DR. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU CODE BILL 293
Shrimati Renuka Ray : In view of the Speaker’s ruling, it is out of order. It goes against the Speaker’s ruling.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The re-circulation motion is before the House. Why should the House not consider this motion also after all ?
Shrimati Renuka Ray : It goes against the Speaker’s ruling of the other day.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : May I ask the Lady Member how it goes against the Speaker’s rulling ?
Shrimati Renuka Ray : The Speaker ruled that the Bill is the same as committed to the Select Committee and therefore there cannot be a motion for recommittal to the Select Committee. There has been no substantial change in the Bill.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : There are many substantial changes as I shall show.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : No speeches across the benches please. So far as the arguments advanced by the Lady Member are concerned, what I feel is this. The Speaker certainly said that the Bill considered by the Select Committee is not different from the one committed to it. But recommittal may be on various other grounds. Therefore, unless any objection is taken on other grounds
Shrimati Renuka Ray : The words “original Bill” are there.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : Original Bill is the same as the other Bill. Therefore, he has said “original Bill”. We will drop the word “original”.
Shrimati Renuka Ray : I would humbly submit that the word “original” is there. Therefore, we cannot drop it now from the motion,
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The Speaker ruled that the Bill that came out of the Select Committee was the original Bill and therefore there is no harm in using the word “original”. The objection taken was that the original Bill was not considered by the Select Committee. Hon’ble the Speaker ruled that it was the original Bill itself that was considered by the select Committee. Therefore, the honourable Member has stated in his amendment that the original Bill be recommitted to the Select Committee. The argument advanced by the Lady Member is against her own objection. I find there is nothing wrong in this motion.
Shri R. K. Sidhva : The Mover’s intention is quite different. He does not consider this Bill as the original Bill and therefore he wants this to be sent to the same Select Committee.