126 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Shri Bharati : We have not a copy of it. When was it issued ?
Dr. Ambedkar : It was issued on the 17th April 1950.
Shri Bharati : That was yesterday. We have not been supplied with a copy.
Dr. Ambedkar : I am very sorry. It is in the Gazette. We are in such a great hurry that long intervals are not permissible.
Dr. Deshmukh (Madhya Pradesh) : Sir, the figures of population are essential for the Debate.
Dr. Ambedkar : I think they will be circulated. However, I shall read them out.
Part A States
Assam ... ... 8.51 million Bihar ... ... 39.42 ” Bombay ... ... 32.68 ” Madhya Pradesh ... ... 20.92 ” Madras ... ... 54.29 ” Orissa ... ... 14.41 ” Punjab ... ... 12.61 ” U.P. ... ... 61.62 ” West Bengal ... ... 24.32 ”
I do not think I need trouble the House with the population figures for States in Part B and Part C.
Shri Raj Bahadur (Rajasthan) : We want them.
Dr. Ambedkar : Then I will read them out.
Part B States
Hyderabad ... ... 17.69 million
Jammu and Kashmir ... ... 4.37 ”
Madhya Bharat ... ... 7.87 ”
Mysore ... ... 8.06 ”
Patiala and East Punjab States Union 3.32 ”
Rajasthan ... ... 14.69 ”
Saurashtra ... ... 3.96 ”
Travancore-Cochin ... 8.58 ”