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it consists of two words in place of one ? In that case, I shall be happy if the wording is either ‘social’ or ‘national’ in place of ‘public’.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : It is better to use a wider phraseology which includes both.
Shri Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri (Assam : General) : May I know, Sir, does the Honourable Member accept amendment No. 548, which deals with prostitution, and which was moved by Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I understand it was not moved.
Mr. Vice-President : It was not moved.
I shall now put the amendments to vote one by one.
Amendment No. 544 standing in the name of Kazi Syed Karimuddin was negatived.
Amendment No. 545 standing in the name of Shri Damodar Swarup Seth was negatived.
Amendment No. 546 standing in the name of Professor K. T. Shah was also negatived.
Amendment No. 560 standing in the name of Sardar Bhopinder Singh Man was withdrawn.
[Amendment No. 556 standing in the name of Mr. Kamath was negatived.]
Amendment No. 559 standing in the name of Professor K. T. Shah, was accepted by Dr. Ambedkar and was adopted.
“That in clause (2) of article 17. after the words “discrimination on the ground “the word” only “ be added.”
Article 17, as amended was adopted and added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 18
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not accept the amendment moved by Mr. Damodar Swarup—No. 564.
The amendment was negatived.
Article 18 was adopted and addded to the Constitution.
*CAD, Vol. VII, 3rd December 1948, p. 815.