DR. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU CODE BILL 799
(ii) in part (d), for “ Hindu religion” substitute “ Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh religion” ;
(2) omit sub-clause (4).
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : I beg to move:
(i) In part (a) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, for “ Hindus, that is to say, all persons professing the Hindu religion” substitute “ persons who are Hindus by religion”.
(ii) Omit part (b) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2.
(iii) For part (b) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, substitute:
“(b) to all persons who are Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs by religion”.
(iv) For part (b) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, substitute:
“(b) to any person who is a Jaina by religion ;”.
(v) In part (b) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, for “Jaina or Sikh”, substitute “or Jaina”.
Sardar Hukam Singh (Punjab) : I beg to move:
In part (b) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, omit “or Sikh”.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : I beg to move:
(i) In part (c)(i) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, after “ illegitimate” insert:
“who, if he has attained the age of eighteen years, is himself a Hindu and”.
(ii) In part (c)(i) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, for “whose parents are Hindus” substitute “whose parents are or have been Hindus”.
(iii) In part (c) (ii) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, after “ belongs or belonged” insert “and who, if he has attained the age of eighteen years, is himself a Hindu”.
Shri S. P. Misra (Uttar pradesh) : I beg to move:
After part (c) (ii) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, add:
“(iii) to any abandoned child brought up as a member of the community, group or family to which such parent belongs ;”.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : I beg to move:
For part (d) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, substitute:
“(d) to a convert to the Hindu religion, subject to his rights and liabilities before his conversion.”
Babu Gopinath Singh (Uttar Pradesh) : I beg to move:
After part (d) of sub-clause (1) of clause 2, add :
“(e) to a Muslim or Christian converted from Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism or Hinduism in his life time”.