972 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
affected thereby are given an opportunity of being heard I agree that in this proviso no machinery by which this could be done has been laid down. Therefore, if Srijut Chaliha would modify his amendment as follows, namely, that instead of the words “opportunity of being heard by the legislature” the words “an opportunity of placing the views of the Regional Council” may be substituted, then the purpose of his amendment would be served.
Shri Kuladhar Chaliha : I am prepared to do that.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am prepared to accept the amendment of Mr. Bardoloi to the amendment of Mr. Chaliha, which he has accepted, the proviso will now read like this :
“Provided further that no action shall be taken under clause (b) of this paragraph without giving the District or the Regional Council as the case may be an opportunity of placing their views before the legislature of the State.”
Mr. President : The question is :
“That for the second proviso to paragraph 16 of the Sixth Schedule, the following be substituted :
‘Provided further that no action shall be taken under clause (b) of this paragraph without giving the District or the Regional Council as the case may be an opportunity of placing their views before the legislature of the State.’ ”
The amendment was adopted
[Paragraph 16, as amended, was added to the Sixth Schedule.]
( New Paragraph 16-A )
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I beg to move :
“That after paragraph 16, the following paragraph be inserted:—
‘16A. Exclusion of areas from autonomous districts in forming constituencies in such districts. —For the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of Assam the Governor may by order declare that any area within an autonomous district shall not form part of any constituency to fill a seat or seats in the Assembly reserved for any such districts but shall form part of a constituency to fill a seat or seats in the Assembly not so reserved to be specified in the order’.”
The object of this is to give the people who are included in the autonomous districts but really who are not part and parcel of the people inhabiting the autonomous districts an opportunity to have a place in the Legislative Assembly by having their own constituencies marked out for them.
(Paragraph 16-A was added to the Sixth Schedule.)
(Paragraph 17)
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That after sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 17 the following sub-paragraph be added :—
*CAD, Vol. IX, 7th September 1949, p. 1055.