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moment. That is the reason why the Drafting Committee is prepared to accept the amendment of my Friend Mr. Tyagi.
Shri R. K. Sidhva : May I know why the item of prohibition was entered in the directive policy ? If clause (1) of this article is to be deleted, may I know why the item regarding prohibition was inserted in the Directive Principles of the Government, and may I also know why the wearing of Kirpans was also put in the Fundamental Rights ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Oh, Kirpans stand on quite a different footing.
*Several Honourable Members : No speeches now.
Mr. President: Let there be no speeches. If the Members so desire, I may allow the article to be held over for further consideration.
The Honourable Shri K. Santhanam : The article may be held over.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The article may beheld over.
Shri Mahavir Tyagi : The article may be held over.
Mr. President : This article will stand over.
ARTICLE 253 ( Contd .)
† Mr. President : We shall take up consideration of article 254, to begin with.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : Sir, before we begin discussion of article 254,1 would request you to allow consideration of Mr. Tyagi’s amendment to article 253, because the Prime Minister wishes to speak on it. Although the debate is closed, I would request you to allow the Prime Minister to make a speech, before you put the amendment to vote.
Mr. President : Yes. Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
[Article 253, as amended, by Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 254
‡The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Mr. President, Sir, I move :
“That for article 254, the following be substituted :—
- (1) There shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India in each year as grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States of Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Orissa in lieu of assignment of Grants in lieu of export duty any share of the net proceeds in each year of export on Jute and Jute products duty on jute and jute-products to these States such sums as may be prescribed by the President.
- CAD, Vol. IX, dated 5th August 1949, p. 240.
† Ibid., dated 8th August 1949, p. 241.
‡ Ibid., dated 8th August 1949, pp. 242-43.