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the Members interested in Part C States to meet together and to evolve some kind of a scheme over which there might be agreement between myself and the representatives of the Part C States.
[ M R . S PEAKER in the Chair ]
I accepted the suggestion and thereafter had one or two meetings with Members of the Part C States as well as other Members of the House who felt a certain amount of interest in this Bill. As you will recall, Sir, when the debate was going on, it was found that there were three points of difference between myself and the Members who spoke for Part C States. The three points were:
Indirect system of election;
Nomination of Manipur and Tripura; and
Representation by rotation.
I am happy to state that it has become possible by exchange of views to arrive at a formula whereby it has become possible for me to eliminate from the Bill the provisions relating to the indirect system of election from the municipalities, local boards, village panchayats etc. It has also been possible for me to eliminate the provision regarding the representation of Manipur and Tripura through nomination. It is only with regard to the third point viz., representation by rotation that it has not been possible to find a way out and it will therefore be a part of the original Bill. Now in accordance with this agreement, I have given notice of certain amendments which are already in the hands of Members. It will be seen that in place of the indirect system of election. I now propose to ask the House to agree to assist in creating an electoral college by exercise of adult suffrage and allow these electoral colleges to help the representatives which have been allotted to them by schedule 4 of the Constitution. This system of creating an electoral college for the purpose of sending representatives to the Upper Chamber by election is also proposed to be extended to Manipur and Tripura.
With regard to the other part of the Bill viz., that part which deals with the enactment of the Ordinance it will of course remain and so far as the debate that took place the