1072 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
A RTICLES 312-A TO 312-E, 312G AND 312-H
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That after article 312, the following new aticles be inserted :—
‘312A. Any person holding office of Governor in any Province immediately
before the commencement of this constitution Provisions as to provincial Governor of shall after such commencement be the provisional Provinces Governor of the corresponding State for the time being specified in Part I of the First Schedule
until a new Governor has been appointed in accordance with the provisions of
chapter II of Part VI of this Constitution and has entered upon his office.
312B. Such persons as the provisional governor of a State may appoint in
this behalf shall become members of the council Council of Ministers of of Ministers of the provisional Governor under Provisional Governors. this Constitution, and until appointments are
so made, all persons holding office as Ministers for the corresponding State
immediately before the commencement of this constitution shall become and shall
continue to hold office as members of the Council of Ministers of the provisional
Governor of the State under this Constitution.
312C. Until the House or Houses of the Legislature of a State for the
Provisions as to time being specified in Part III of the First provisional legislatures in Schedule has or have been duly constituted and
States in Part III of the summoned to meet for the first session under First Schedule the provisions of this Constitution, the body or
authority functioning immediately before such
commencement as the Legislature of the corresponding Indian State shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred by the provisions of this
Constitution on the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State so specified.
312D. Such persons as the Rajpramukh of a State for the time being specified
Council of Ministers for in Part III of the First Schedule may appoint in States in Part III of the this behalf shall become members of the council First Schedule. of Ministers of such Rajpramukh under this
Constitution and until appointments are so made, all persons holding office as
Ministers immediately before the commencement of this Constitution in the
corresponding Indian State shall become and shall continue to hold office as
members of the council of Ministers of such Rajpramukh under this Constitution.
For article 312E I propose amendment No. 21 :
“That in amendment No. 16 above, for the proposed new article 312E, the
following substituted :—
“312E. For the purposes of elections held under any of the provisions of
this Constitution during a period of three years from the commencemet of this
Constitution the population of India or any part thereof may, notwithstanding
anything contained in this Constitution, be determined in such manner as the
President may by order direct.’ ”
“312G. A Bill which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution
was pending in the Legislature of the Dominion Provision as to Bills pending in the dominion Legislature of India or in the legislature of Province or and in the Legislatures of Indian Stale may, subject to any provision to the Provinces and Indian States. contrary, which may be included in rules made by Parliament or the Legislature of the corresponding
State under this Constitution, be continued in Parliament or the Legislature of the
corresponding State, as the case may be, as if the proceedings taken with reference
*CAD. Vol. X, 7th October 1949, pp. 23-24.