648 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
on the Government Benches. The Bill under discussion neither deals with Railways nor with Transport. Will you be kind enough to call the Hon. Law Minister, Sir ?
Mr. Deputy Speaker : I am sure the Law Minister will be here soon. Till then, the other Minister who is here will take notes.
Shri Ajit Prasad Jain (U. P. : General) : This is almost a contempt of the House.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : I have got chits sent to me by no less than
36 members so far.
Shri M. Tirumala Rao (Madras : General) : Some have not sent our names. Our chits are lying here.
Shri Mahavir Tyagi : And many have been waiting to catch your eye. They have not sent chits.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : So the position is that, besides these 36 there are others also trying to catch my eye. As the position stands at present, Government had fixed only yesterday and today for this Bill. I do not know the state of government work. I do not want to stifle discussion, but at this rate I do not think we can go on. Therefore, I suggest to hon. Members to limit their speeches, as far as possible, to fifteen minutes.
An Honourable Member : Impossible. You suggest to Government to extend the time.
Shri R. K. Sidhva (C. P. and Berar: General) : Such members as are hopeful of finishing their speeches within five or ten minutes should be given preference. There are many such members, I know.
Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharathi : But will they keep to their assurance? That is the point.
Shri R. K. Sidhva : I give a definite assurance.
Shri Biswanath Das (Orissa : General) : May I just bring to your notice, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that the hon. Speaker had given an assurance to this House that he would give full scope for discussion of this motion and it will be unfortunate if you allow only ten or fifteen minutes for a speaker. It is something absolutely different from an ordinary Bill. It concerns the life and the economic and social existence of crores of people. Under these circumstances, I would beg of you to stick to the assurance given by the hon. Speaker.
Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharathi : He is the Speaker. He can now decide.