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be more exact. I am not measuring his speech by the length of time taken. What I would like him to do is to take into consideration the fact that the present is a general motion for taking the Bill into consideration. It will not, therefore, be either in order or proper to go into the details of every clause. The honourable Member’s argument, as I understood it yesterday, is that there are some substantial changes made in the Bill and that, therefore, the measure has to be considered a new or that public opinion has to be consulted in the matter. For developing that argument he need not go into each and every clause of the Bill and suggest that every change made is a substantial change. He need only point out, by way of illustration, a few instances of really substantial changes made. I think that should be enough for the purpose of his argument at the present stage. When the Bill comes up for discussion clause by clause, he will have every facility to move any amendment he likes.
*** Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad** (West Bengal: Muslim): Sir, I am grateful to you for that suggestion. I dealt with substantial changes yesterday but today I shall confine myself to a few more substantial changes. ( Interruption ) .
Mr. Speaker : There is one difficulty that I feel about interruptions. They distract attention from the original point and my hands are weakened in pulling up the speaker and bringing him up to the proper scope of relevancy in debate. If there are no interruptions, therefore, the matter will be shortened.
An Honourable Member : But it becomes very dull.
Mr. Speaker : Of course it gives relief from dullness but too much of it is dangerous for the House. Therefore, let there be no interruptions or side remarks because they sidetrack the issue.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : I shall confine myself, Sir, to a few more substantial changes introduced by the Departmental Draft. I shall turn to part III of the original Bill and draw attention to sub-clause (2) of clause
126 of the Departmental Bill which corresponds to sub-clause (2) of clause
124 of the Final Bill. It is a new sub-clause which introduces a new principle, namely, that any transfer of property would not defeat the right of maintenance paid therefrom. In fact, maintenance has been made a statutory charge on the property. Whether good or bad, it is a new matter which has been introduced not by the Select Committee but by the Departmental Committee.
*C.A.(Leg.)D.,Vol.III, Part II, 2nd April 1949, pp. 2249-76.