1190 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Mr. Deputy Speaker : That is exactly what the Hon. Law Minister is trying to do.
Dr. Ambedkar : That is what I am trying to do.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : By the inclusion of this definition ? If that is the specific purpose, then, my amendment is needless.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : Originally, those who were governed by the Aliyasantana Act and Marumakkattayam law were excluded and they were allowed to be regulated by those two laws. The Hon. Law Minister now feels that they must also be brought into the frame work of the Act so as to bring about uniformity. That is why he is adding this.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : My perplexity arises from the fact that even apart from this definition, they will ordinarily be included.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The Bill specifically excludes them.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : That portion should be deleted. There is repetition.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The hon. Member began under the wrong impression that originally they were included and the Law Minister wants to exclude them.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : The exclusion should be by amending the general clause; not in the definition.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : That is another matter. As a matter of substance, hon. Member’s amendment has absolutely no force.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : I quite agree.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : Then, why should he look at formal affairs and verbal amendments. If it is necessary, let us have this definition for the purpose of clarification instead of relegating it to some General Clauses Act.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : Not the General Clauses Act, but the general definition of Hindus under this Act. It should apply to all Hindus. This Aliyasantana law governs the Hindus. This is special mention and then inclusion. The inclusion is already there.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The backbone of his objection is broken. The hon. Member is trying to get at some formal affair. Is it necessary ?
The Minister of Home Affairs (Shri Rajagopalachari) : I think the hon. Member has not realised the actual position. There are two ways of excluding certain classes or groups; one by actually ignoring them in the whole Code and another by referring to them and providing for them as exception. If the Hon. Law Minister has chosen now to