702 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
That was exactly what the writers of Smritis did. It was a department which amended laws and rules from time to time. Just as you prepare
and put up amendments to laws they did likewise. I however do not wish to go into this question, Nor do I wish to go into other extraneous matters. Our sisters say this thing has come to be included in the
fundamental right and that those who are opposing it have not been able to comprehend the fundamental rights. “You do not understand the fundamental rights,” they say. Does it form the fundamental right or
even state law? Does the Hindu Code constitute State law or is it personal and private law? If you were to bring forward a bill in regard to an Indian Code, I could say with authority nobody would oppose it, but to day you are out to frame a Hindu Code and to make a change in the Hindu Law. But personal law is not State law and therefore it does not apply. Gaur had remarked, ‘ it will only be Avtar who might come
someday and bring forth this Code.’ Shri Gaur is perhaps sitting in Nagpur now and he must have been gratified to learn that the Avtar has manifested himself at last and that the Hindu Code Bill has arrived.
Shri Mahavir Tyagi : Disgraced persons.
Shri Gokulbhai Daulatram Bhatt : Saying a few words more I wish to conclude my speech in a short time. It is said that brothers and sisters should be equally treated. Shri Kripalani has left, why would he hear what
the others say? So I wish to say why this double right should be given to the sisters. She will take her stridhana from her father’s place, will take all the dowry given to her by her father, will take her personal share and
apart from this all her share in the husband’s property is still there. Then how the sisters have become so selfish? The women are themselves prosperity incarnate, why do they want more of this wordly wealth?
Shrimati Kamala Chaudhuri has given out that without doubt wealth and prosperity will automatically flow back to the wealthy and prosperous. Women are themselves wealth and prosperity incarnate, why do they want
to add to their prosperity ? With the slight illusion and fascination they still possess they have been able to capture and subdue the whole world, if the illusion and fascination would increase then nobody can foretell what
would not come to happen. If the wealth (maya) will undoubtedly flow back to the wealthy then subsist Nature and Nature only in this world and exclude Man therefrom. If by this exclusion of Man the maya is able to
subsist, then do accordingly.