950 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
- Mr. President : I wish to close the discussion now. Does Dr. Ambedkar wish to say anything?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Mr. Munshi has said everything that was needed to be said and I do not think I can usefully add anything.
Mr. President : Then I shall put the amendments to vote now.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : My amendments need not be put to vote, but they could be considered by the Drafting Committee.
Paragraph 3 was added to the Fifth Schedule.
S IXTH S CHEDULE
†Mr. President : We now go to the Sixth Schedule.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1, before the words, ‘The tribal areas’ the words ‘Subject to the provisions of this paragraph’ be inserted.”
Originally, the draft merely said that the Tribal areas were those which were included in the table attached to this Schedule. There was no power given to define the boundaries of those areas included in the Table. It is felt that it is necessary to give the Governor the power to define the boundaries of those areas, included in the Table. In order to provide for this power for the Governor, it is necessary to add the words which are contained in this amendment.
Mr. President : Amendment number 99 also relates to paragraph 1.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : May I move that?
Mr. President : Yes.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That for sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1, the following sub-paragraph be substituted :—
‘ (3) The Governor may, by public notification—
(a) include any area in Part I of the said Table,
(b) create a new autonomous district,
(c) increase the area of any autonomous district,
(d) diminish the area of any autonomous district,
(e) unite two or more autonomous districts or parts thereof so as to form one autonomous district,
(f) define the boundaries of any autonomous district:
Provided that no order shall be made by the Governor under clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this sub-paragraph except after consideration of the report of a Commission appointed under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 14 of this Schedule.’ ”
*CAD, Vol. IX, 3rd September 1949, p. 999.
† Ibid., pp. 1001-1002.