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‘ (3) In the discharge of his functions under sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph as the agent of the President, the Governor shall act in his discretion.’ ”
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not accept it, Sir.
Mr. President : Then I put Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment first. The question is:
“That after sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 17, the following sub-paragraph be added :—
“ (3) In the discharge of his functions under sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph as the agent of the President, the Governor shall act in his discretion.”
(The amendment was adopted.)
(Amendment of Brajeshwar Prasad was rejected).
[Paragraph 17, as amended, was added to the Sixth Schedule.]
(Paragraph 18)
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in paragraph 18, in line 22, the words ‘in his discretion’ be deleted.”
“That clause (c) of paragraph 18 be deleted.”
Mr. President: Amendment Nos. 148 and 149 are ruled out. Then we have amendments Nos. 223, 224, 225 and 226 which are more or less on the same lines. Would you like to move No. 226, Mr. Brajeshwar Prasad? The other three I have ruled out.
Shri Brajeshwar Prasad : I do not like to move any of my amendments, Sir.
Mr. President: Then, I put Dr. Ambedkar’s amendments No. 146 and 147.
(The amendments were adopted.)
[Paragraph 18, as amended, was added to the Sixth Schedule.]
(Paragraph 19)
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move:
“That with reference to amendments No. 150 and 151 of List I (Seventh Week) for paragraph 19 and the Table appended to it the following paragraph and Table be substituted :—
“19. Tribal areas. — (1) The areas specified in Parts I and II of the Table below shall be the tribal areas within the State of Assam.
(2) The United Khasi-Jaintia Hills District shall comprise the territories which before the commencement of this Constitution were known as the Khasi States and the Khasi and Jaintia Hills District, excluding any areas for the time being comprised within the cantonment and municipality of Shillong, but including so much of the area comprised within the municipality of Shillong as formed part of the Khasi State of Mylliem :
*CAD, Vol. IX, 7th September 1949, p. 1056.
† Ibid., pp. 1056-1057.