782 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Mr Lalchand Navalrai: The Honourable Member said that for some period no accounts were kept.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: I have not said that no accounts were kept. What I said was :
They are satisfied that, although full and regular accounts are not available for the earlier period of the grant, the money has been spent in the manner in which the Government desired it should be spent.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai: Is the Government satisfied that the money has been spent properly ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no reason to believe to the contrary.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai: It is not a question of the Honourable Member believing to the contrary.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim): The Honourable Member is arguing.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai : What evidence has the Honourable Member got for thinking that the money has been spent properly ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no reason to believe to the contrary.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai: My question was different. How is the Honourable Member able to believe one way or the other ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no reason to believe that the amount was not spent regularly.
Sardar Sant Singh : May I know if it is only to the satisfaction of the Honourable Member himself or does he take into account that the public has to be satisfied how the money has been spent / How has the Honourable Member satisfied the public ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not know how I could satisfy the public but the Government which paid the money is satisfied.
Sardar Sant Singh : It is the tax payers’ money that the Government is paying out. How is the Government going to satisfy the taxpayer that the money has been legitimately spent ?
(No Answer)
Dr. Sir Zia Uddin Ahmad : Was the Finance Member satisfied with the correctness of accounts ?