ADDITION OF NEW RULES 38- A TO 38- v 43
Legislature, but as the Constituent Assembly of India which is a sovereign body ? That is why I say you have the power, as President. We do not even say Speaker here. Does the Honourable Dr. Ambedkar realise that just as the new Constitution is not going to be referred to the Governor-General, the amendment of the existing Constitution also need not be referred to him ?
Mr. President : That is a point which Dr. Ambedkar has answered in his own way. Whether the member is satisfied or not is a different question. I shall now call upon the Mover if she wishes to say anything in reply.
Shrimati G. Durgabai : Mr. President, Sir, I do not think there is much left for me to say in reply, because Dr. Ambedkar has very kindly taken upon himself to explain the whole position as well as answer the points raised by my Honourable friends. I think he has sufficiently met them and clarified the whole position, but I appreciate that much has been said by some of the members about the provision retained here about the assent of the GovernorGeneral with regard to Bills referred to in 38-A. Dr. Ambedkar dealt with that point also, so I need not say much about it, but I would like to remind Honourable members of this fact that we are governed today by the 1935 Act as adapted which still retains that provision…………..
[The motion of Smt. Durgabai was adopted. —Ed. ]
Mr. President : Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad can move his amendment.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : Sir, I beg to move—
That in the proposed rule 38-B, for the words “Introduce a Bill” the words “Introduce such a Bill” he substituted.
Sir, this amendment is necessary because the Bill is qualified in the earlier part of the clause and the addition of the word “such” will make it very clear.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, if I may reply to this point. If the Honourable Mover will only refer to the heading of the chapter he will see that the chapter is called “Legislation for making provision as to the Constitution of India”. These rules relate to no other Bill except the Bill amending the Constitution. Therefore the word “such” is absolutely unnecessary.
*CAD, Official Report, Vol. VI, 27th January 1948, pp-32-33.