DRAFT CONSTITUTION 569
Mr. President : He is dealing with 1538 and first part of 1541.
Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : I am sorry.
The Honourable Shri K. Santhanam : I suggest Mr. Kamath may move them separately. We may want to support one and oppose the other.
Shri H. V. Kamath : 1538 and 1541 go together; otherwise the picture will not be complete. If my amendments are accepted, the article would read thus—
“ Save as otherwise provided in this constitution, all questions at any sitting of either House or joint sitting of the Houses shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting :
Provided that the Chairman or Speaker, etc.”
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I am sorry I cannot accept the amendment of Mr. Kamath.
Shri H. V. Kamath : Which of my amendments ? I moved three amendments, separately.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The one which he moved just now. I find in the book, one consolidated amendment. He might have spoken on different parts of it. But the amendment as it stands is a single one.
Shri H. V. Kamath : Sir, I sent them separately, and I spoke on them separately. With your leave, Sir, I may point them out firstly, adding “ of either House ” after the words “ at any silting ” Secondly deletion of the words “ other than the Chairman or Speaker or person acting as such ”. Thirdly inserting the words “ provided that ” at the commencement of the second para. I would like to know which of these three the Honourable Member is accepting, whether he is rejecting all the three or two or one.
The Honourble Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am referring to the Honourable Member’s amendment No. 1538, which so far as the official document is concerned, appears to be a single amendment.
Shri H. V. Kamath : Sir, I asked your leave, to move them separately.
Mr. President : Mr. Kamath has moved these three things. But they can be separately taken also. As amended, the article would read like this :
“Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions at any sitting of either House or joint sitting of the Houses shall be ……”
- CAD Vol. VIII 19th May 1949, pp. 128-29.