482 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharati : I may cut short further arguments by saying that the Select Committee’s attention was actually drawn to all these things. The honourable Member is unnecessarily harping on this point, that the attention of the Select Committee was not drawn. But as a Member of the Select Committee I may say that all these points were fully considered, all aspects of the matter were considered by the Select Committee. Therefore the honourable Member need not go over this matter over and over again.
Mr. Speaker : I will say that even if the question has been fully considered, the honourable Member is perfectly within his right in giving his views. Honourable Members will see that he is making a case for re-committal of the Bill to the Select Committee, and for this he has been putting forth his arguments. The Select Committee might have given full, adequate, proper, reasonable attention, but in his opinion, it has been inadequate. Therefore, he is insisting that the attention given has been inadequate and the Bill should be re-committed to the Select Committee. That is the line of argument he is following ; and if he is following that particular line of argument, he must maintain that stand. As regards the fact of adequacy just as the Select Committee Members cannot be absolute judges of the fact, as to whether the Bill was given proper or adequate attention, similarly, his judgment also is not final. But he is placing his opinion. Let us proceed on that basis. Otherwise there will be no end to this discussion.
Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharathi : I was only referring to the question of fact.
Mr. Speaker : It is a question of opinion. What the honourable Member supposes to be a question of fact, is actually a question of opinion. Adequacy of attention of not is a question of opinion and to merely a question of fact.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : The question is the adequacy of consideration.
[ At this stage Mr. Speaker vacated the Chair, which was then occupied by Mr. Deputy-Speaker (Shri M. Ananthasayanam Ayyyangar ]
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : Sir, I have been interrupted almost continuously the other day, and again a series of interruptions are made to-day.
Mr. Pandit Lakshmi Kanta Maitra : I am supporting you all along.