928 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
stability of the Government”. “Government” and “State” are different things.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : That is the reason why I have accepted it.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : But, Sir, he has not made it clear as to why he has accepted it
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have said that “security of the State” is the proper expression. So there is no necessity of an argument.
Mr. Vice-President : The amendment proposed by the honourable Member having been accepted, there is no need for elaborate arguments.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : But the House should know. Why should there be so much nervousness about the exposure of bad drafting? That is the point.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : If my honourable Friend is satisfied with an admission on my part that I have made a mistake I am prepared to make it.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : It should be appreciated not merely by the House but by the world at large. Drafted as it is, “stability of the Government” may mean insecurity of the Ministry for which they might imprison the opposition.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Very well, we have bungled. Is that enough?
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, the amendment as amended has to be put and not as in the Notice Paper.
Mr. Vice-President: I will now put amendment No. 124 as revised by Dr. Ambedkar. The question is :
“That after entry 2 of List III, the following entry be inserted :—
‘2-A. Preventive-detention for reasons connected with the security of the State and the maintenance of public order and services or supplies essential to the life of the community; persons subjected to such detention.’ ”
(The motion was adopted.)
Entry 2-A, as amended, was added to the Concurrent List.
ENTRY 3
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move:
“That for entry 3 of List III, the following entry be substituted :—
*CAD, Vol. IX, 3rd September 1949, p. 831. † Ibid ., p. 931.