DRAFT CONSTITUTION 619
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Mr. President, I beg to move:
“That in clause (4) of article 144, for the words ‘In choosing his ministers and in his relations with them’ the words ‘In the choice of his ministers and in the exercise of his other functions under the Constitution’ be substituted.”
Sir, this is nothing but a verbal amendment.
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move:
“That clause ( 6 ) of article 144 he omitted.”
Shri Brajeshwar Prasad : Why ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Because we do not want to give more discretionary powers than has been defined in certain articles, we are trying to meet you.
‡Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor : If any member has any technical objection it is another matter but this is an amendment which is acceptable to Dr. Ambedkar and most other Members whom I have consulted. There seems to be no harm in permission being given to this. If Dr. Deshmukh is opposed to this amendment, of course he will have his say on the merits of it, and he will have an opportunity to convince the house to reject it.
Mr. President: Would that not open up discussion again ?
Dr. P. S. Deshmukh : Yes. If Dr. Ambedkar is prepared to accept it, there is another way out of it. The proviso could be separately put and if it is defeated, it will be deleted.
Mr. President: Yes, that is a way out.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am not accepting the omission of the proviso but I am quite prepared to have the proviso transferred from this article to the Instrument of Instructions.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava : May I propose that this article be held over ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Why, after having debated so long ?
Mr. President : The question is whether it should stand here or it should be transferred to the Instrument of Instructions....
- CAD, Vol. VIII, 1st June 1949, p. 506.
† Ibid p. 507.
‡ Ibid p. 519.