946 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
So far as inheritance is concerned I am not in favour of allowing the daughter any share after her marriage in the father’s property. But if she is unmarried she must be allowed the same as her brother. That is an amendment which would meet the viewpoint of my learned friend Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava.
In conclusion, I would say that so far as the opposition to the Bill is concerned it has made out of certain political considerations also. The elections are looming large on the horizon and people consider any stick good enough to beat the Congress with. People outside the Congress are trying to whip up passion against the measure just because the elections are coming. They want to use it as a weapon in the election fight. It is therefore meet and proper that we should consider each provision of the Bill as coolly as possible, thrash out every issue threadbare, so that people may be able to see the Code in the proper light without the mist that now surrounds it. It is obvious that when we come to the clause by clause discussion, most of the superstitions and suspicions will be removed and controversial matters may be settled by mutual agreement and nothing will be there which will offend public conscience and public morality.
With these words, Sir, I oppose the amendments moved and support the clause
[M R . D EPUTY -S PEAKER in the Chair.]
Seth Govind Das (Madhya Pradesh) : First of all I want to say that it would have been very good if……
Shri Hussain Imam (Bihar) : On a point of information, Sir; Will the Hon. Minister of Works, Production and Supply, who is now here, tell the House about the tragedy of the Delhi clock tower ? The Delhi clock tower has fallen.
Some Hon. Members : This is not the time.
Seth Govind Das : You can ask that after the speech, not in the middle of it.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : It is possible some hon. Members are anxious to know what has happened. If the Hon. Minister has any statement to make he may do so after Seth Govind Das concludes his speech and we shall have an opportunity of having more information about the tragedy.
The Minister of Works, Production and Supply (Shri Gadgil) : I have learnt about it only an hour ago. Secondly, I am not