498 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Mr. Deputy Speaker : I request that the challenge need not be accepted on the floor of the House !
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : He will not find it safe to challenge me outside the House.
Mr. Tajamul Husain : You did not like us to interrupt and therefore I want your permission first to seek a point of information. The point I want to know from my honourable friend is that today is the 1st of April. Is that the reason why he is taking up the whole day on this Bill ?
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : That question should be addressed to the Honourable Law Minister for bringing the motion on the All Fools Day !
Mr. Deputy Speaker : Whether it applies to anyone or not let the honourable Member proceed with his speech.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : Then we come to the next clause of Part II of the original Bill.
Dr. Mono Mohan Das (West Bengal : General): Sir, it appears the honourable Member is not prepared.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : I could not catch the honourable doctor.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : He may go on. I hope he will conclude his speech at least today.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : I do not know.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : I would only say that enough has been said so far on this point about changes of substance. After all it is not the honourable Minister in charge of the Bill who alone need be satisfied. He holds his point of view.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The House will decide.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : Yes, the House will decide it ultimately. Therefore the honourable Member need not take further time in driving it home to one individual Member however important he may be. He may try to carry the House with him. As I have already said, enough has been said in regard to the matter of substantial changes. I thought he was going to refer to other matters of substance like marriage, divorce, adoption. I do not think the honourable Minister would be dogmatic and I am sure that though in respect of this he may have strong views he would like to wait and see how far there are arguments on the other side, and he may be convinced. I thought the honourable Member would come to matters of substance. A long time has been spent on this point already.