DRAFT CONSTITUTION 951
In this amendment, the new things to which attention must be drawn are included in sub-clauses (e) and (f) of sub-paragraph (3). As necessary because it may be required, in any particular state of affairs, that two or more autonomous districts may be united together. The power contained in sub-clause (f) is also necessary because it may be desirable to define the boundaries in case there is any particular dispute between the different tribes.
The proviso introduces a change. By comparing the proviso with the original provisos, it will be seen that there were to provisos to subparagraph (3). In the first proviso, the Governor could act under clause (b) or clause (c) on the recommendation of a Commission. But, if he wanted to act under clauses (d) or (e) he was required to have a resolution of the District Councils of the Autonomous Districts concerned. It is felt that this distinction made by the two provisos for the different parts of sub-paragraph (3) is not necessary. It is better to make it uniform by requiring the Governor to act after consideration of the report of a Commission which is proposed to be appointed under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 14 of this Schedule.
Mr. President : As regards this Schedule, as the Schedule as a whole has not been changed but only certain amendments to some of the paragraphs have been suggested, I propose to take this paragraph by paragraph. Regarding the first para, these are the two amendments which have been moved on behalf of the Drafting Committee. I will now take the other amendments of which notice has been given. There are some printed in the second volume of the list of amendments.
(Amendments 3489, 3490 and 3491 were not moved)
There is one amendment that paragraph 1 to 16 be deleted. I do not know whether to take it.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : That need not be taken.
*Mr. President : ...Dr. Ambedkar, would you like to say anything?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, there are just two points which have been raised in the course of the remarks made on these amendments which call for reply. The first question is the one, which was raised by Mr. Chaliha. I must say I was somewhat surprised at the amendment tabled by Mr. Chaliha, because like the Fifth Schedule the Sixth Schedule also has arisen, so to say, out of an agreement between the Drafting Committee and the Premier of Assam, my Friend,
*CAD, Vol. IX, 5th September 1949, pp. 1004-1005.