PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 151
*Clauses 7 and 8
Clauses 7 and 8 were added to the Bill.
Clause 9
(Delimitation of Assembly Constituencies.)
Amendment made :
“Omit ‘after consulting the Election Commission’.”
—[ Dr. Ambedkar ]
Shri Tyagi : I beg to move :
Add the proviso :
“Provided that areas comprising a municipal board or a municipal corporation shall not be included in a constituency which comprises of rural areas.
Sir, since the time this Bill has come before this House I have been striving my best to see that the rights and privileges which have so far been enjoyed by the rural areas may not be taken away from them. For the last thirty years and more rural areas have been having their separate constituencies in the Legislative Assemblies of the various States.
Dr. Ambedkar : Sir, may I point out, in order to curtail discussion, that this is a matter which could more appropriately be dealt with in the Bill which will be coming up before the House. I do not think that this is a matter which is germane to this particular Bill.
Shri Tyagi : But then there would be no point in my bringing it up after the electoral rolls are prepared where rural areas are mixed up with urban areas.
In the case of other hon. Members’ amendments the Hon. Dr. Ambedkar has given some assurance that they will be considered—but mine he has been opposing all along. For the last two days I have been trying my best to convince him of my view-point; but he has not given me a sympathetic hearing.
Mr. Speaker : But this time he has shown sufficient sympathy by saying that the matter may be brought up at the time when the next Bill is taken up.
*P.D.. Vol. 2, Part II, 20th April 1950, p. 3071.