974 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : Is the Honourable Member aware that the Resettlement and Employment Directorate is quite separate from the Main Secretariat?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: Of course I am aware.
Mr. Manu Subedar : Why is this large army of Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Assistant and Under Secretaries necessary for the Labour Department and may I know whether my Honourable friend would not satisfy my Muslim friends by reducing some of the other communities in order to restore the Muslim proportion which they want?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not want to express any opinion on the Honourable Member’s question.
Prof. N. G. Ranga: Muslimise the whole Department.
Shri Sri Prakas : May I submit in all humility that the Government may lay on the table before the beginning of every session a full list of all the various communities in the various departments, so that the necessity for most of these questions may be obviated and temper kept under control ?
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : In view of the Government Resolution of the Home Department of 1934 fixing a 25 per cent. Quota for the Muslims and in view of the fact that there is shortage of Muslim representation in accordance with this resolution in the Labour Department, will the Honourable Member rectify and make up the quota by employing more Muslims ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The posts to which I have made reference in the course of my reply are not posts which are governed by communal representation. They are promotion posts.
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : May I take it that the resolution does not apply to his Department?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The Honourable Member ought to read the Government Resolution more carefully than he seems to have done.
Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : The other day in reply to Dr. Sir Ziauddin Ahmed the Honourable the Home Member said that Government Resolution does apply to the Labour Department will he transfer the resolution to the Honourable Labour Member ?