348 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Sir, while moving this amendment for the consideration or” my Honourable Friend Dr. Ambedkar and of the House, I would like to advance only two reasons for the same.......
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : Sir, I am sorry I cannot accept either of the two amendments.† Mr. Kamath’s amendment is really incorporated in the phraseology as it now stands ; the word “Fundamental” occurs, as Mr. Kamath will find, in the very first Article of this part. Therefore his object that these principles should be treated as fundamental is already achieved by the wording of this Article.
With regard to the word “directive” I think it is necessary and important that the word should be retained because it is to be understood that in enacting this part of the Constitution the Constituent Assembly, as I said, is giving certain directions to the future legislature and the future executive to show in what manner they are to exercise the legislative and the executive power which they will have. If the word “directive” is omitted I am afraid the intention of the Constituent Assembly in enacting this part will fail in its purpose. Surely, as some have said, it is not the intention to introduce in this part these principles as mere pious declarations. It is the intention of the Assembly that in future both the legislature and the executive should not merely pay lip service to these principles enacted in this part, but that they should be made the basis of all executive and legislative action that may be taken hereafter in the matter of the governance of the country. I therefore submit that both the words “fundamental” and “directive” are necessary and should be ratained.
[The motion of Mr. Kamath was negatived.]
Shri H. V. Kamath : Sir, I beg leave of the House to withdraw my amendment.
The amendment was, by leave of the Assembly, withdrawn.
Mr. Vice-President : We shall now take up amendment Nos. 841 to 846. The movers will kindly move them one after another and then there will be a discussion.
Amendment No. 841 is a negative one and therefore it is ruled out of order.
*CAD, (Official Report). Vol. VII, 19th November 1948, p. 476.
†This amendment of Mr. Kamath included No. 838 and 840.