830 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : It is given to the Federation.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : May I know whether the Government has satisfied themselves that it has been entered in the accounts of the Federation and it has been spent through the Federation ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : May I know whether the Government are contemplating an increased amount being given ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : No.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : May I know for what period this has been sanctioned for the present ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : It is sanctioned for a year.
Mr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar : May I know when it ends ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : When the budget ends.
Mr. Badri Dutt Pande : The Honourable Member said the other day that audited copies of accounts will be placed on the table of the House. Has he done so ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : They have not been received as yet.
Mr. Govind V. Deshmukh : Has the Honourable Member seen the details of this account ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I understand that they are seen by a special officer who has been appointed by Government in this behalf.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai : From those accounts that the Honourable Member has seen already, is it or is it not clear that this money has been utilized by Mr. Roy for his own purposes ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I think that is not the correct statement.
Mr. Lalchand Navalrai: Then which is the correct statement ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : It has been spent for the purposes for which it has been granted.
Mr. Badri Dutt Pande : To whom was the money handed over to Mr. Roy, to Mr. Jamnadas Mehta, or to the Secretary of the Federation ?