618 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Shri H. V. Kamath : Will it not be better to specify certain articles in the Constitution with regard to discretionary powers, instead of conferring general discretionary powers like this ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I said so, that I would very readily do it. I am prepared to introduce specific articles, if I knew what are the articles which the House is going to incorporate in the Constitution regarding vesting of the discretionary powers in the Governor.
Shri H. V. Kamath : Why not hold it over ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : We can revise. This House is perfectly competent to revise article 143. If after going through the whole of it, the House feels that the better way would be to mention the articles specifically, it can do so. It is purely a logomachy.
[Two amendments were rejected. Article 143 was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 144
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That fur clause (1) of article 144, the following be substituted .—
“144. (1) The Chief Minister shall he appointed by the Governor and the other ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister and the ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor”.
Provided that in the States of Bihar. Central Provinces and Berar and Orissa there shall be a minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Backward classes or any other work.
(la) The Council shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state’.”
Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : May I suggest that the Honourable Dr. Ambedkar might vary the wording in clause (la) of article 144 by the addition of the words “Of ministers “to the words “The Council” ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : That is all right. It will bring it into line with article 62. I move that amendment.
Shri Mahavir Tyagi : May I know what is the method for the appointment of that particular Minister for Bihar and other places ? Whether the minister will be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister—that is clear certainly, because you say “Provided” and this means that whatever we have said before will not apply in the case of these ministers.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : What it says is among the ministers appointed under clause (1) which means they are appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, one minister will be in charge of this portfolio.
- CAD, Vol. VIII, 1st June 1949, p. 503