522 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Prof. Shibban Lal Saksena : What about nominated members being in the Cabinet ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have dealt with that.
Mr. Vice-President : I shall now put the amendments one by one to vote.
(Amendments which were adopted are give below: (Amendments by Dr. Ambedkar)
(1) “That after clause (5) of article 62, the following new clause be inserted—
‘5 (a) In the choice of his Ministers and the exercise of his other functions under this Constitution, the President shall be generally guided by the Instructions set out in Schedule III-A but the validity of anything done by the President shall not be called in question on the ground that it was done otherwise than in accordance with such instructions.’”
(2) That in clause (3) of article 62, after the word ‘Council’ the words ‘of Minister’ be inserted.
Amendment No. 1326 as amended by amendment No. 71 of List V as further amended by Shri Krishnamachari and Shri Kamath.
“That in clause (5) of article 62, for the words ‘for any period of six consecutive months, is’ the words ‘from the date of his appointment is for a period of six corrective months’, be substituted.”
[Article 62, as attended was adopted and added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 66
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : I do not accept any of the amendments, nor do I think that any reply is called for.
Mr. Vice-President: I shall now put the amendments one by one to vote. Amendment No. 1358. The question is:
That in article 66 the words and two Houses tone know respectively as the council of State ‘be deleted.”
The amendment was negatived.
Mr. Vice-President: amendment No. 1356. The question is:
“That in article 66 for the words ‘There shall be a Parliament for the Union which’ the words The Legislatures the Union shall be called the Indian National Congress and be substituted.”
The amendment was negative.
Mr. Vice-President: Amendment No. 1357. The question is :
“That in article 66, the words ‘The President and’ be deleted.”
The amendment was negative.
*CAD, Vol. VII, 3rd January 1948, pp. 1199-1200.