38 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
position. I am sorry that the report of that Sub-Committee not been circulated and only the Resolution has been circulated. If that report had been before the members probably much of the discussion might have been avoided but that has not been done. I am sorry.
ADDITION OF NEW RULES 38-A TO 38-V
*Shrimati G. Durgabai (Madras : General) : Mr. President, Sir, I beg to move the motion that stands in my name, namely :—
That the following amendments to the Constituent Assembly Rules be taken into consideration :—
After Rule 38, insert the following :—
The proposed Rules lay down in a Chapter, Chapter VI-A, the procedure for legislation for making provision as to the Constitution of India. They spread over above 22 Sections from 38-A to 38-B, and are divided into two categories.
[This motion was followed by discussion. Then Dr. Ambedkar rose to reply to the criticism.—Ed.)
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (Bombay : General) : Mr. President, Sir, I rise to explain some of the criticisms which have been levelled by Mr. Santhanam against the Motion moved by Shrimati Durgabai proposing the adoption of certain Rules by this Constituent Assembly. One of the criticisms levelled against her proposal is by Mr. Santhanam. Mr. Santhanam’s main criticism is that the existing Rule 24 is quite sufficient for the purpose we have in view and that no new Rules are necessary. I am sure that Mr. Santhanam has not given enough attention to the question when he rose to oppose the motion. Rule No. 24 speaks of a motion and says that anything can be done in this House by a Motion. That is quite true. But I am sure that Mr. Santhanam has failed to realize that this omnibus Rule will not suffice and that further detailed Rules are necessary. For motions fall into two categories. There is a motion which has no further stage; it is exhausted by the decision taken by the House on that particular motion. But there is also another category of motions which involve further stages. A particular illustration of a motion of this sort is a motion introducing a Bill. A Bill which is introduced by a motion is not
*Constituent Assembly Debates, Official Report. Vol. VI, 27th January 1948, p. 18.
† Ibid, pp. 25-28.