504 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
the Chair to say how many days are going to be allotted. At the same time, I think, the Chair would realize how difficult it is for Members who want really to speak on this motion and debate it fully that they know at least
if any more Bills are going to be taken up during this session. I was submitting yesterday at the very beginning when this motion was taken up that most of the members had the impression that this Bill was not going to be taken up again in this session. As a matter of fact when a Bill of this importance and magnitude, was to be brought again for consideration,
we expected that sufficient notice would be given to the Members in time. It was not done. The whole importance of my contention arises in this way that if we are to know that this Bill will be discussed and that it will continue only up to day, we can understand, but on the other hand we are given to understand that additional days would be provided in this session, it
becomes another matter. Members who want to speak for, or against it, would not be able to come and participate in the discussion. We started yesterday and many honourable Members had already left, for instance, Mr. K. M. Munshi came here to speak on this motion and he went away and there were many members who wanted to speak one way or the other on this
important Bill and if the House could get to know through you—it is for you to say—it is possible for you to do so— that some additional days are going to be provided, that will be really helpful; otherwise, we do not know where we stand with regard to this important Bill.
Mr. Speakers : I should like to know if the honourable the Law Minister is in a position to enlighten us.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Minister of Law) : The only
thing that I can say is that this Bill will be debated. What would be the next stage, I am quite unable to say, because the question of the arrangement of the business of the Government is entrusted to a Committee of the Government, which is called “the Priorities Committee”. That Committee have assigned these days to this Bill. This Committee will be meeting in
the afternoon and be taking its own decision. I am unable to say anything further than that.
Pandit Lakshmi Kanta Maitra : In view of this, I would submit
respectfully to the Chair that the Chair has sufficient inherent powers to see that this procedure is not adopted with regard to this Bill unless sufficient notice is again given, to the honourable Members when this motion comes, it is certainly within your competence to say : “I am