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of being a student in that college he should have filled in certain terms. It is to make the qualification a real one, worthy of recognition, that these limitations were put in. I am personally prepared to place myself in the hands of the West Bengal Government who know the matter better, rather than substitute my own judgment, however great sympathy I may feel with the dentists themselves.
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar) : The wording of the article is that “the President may, for the purpose of removing any difficulties, particularly ……….. etc.” “Particularly” does not mean that he has not got the general power.
Mr. Speaker : As I have understood the point of order of the hon. Member, apart from the words, “any difficulties” and “particularly”, he seems to construe article 392 as empowering the President to make adaptations only for purpose of transition from the provisions of Government of India Act to the provisions of the Constitution. That is substantially the point.
Dr. Ambedkar : That cannot be because it is a wrong construction. The point raised by my hon. Friend is that under article 392 the only power which the President possesses is confined to an adaptation of any section of the Government of India Act, 1935, so as to bring it in line with the provisions of the Constitution. My submission is that that is not correct, because the opening words in article 392 are quite general, namely, “The President may, for the purpose of removing any difficulties” and then “particularly etc.” comes in. Suppose you were to drop the words “particularly in relation to the transition from the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, to the provisions of this Constitution” the wording would be “The President may, for the purpose of removing any difficulties, by order direct ………… etc.”.