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*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not think there is any necessity to offer any remarks in reply.
The motion was adopted.
[Part VIIIA and articles 215A and 215B were added to the Constitution]
ARTICLE 250
† The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :—
“That in sub-clause (c) of clause (1) of article 250, after the word ‘railway’ a comma and the word ‘sea’ be inserted.”
Sir, I move my next amendment also.
“That in clause (2) of article 250, for the words ‘revenues of India’ the words ‘Consolidated Fund of India’ be substituted.”
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : ...At present there is a Bill before the Legislature for charging estate duty. Here we are legislating for a long time. Therefore we should have both estate or succession duty.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Succession duty is covered by (a) which says ‘Duties in respect of succession to property’. Why repeat that in (b) ?
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : The two might have been combined.
‡ Mr . Vice-President : ...Anyway, does Dr. Ambedkar want to say anything ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not want to say anything.
Mr. Vice-President : I will not put the amendments to the House.
[Both the amendments of Dr. Ambedkar, mentioned above, were adopted. Other amendments were rejected. Article 250 as amended was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 277
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I beg to move :
“That article 277 be re-numbered as clause (1) of article 277, and to the said article as so re-numbered the following clause be added :—
‘(2) Every order made under clause (1) of this article shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.’”
This article 277 is a consequential article. It lays down what shall be the financial consequences of the issue of an emergency proclamation by the President. Clause (1) of the article says that provisions relating to financial arrangements between provinces and the Centre may be
- CAD, Vol. IX, dated 19th August 1949, p. 495.
† Ibid., pp. 499-500.
‡ Ibid., p. 504.