1076 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
therefore this matter sould be regularised. If we were to get it regularised by the provisional Parliament, I think my friend would realise that it would take such a long time that the crisis would continue. Therefore, rather than adopt the ordinary Parliamentary procedure of having a Bill read three times, sent to Select Committee, having a consideration motion, circulation and so on, I think it is desirable, for the purpose of saving the Constitution from difficulties, to lodge this power with the President so that he may expeditiously act. Therefore, as I said, on the merits the provision is necessary. Comparing it with the provisions contained in section 310, ours is a much limited proposal, and I submit that having regard to these circumstances there cannot be any serious or fundamental objection to the House acepting article 313.
With regard to the point made by my Friend Mr. Kamat, I think he will realise that there is no error on the part of the Drafting Committee in refering to the Government of India Act, 1935, without making a distinction between the original Statute and the Statute as adapted, because he will see that the Statute as adapted itself provides that its short title shall be, “Government of India Act, 1935”, and I have no doubt that it is in that sense that it will be understood when this article comes to be interpreted.
Dr. P. S. Deshmukh : May I ask a question ? If the Parliament is asked to approve the order passed by the President would there be any harm ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : But “approval” means what ? It may nullity the action taken by the President, and the object of this provision is to provide an effective remedy. That way it cannot come into force quickly while what we want is that the matter should come into force at once.
Mr. President: I shall put the amendments now. Amendment No. 37 moved by Dr. Ambedkar.
The question is :
“That in amendment No. 23 of List I (First Week), in clause (2) of the proposed article 313, the words ‘each House of ’ be deleted.”
The amendment was adopted.
Dr. P. S. Deshmukh : Sir, I beg leave to withdraw my amendments Nos. 30, 31 and 32 but not 33.
Amendments Nos. 30, 31 and 32 were, by leave of the Assembly, withdrawn.
Article 313, as amended, was added to the constitution.