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Now, Sir, with regard to Prof. K. T. Shah’s amendment that the disqualifications, with regard to the Vice-President should be specified in the Constitution itself, that is a matter which I have already dealt with when replying to a similar amendment moved by him with regard to the President, and I said that this is a matter which could be provided for by law made by Parliament.
With regard to the suggestion which has been made both by Mr. Bhurathi and Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad about the use of the words “alternative vote”, all I can say is this. If it is merely a matter of change of language, it might be possible for the Drafting Committee at a later stage, to consider this matter. But if—and I am not prepared to commit myself one way or the other—the alternative vote does involve some change of substance, then I am afraid it will not be possible for us to consider this matter at any stage at all.
Mr. Vice-President : I am now going to put the different amendments to vote, one by one.
[All the amendments except those moved by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar were negatived. Or. Ambedkar’s amendments are mentioned earlier.]
Article 55, as amended, was adopted and added to the Constitution.
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*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Mr. Vice-President, Sir, I regret my inability to accept any of the amendments that have been moved to article 50. I should, however, like to meet some of the points that have been made by those who have moved the amendments. Sir, the first amendment was by Prof. Shah which laid down that provision should be made for pay and pension for the Vice-President. This is a matter which Prof. Shah has also raised in connection with the office of the President and I had stated my objection to making any such provision in the Constitution itself.
The Honourable Shri K. Santhanam (Madras : General) : May I point out that in Second Schedule express provision has been made ?
*CAD, Vol. VII, 29th December 1948, pp. 1113-15.