234 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
( iii ) In the amendment proposed by me, in the proposed new clause 10B, after sub-section ( 4 ) of the proposed new section
27A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, add the following new sub-section :
“(5) the electoral college for the State of Delhi shall consist of—
(a) the members of the House of the People representing that State;
(b) the non-official members of the Advisory Council of the Chief Commissioner of Delhi; and
(c) the non-official members of every Cantonment Board, District Board, Municipal Committee and Notified Area Committee within that State.”
( iv ) In the amendment proposed by me, in the proposed new clause
10B, in the proposed new section 27B of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, after the words “any State or group of States “insert the words” specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule”.
( v ) In the amendment proposed by me, in the proposed new clause 10B, in sub-section ( 1 ) of the proposed new section
27F of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, after the words “for any State or group of States” insert the words “specified in the First column of the fifth Schedule”.
( vi ) “That the necessary corrections for the numbering and lettering of the clauses in the Bill and of the sections inserted by the Bill be carried out together with consequential corrections of cross references.”
*** Mr. Speaker** : Amendment moved : (as above)
In the amendment by Dr. Ambedkar, in the proposed new clause 10B, in clause ( b ) of the proposed new section 27J of the Representation of the People Act, 1950,—
( i ) after the words “so created” occurring in line one, insert the words “jointly or”,
( ii ) after the words “then after” occurring in line three, insert the words “such body has or”; and
( iii ) after the words “constitution of” occurring in line six, insert the words “such body or”.
I should like the Hon. Law Minister to clarify the point.
Dr. Ambedkar : There are two objections to this amendment. The first is a Constitutional objection which arises out of the
- P. D., Vol. 7, Part II, 12th December 1950, pp. 2259-60.