682 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
ARTICLE 97
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not think any reply is called for, but I would like. Sir, with your permission to move one amendment myself. I move :
“That with reference to amendment No. 1723 of the List of Amendments, in clause (3) of article 97, for the words ‘revenues of India’ the words ‘Consolidated Fund of India’ be substituted.”
Shri H. V. Kamath : The words at the end of the clause have been needlessly repeated.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not think so.
Mr. President : I shall now put Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment. The question is :
“That with reference to amendment No. 1723 of the List of Amendments, in clause (3) of article 97, for the words ‘revenues of India’ the words ‘Consolidated Fund of India’ be substituted.”
The amendment was adopted.
Article 97, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 98
† The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : All that I can say is that I cannot accept Mr. Jaspat Roy Kapoor’s amendment. It is much better that the matter be left elastic to be provided for by rules. With regard to Mr. Kamath’s amendment, I certainly feel drawn to it. But for the moment I cannot commit myself, but I can assure him that this matter will be considered by the Drafting Committee.
Mr. President : Then I do not put Mr. Kamath’s amendment to the vote. I treat it as a drafting amendment which the Drafting Committee will consider.
With regard to Mr. Jaspat Roy Kapoor’s amendment No. 15 I would like to draw Dr. Ambedkar’s attention to one point. In clause (2) of article 98 we have the words :
“With respect to the Legislature of the Dominion of India.”
In another place we have used the expression “Constituent Assembly of India”. I suppose Dr. Ambedkar would like to have the same expression here also ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes.
Mr. President : I was pointing out that here in this clause (2), the expression “Legislature of the Dominion of India” occurs. Perhaps, the expression ‘Constituent Assembly of India’ will be better ?
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 10th January 1949, pp. 777-78
† Ibid., pp. 780-81.