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or the Parliamentary Secretary or the Parliamentary Under secretary. The Hon. the Law Minister told us just now that according to his reading of the Bill a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Secretary or Parliamentary under-Secretary can hold office for six months without being a Member of Parliament. I have read the Bill again and I do not understand how the Hon. Minister came to this conclusion. Would he explain ?
Mr. Deputy Speaker : It is not absolutely germane to this Bill. The hon. Member may look into the matter at leisure.
Dr. Deshmukh: Sir, one point may be made clear, which is on a matter of fact, viz., whether Deputy Ministers are appointed by the President. This is a matter of concrete fact and probably the Hon. Minister may be able to reply.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : How is it necessary in this connection ?
Dr. Ambedkar : Surely, they are appointed by the President : who else call appoint ?
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The question is :
“That the Bill to make provision in regard to certain offices of profit under Article 102 of the Constitution, be taken into consideration.”
The motion was adopted.
- Shri Tyagi : I beg to move:
“That in the heading of clause 1, after the words ‘Short title’, the words ‘ and commencement’ be inserted.”
It is a very simple amendment and I hope the Doctor will accept it.
Dr. Ambedkar : Perhaps what my friend Mr. Tyagi has noted is that there is no clause stating the commencement. Generally a Bill has a clause saying that the Bill comes into operation from such and such a date. This clause does not exist here, and he thinks there is a lacuna which ought to be filled. But may I submit that under the General Clauses
*P.D., Vol. 2, part II, 10th March 1950, p. 1365.