242 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Bill referred to it by the House. While that point was being considered. I was submitting for your consideration some grounds why the point of order was of great substance. While that was being done, you were pleased to stop the discussion and shorten the matter, as would appear on page 778 of me Proceedings, dated 31st August 1948. At that time, Sir, you were pleased to tell us what was passing in your mind and you told us that you will consider at the proper time two or three questions which are given on page 779 of this report. The two questions which seemed to agitate your mind were, firstly, whether the Select Committee went out of its way and went beyond the scope, and secondly, whether the Select Committee has gone beyond the scope of the reference. These were the two questions. The debate was taking place when ultimately you decided as given on page 780, that you would study all the facts and then give a ruling. With regard to that, I beg to lay some points for your consideration in regard to the point of order raised by Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad.
Mr. Speaker: As I see from the report, what I stated there was this— I have not got the printed report but I have got the proof-sheets here. After the Honourable member Shri Biswanath Das had raised a point, I stated as follows :—
“As I said, I am not deciding this matter at all. I am keeping open the whole thing including the point of order, because it will be seen that it involves large questions of fact and I must study all these things myself, which I have not yet done. Shall I leave the matter as it is ?
Therefore, I left it for me to study it and I can now say that I have studied it. Whatever may have been said by honourable members with reference to the point of order, I have studied the report of the Select Committee, I have studied the first Bill and I have studied, of course, the other draft which was alleged to have come before the Select Committee. If the honourable member has to say anything with reference to that he may.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava : It is only with reference to that that I propose to speak just now. As a matter of fact, I also raised this very point of order, but Mr. Naziruddin was more fortunate in catching your eye. Therefore, I have something to say on this point.
Shri Mohan Lal Gautam (U. P. : General): On a point of order to this point of order, Sir, according to the Rules of Procedure, I do not find any provision for any point of order after a report has been presented to this House. I would request the honourable member to