794 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
it ought to be brought down to Rs. 150. The Drafting Committee on reconsideration decided that that need not be done and under the present state of affairs may be continued up to the limit and within the scope that it occupies today. I therefore say that this is a pure exception, and on principle I am definitely opposed to it and I am therefore not prepared to accept any amendment that may have been moved by any honourable Friend.
[Amendment of Dr. Ambedkar, as given earlier was adopted and the Article
256, as amended was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 257
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That the words ‘by law’ be added at the end of article 257.”
It is a little inadvertent omission.
Mr. President : There are two other amendments which do not arise after the amendment of Dr. Ambedkar.
The amendment as above was adopted.
Article 257 as amended, was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 259
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in clause (1) of article 259, for the word ‘Auditor-General’ the words ‘Comptroller and Auditor General’ be substituted.”
This is done in order to bring the same monenclature in article 259 which has been given to this officer in the previous article this Assembly has passed.
The amendment was adopted.
Article 259, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 260
‡Mr. President : Then we go to article 260.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That for amendment No. 2943 of the List of Amendments the following be substituted : —
That for clause (1) of article 260, the following clause be substituted :—
‘(1) The President shall, within two years from the commencement of this Constitution and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year or at such earlier time as the President considers necessary, by order, constitute a Finance Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and four other members to the appointed by the President.’ ”
- CAD, Vol. IX, dated 9th August 1949, p. 302.
† Ibid., p. 302.
‡ Ibid, p. 303.