PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 123
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL
[ M R . S PEAKER in the Chair ]
- The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): May I, Sir, with your permission make the motion that stands in my name in the Order Paper for today ? I could not do it this morning because printed copies of the Bill were not available in the morning. As the House takes objection to giving leave for introduction without copies of the Bill being there, I thought I should wait.
Mr. Speaker : Yes ; he may make that motion. I was told that the matter was not to be taken up. That is why I passed over that.
Dr. Ambedkar : Because, I said that printed copies were not available.
I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the allocation of seats in, and the delimitation of constituencies for the purpose of election to, the House of the People and the Legislatures of States, the qualification of voters at such elections, the preparation of electoral rolls and matters connected therewith.
Mr. Speaker : The question is :
“That leave be granted to introduce a Bill to provide for the allocation of seats in, and the delimination of constituencies for the purpose of elections to, the House of the People and the Legislatures of States, the qualification of voters at such elections, the preparation of electoral rolls, and matters connected therewith.”
The motion was adopted.
Dr. Ambedkar : I introduce the Bill.
*P. D., Vol. 4, Part II, 12th April 1950, pp. 2797-98.