578 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Mr. President : Yes, I am sorry I made a mistake. The Hnourable Dr. Ambedkar may give his reasons for withdrawing the article.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, my reason is this. As I explained on the last occasion, we have made a provision for nominating certain persons to Parliament. The original proposal was to nominate fifteen persons; subsequently it was decided that these fifteen persons should be divided into two categories, viz., twelve representing literature, science, arts, social services, and so on; and a further provision should be made for the nomination of three persons to assist and advise the Houses of Parliament in connection with any particular Bill, I feel Sir, that the provision which is already contained in article 67 which permits the President to have twelve persons nominated to Parliament would serve the purpose which underlines this new article 67-A. The services that would be rendered by the persons nominated, if article 67-A were passed into law, would be also rendered by the persons who would be nominated under article 67; and therefore the nominations under article 67-A would be merely a duplication of the nominative system covered in article 67. Besides, it is fell that in an independent Parliament which is fully sovereign and representative of the people there should not be too much of an element of nomination. We have already twelve; there may be some nominations also regarding the Anglo-Indians and it is felt that to add to that nominated quantum would be derogatory to the popular and representatiave character of Parliament. That is why I wish to withdraw this article 67-A.
Article 67-A was, by leave of the Assembly withdrawn
S TATEMENT re: A RTICLE 92 TO 99
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I propose that we start now with article 100.
Mr. President : I take it that the discussion on articles 92 to 99 should be held over for the time being to enable the business relating to finance and finance bills to be considered further.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes. The position is this. When article 90 was under debate I suggested that the debate should not be concluded and that the article should not be put to the vote because I discovered, at the last moment, a flaw in the article, which I thought it was necessary to rectify. Now if that flaw is to be rectified, then articles 96 to 99 also require to be reconsidered in the light of that article. Article 91 we have passed. Articles 92 to 99 require further
- CAD, Vol. VIII, 23rd May 1949. pp. 197-98