864 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I move :
“That for entry 4 of List I, the following entry be substituted :—
‘4. Naval, military and air forces; any other armed forces of the Union.’ ”
Honourable Members will see that this entry was a very large entry, and it consisted of two parts. Part one of the entry related to the raising of the forces by the Union. Part two related to the forces of the States mentioned in Part III. In view of the fact that it has been decided to put the States in Part III on the same footing as the States in Part I, it is desirable to delete the second part of this entry. And so far as any States have today any forces, it would be provided for by a provision in the part dealing with the transitory provisions of this Constitution.
With regard to the first part of the entry, it is felt that it is a mouthful, and that many of the words are not necessary, and that the short phrase ology now proposed—naval, military and air-forces—would be quite sufficient to give the Union all the powers that are necessary for the purposes of maintaining an army, navy and air-force.
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : It is necessary to retain the words “any other armed forces of the Union” because, besides the regular army, there are certain other forces which come under the armed forces and which are maintained by the Centre. For instance, there are what are called the “Assam Rifles” to guard the border. There are certain armed police forces maintained by the Centre with regard to the certain Indian States. In order, therefore, to give them a legal basis, it is desirable to include them in this entry 4.1 might also mention mat they were also recognised in entry I of the Government of India Act, 1935 as distinct from the navel, military and air forces.
Mr. President : I shall put Sardar Hukam Singh’s amendment to the House.
[The amendment was negatived.]
Mr. President : Then I put the entry moved by Dr. Ambedkar. (The amendment was adopted. Entry 4, as amended, was added to the Union List.)
ENTRY 5
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, entry No. 5 should be read along with entry No. 64. Entry 64 deals with the control
*CAD, Vol. IX, 29th August 1949, p. 732.
† Ibid., p. 733.