194 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Act LIX of 1949 which was passed, I believe, in the December Session of the Assembly, the whole lot of Central laws were made applicable to all merged States, but unfortunately at that time Cooch-Behar had not become a merged State. The order merging Cooch-Behar in West Bengal was issued by the President some time in January 1950, with the result that this Supplementary Bill, so to say, became necessary. I do not think that there is any clause which requires any further explanation.
The motion of Dr. Ambedkar was adopted.
Clauses 1 to 4, were added to the Bill.
The Title and the Enacting Formula were added to the Bill.
Dr. Ambedkar : Sir, I move:
“That the Bill be passed.”
Mr. Chairman : The question is :
“That the Bill be passed.”
The motion was adopted.