966 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(iv) After part (c) (ii) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, insert:
“(iii) to any orphan or abandoned child brought up by the State.”
Shri B. K. P. Sinha (Bihar) : May I suggest that instead of hon. Members reading all the amendments, they may only refer to their numbers. Because the amendments sometimes tantamount to a speech.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : It is no good our closing our eyes. There is a limit to this kind of suggestion. The amendments must be read ; we cannot rush through like this. Certainly I will allow all reasonable debate on the matter. I myself am not able to understand at times. Except on formal matters, when I shall ask hon. Members not to read the amendments, the amendments must be read.
Shri J. R. Kapoor : Thank you for your direction, Sir.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : That does not mean that the hon. Member can be dilatory.
Shri J. R. Kapoor : If the suggestion of my hon. friend were to be pursued to its logical length, we can even say that all the amendments standing in the name of an hon. Member are moved.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : We need not dilate upon that.
Shri J. R. Kapoor : I beg to move :
(v) for sub-clause (3) of clause 2, substitute :
“(3) The expression ‘Hindu ‘wherever it occurs in this Code shall be construed as if it included a person who, though not a Hindu by religion is, nevertheless governed, or declares his consent in the manner prescribed by the Central government in this behalf to be governed, by the provisions of this Code.”
Then I come to amendment No. 272 of List 5.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : I think we might take up sub-clause by subclause. There are a number of sub-clauses in clauses 2. Unless any amendment can be brought under anyone of these sub-clauses we shall carry on with sub-clause (1). Then we shall take up the other sub-clauses. What is the Hon. Minister’s reaction to this suggestion ?
Dr. Ambedkar : I am quite agreeable to that.
Shri J. R. Kapoor : May I submit that all the amendments might be allowed to be moved. We shall follow the procedure we adopted in the Constituent Assembly from tomorrow onwards.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : Today, I leave it to hon. Members to move whatever amendments they like. Tomorrow I shall have them consolidated under each sub-clause.
Shri J. R. Kapoor : I beg to move :