PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 147
Mr. Speaker : Apart from that I was also pointing out that the House having got the right ……
Dr. Ambedkar : That is in addition to what the House will do. I am doing something further than that. I am now introducing an amendment to clause 13 to enable you to appoint committees to work with the Election Commissioner in the matter of the determination of the constituencies. The further provision that I am making is this: that the constituencies as will be set out in the order will be as recommended by that Committee and not by the Election Commission. I am cutting out by an amendment the Election Commission. I am giving the Committee the direct authority to do it.
Shri Kamath (Madhya Pradesh) : Will the Committee be appointed or elected ?
Dr. Ambedkar : In such manner as the Speaker may determine.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava : It may be that the Committee and the Election Commission may decide in regard to each State differently and may not arrive at a common basis.
Dr. Ambedkar : As I said just now, I will bring in a Bill to determine these matters and when the Bill is passed, whatever law or whatever provision is made will be applied uniformly throughout India or differently in different States as Parliament chooses.
Dr. Ambedkar : I stand by the assurance that I have given that there will be a Bill. It will deal with both the aspects : (1) the nature of the constituencies—whether they are to be single-member or plural-member; and (2) what should be the system of voting. As I said, we shall also deal with the candidate, his qualifications and disqualifications. I have no desire in any way to take away the power of
P. D., Vol. 4, Part II, 20th April 1950, pp. 3068-71.