200 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
the Bill as it stands, and Parliament should not have any quarrel about proposing a legislation of this sort.
- Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava : ..........After all this we must revert to our own Constitution to decide the point. As far as our Constitution is concerned this House is not competent to delegate any such authority to the Ministers.
Dr. Ambedkar : There is no bar; we have plenary powers.
Shri Santhanam : Will the hon. Member read article 286?
Mr. Speaker : Matters would be shortened if the hon. Member is allowed to proceed with his argument in his own way. Let us hear him first.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava : At this moment we need not be wedded to any theory. I am not wedded to any theory. I only place these facts for your consideration, so that you may consider them before coming to a final decision.....
- P.D., Vol. 6, Part II, 4th December 1950, p. 1178.