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this is not done we would find it difficult to make arrangements for our business.
Mr. Speaker : As regards that; the position was made clear by me the other day. I requested the honourable the Prime Minister to give the information and he said that this may go on for a day or
11 A . M two. It is not possible for him also to say definitely, because there may be some urgent measure which they might wish to put through, without stilling discussion. So, that matter also rests with the Members. But I may say that we are not going to sit beyond the 9th April.
Shri Arun Chandra Guha : In that case, urgent matters may be taken up first.
Mr. Speaker : That is a matter of opinion as to urgency.
Maulana Hasrat Mohani (U.P.: Muslim): To remove this difficulty of Dr. Ambedkar I would make a suggestion. I think that any legislative measure involving social reform should not be made part of official business, I could understand a Bill of this kind involving social reform being introduced by Shrimati durgabai or Shrimati Renuka Ray. To thrust an official Bill of this nature on an unwilling public is absolutely unreasonable. I would therefore invite my honourable friend to take courage in both hands and, realising that discretion is the better part of valour, postpone consideration of this Bill and withdraw the Official Bill leaving it to be sponsored at some future date by an ordinary Member who, in consultation with public opinion, may bring forward measures of this kind involving social reform.
Mr. Speaker : The honourable Member need not further argue the matter. It is enough he has made a suggestion.
Mr. Muhammad Ismail Khan (U. P.: Muslim): As the honourable Minister told the House, the priorty for this Bill has to be determined by the Cabinet Committee. Surely we arc entitled to know from him whether he is going to urge for priority for this Bill or not.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not wish to add anything, All that I want to say is that the Government has no intention of getting this Bill passed by a snap vote.
Mr. Speaker : Mr. Naziruddin will finish his speech now. I do not wish to impose a time limit on speeches. He has spoken the whole of yesterday and I believe had spoken for 48 minutes on the previous occasion. The time taken in all comes to 3 hours and 28 minutes, to