DRAFT CONSTITUTION 493
- Mr. Vice-President : The next two amendments Nos. 1232 and 1233 are disallowed as being verbal.
Amendments Nos. 1234 standing in the name of Dr. Ambedkar, 1235 and 1239 standing in the name of Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad are of similar import and I am, therefore asking Dr. Ambedkar to move his amendment, which seems to me the most comprehensive one.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in clause (4) of article 55, for the words ‘or position of emolument’ wherever they occur the words ‘of profit’ be substituted.”
Mr. Vice-President : Amendment No. 1235 stands in the name of Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad. Does he want me to put this to the vote ?
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : No, Sir, the previous amendment will cover it.
Mr. Vice-President : What about amendment No. 1239 ?
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : The same consideration would apply.
(Amendment No. 1236 was not moved.)
Mr. Vice-President : Amendments Nos. 1237 and 1238 are verbal and are, therefore, disallowed.
Amendment No. 1240 stands in the name of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. He may move it.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That for sub-clause (a) of the Explanation to clause (4) of article 55, the following be substituted :—
‘(a) he is the Governor of any State for the time being specified in Part I of the First Schedule or is a minister either for India or for any such State, of’.”
This matter has already been debated last time.
†Mr. Vice-President : Dr. Ambedkar.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : Mr. Vice-President, Sir, I regret that I cannot accept any of the amendments which have been moved, to this article. So far as the general debate is concerned, I think there are only two amendments which call for any reply. The first is the amendment moved by Mr. Tahir, No. 1215. Mr. Tahir’s amendment proposes that the same system of election which has been prescribed for the President should be made applicable to the election of the Vice-President. Now, Sir, the difference which has
CAD, Vol. VII, 28th December 1948, p. 1096.
† Ibid., 29th December 1948, pp. 1100-02.