252 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
On the facts, therefore, as disclosed by records, I am clear that the Select Committee had given full and due consideration to the substantive provisions of the Bill that was referred to them? and the present motion of the Honourable the Law Minister is, therefore, competent, and in order.
Now, this being the decision on facts, what is the point of order of Mr. Kapoor ?
An Honourable Member : We may adjourn now; it is past five O’clock.
Mr. Speaker : The house may now adjourn.
The Assembly then adjourned till a Quarter to Eleven of the Clock on Friday the 18th February 1949.
(11-45 A.M.) *** HINDU CODE** — contd.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : We will proceed to the consideration of the Hindu Code.
Sbri Jaspat Roy Kapoor (U. P. : General): May I raise a point of order ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: rose —
Mr. Deputy Speaker : A point of order has been raised by
Mr. Kapoor.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Minister of Law) : I was going to refer just to that. Sir, the Order Paper contains sixteen different motions, some of them raise points of order and some of them are siubstantive motions. I was going to express myself on them before I actually spoke on my motion. However, if my friend has to say something, let him do so.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: Let us hear his point of order.
Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor : Sir, on the previous occasion when the motion was being taken up I stood up to raise a point of order. I was then directed by the Honourable Speaker to wail until the point of order raised by my friend Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad had been disposed of. That point of order was disposed of that day exactly at 5 p. m. thereafter the House rose for the day. I hope you will be kind enough to allow me to raise that point of order now. But before I do so I want to assure the House that my object . . .
*C.A. (Leg.) D., Vol. II, Part II, 24th February 1949, pp. 821-52.