DR. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU CODE BILL 985
Mr. Deputy Speaker : I am sorry. I would like to be corrected. I do not like any Member to be addressed by any other Member in the first person. Similarly I will not address any Member directly. I shall try to be careful, but these things need not be pointed out to me. Now let us proceed. We have had too much of advice.
The Minister of Home Affairs (Shri Rajagopalachari) : I take it, Sir, that in the last amendment the question of order is open ?
Mr. Deputy Speaker : On all amendments. I merely placed that amendment for purposes of discussion. At any time it is open to the House or to me to consider it.
Now, I shall give preference to those gentlemen who have moved the largest number of amendments, and so on in that order, and ultimately to those who have not moved any amendment at all and who want to speak. Those hon. Members who have already spoken on this will get a chance, if necessary, in the end.
Shri Rajagopalachari : May I suggest one thing ? Those who promise and who believe they will make short speeches should be given preference.
Hon. Members : No, no.
Shri Rajagopalachari : And they may give way to others afterwards. If a member who wants to make a long speech is cut out by another we need not sympathise, but it is unfair that those who wish to speak for five minutes should be cut out by long speeches.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The suggestion that is given is certainly good, but I feel one difficulty. In the matter of resolutions of general discussion on a particular Bill, I can ordinarily give preference to those who want to speak for a short time so that there may be a number of members speaking on it. But with respect to amendments, hon. Members who have not tabled any amendment at all may occupy the time of the House.
Shri Rajagopalachari : Without prejudice to other considerations I am suggesting it. Because, a closure may come at any time and those who may have something very important and brief may be cut out.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava : How will we know beforehand whether a Member will make a long speech or a short speech ?
Shri Rajagopalachari : This is a battle of the long and the short.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : We should only have a general indication that all Members will make it, as short as possible.