DR. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU CODE BILL 833
make the people happy, give them elementary education etc. In these dangerous times there is the other danger of the world situation deteriorating. War is approaching India step by step.
Mr. Chairman : I am very sorry. I do not want to interfere but I think the hon. Member is at sea on his arguments. He ought to proceed with his amendments.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : I was only submitting that this is not the proper time to go on with this Bill.
Shri Khurshed Lal : We are not discussing the consideration motion.
Mr. Chairman : I will ask the hon. Member to speak on his amendments. If he wants to say that so far as the particular amendments of Dr. Ambedkar are concerned, they are not right, I would certainely allow that but if he goes on to say that this Bill should not be proceeded with, I think it is beyond the province of any hon. Member at this stage to say so.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : I was encourged to make this suggestion only for one reason that it is understood that Government has decided to proceed with this Bill only for two or three days…………
Mr. Chairman : I would ask the hon. Member to proceed with his amendments.
Shri Naziruddin Ahmad : ( Interruption ) I rather think that many hon. Members have nothing to think of except interrupting . Sir, there are a number of amendments standing to my credit and I shall deal with them one by one. The first two amendments Nos. 16 and 17, were suggested to improve the form in which Dr. Ambedkar’s motion has been tabled. They do not deal with any other principle except improving the form. Then, I come to amendment No. 19.
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”
I am sorry that a very large number of widely divergent subjects have had to be moved separately, and have to be argued upon in a lot. That is why some hon. Members seem to lose thread of the argument. Sub-clause (1) which I seek to amend, reads thus:
“This Code applies—
(c)(i) to any child legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus within the meaning of this section.”