614 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(The amendments which were accepted by Dr. Ambedkar were as under :)
“That for amendment No. 2104 of the List of Amendments, the following be substituted :—
“That in article 136, for the words ‘in the presence of the members of the Legislature of the State’ the words ‘in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State or, in his absence the seniormost judge of that Court available’ be substituted’.”
“That for amendment No. 2106 of the List of Amendments, the following be substituted :—
“That in article 136, for the words ‘I, A, B., do solemnly affirm (or swear)’ the following be substituted :—
swear in the name of God" "I, A, B, do solemnly affirm
Pandit Hirday Nath Kunzana : (United Provinces ; General): How does the oath read ? Is it, “I do swear in the name of God, or I do solemnly affirm.” or not ? The question is this : Some people may think that the Governor should take the in the name of God. There may however be people in this country who are athiests. (Interruption). (Mr. President read out the oath.) I see that there is an alternative. That is what I wanted to know. Nobody should be compelled to swear in the name of God if he does not want to do so.
Mr. President : No. no.
The question is ;
“That article 136, as amended, stand part of the Constitution.”
(The motion was adopted.)
Article 136, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
Assembly then adjourned till Eight of the clock on Wednesday, the
1st June, 1949.
ARTICLE 137
*Mr. President : We begin with article 137 today. There is an amendment to this of which notice has been given by Mr. Brajeshwar Prasad, but that is a negative one.
(Amendment No. 2111 was not moved.)
Shri T. T. Krishnamachari (Madras: General) : This article cannot be moved in view of the decision that has been made earlier.
Shri Brajeshwar Prasad (Bihar : General) : It must be put to the vote of the House.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : It may be put to the vote.
Mr. President : None of the other amendments is going to be moved, I take it.
[Article 137 was deleted from the Constitution]
- CAD, Vol. VIII, 1st June 1948, p. 487.