776 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
to be in force, this new draft has been presented to this Assembly, and I hope the Assembly will have no difficulty in accepting this.
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : May I say a word ? In view of the point that has been made as to whether the suspension of the proceedings should take place by the order of the President which of course means on the advice of the Executive, which of course also means that the Executive has the confidence of the Legislature, there is no doubt a difference of opinion as to whether suspension should take place by an act of the Executive or by law made by Parliament. I should like therefore that this article may be held over to provide the Drafting Committee opportunity to consider the matter. We might take up the other articles.
Mr. President : This article may be held over.
Then we shall go to article 247.
ARTICLE 247
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move that—
“That for the heading to the articles commencing with article 247, the following heading be substituted :—
‘General’”
Mr. President : I do not suppose any discussion of that is required. The question is :
“That for the heading to the articles commencing with article 247, the following heading be substituted :—
‘General’”
The motion was adopted.
Mr. President : Does anyone wish to speak ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : All that I need say is that those words are included by way of ‘abundant caution’. It may be they may be unnecessary, but it may be they may be found necessary. We want to retain those words.
Article 247 was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 248
‡Mr. President : Then we take up article 248.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
Taxes not to be imposed save by authority of Law.
“That for article 248, the following articles be substituted :—
“248. No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law.
- CAD, Vol. IX, dated 4th August 1949, p. 198.
† Ibid. pp. 198-99.
‡ Ibid., p. 199.