1064 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Shri Kamath: When, Sir, are the final electoral rolls likely to be published ?
Dr. Ambedkar: I suppose pretty soon—I have not got the exact date.
Shri Kamath: No date has been fixed so far ?
Dr. Ambedkar: Well, it certainly will be pretty soon.
Shrimati Renuka Ray : Will Government take steps to see that relief is given to the disenfranchised women in Rajasthan?
Dr. Ambedkar: The question of the relief really depends upon whether we can finish the registration of these women on the electoral rolls, allow sufficient time for raising objections and for the disposal of objections so that the electoral rolls could be finalised before the date of election. All these things hang together.
Shrimati Renuka Ray: Considering that it is due to no fault on their part and that the enumerators were not instructed properly either, does not Government think it necessary to take steps to see that this defect is remedied and those women are enlisted as voters ?
Dr. Ambedkar: Well, I am afraid we are not discussing who is at fault—we are discussing what the fact is.,
Shri R. C. Upadhyaya: Is it a fact that the Prime Minister has assured that delegation of women from Rajasthan that something will be done in that direction ?
Dr. Ambedkar: I am sure about it that the Prime Minister’s assurance must be subject to the law of the land.
Shri Kamath: Did, Sir, the Election Commission receive complaints that in certain areas, in certain States even dead persons were brought on the preliminary rolls ?
Dr. Ambedkar: It does happen—I am sure about it.
Shri Kamath: It did happen ?
Shri Sondhi : Mr. Deputy Speaker, in view of the fact that the Prime Minister is here in the House would it not be better if he made a statement in this behalf?