer will be found in my answer to part (d) (second part). It states that the grant is spent on publication of printed literature, oral propaganda, visual publicity and the disseminating of reassuring news about war.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : Are the Government satisfied that the money given by them has been spent on those items alone ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes, they are satisfied.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar: May I know if the Government are aware that part of this money has been spent on anti-Congress propaganda ?