1068 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
word “provisional” before the word “Parliament”, as he has done in the case of the President.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not think there can be any great objection to the retention of the words “provisional Parliament”. I do not propose to make any change in that. It would not be called the “Provisional Parliament” but for purposes of the language of this article I think it is necessary to say that it is the Provisional Parliament.
Shri R. K. Sidhva : But I thought that Dr. Ambedkar has agreed to omit the word “Provisional”.
Mr. President : No, this is with reference to the Parliament. Mr. Shibhan Lal Saksena wanted that the word “Provisional” should be omitted before the word “Parliament”.
Dr. P.S. Deshmukh: If that is so, I would like to move my amendment for the deletion of the word “Provisional” in the other place also.
Mr. President : Does your amendment refer to Parliament also ?
Dr. P. S. Deshmukh : Yes, Sir.
Mr. President : Mr. Shibhan Lal Saksena has moved it. That will be put to the vote. I will now put the various amendments to vote. The question is :
“That in amendment No. 23 of List II (First Week), in clause ( 1 ) of the proposed article 311-A the word ‘provisional’ be deleted.”
The amendment was adopted.
The Honourable Shri K. Santhanam (Madras : General) : Does it mean the word “Provisional” will be deleted before the word “Parliament” also ?
Mr. President : No ; that comes later on.
The question is—
“That in amendment No. 28 of List II (First Week), in clause ( 2 ) of the proposed article 311-A, for the words ‘provisional President’ in the first place where they occur, the words ‘President so elected by the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion of India’ be substituted.”
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. President : The question is :
“That in amendment No. 28 of List II (First Week), in clause ( 2 ) of the proposed article 311-A, for the words ‘the provisional President’ in the second place where they occur, the word ‘President’ be substituted.”
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. President: Then I take up the amendment which was sought to be moved by Dr. Deshmukh but which was actually moved by Mr. Shibban Lal Saksena.