366 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Dr. S. P. Mookrjee: Will the Hon. Minister admit that Parliament has no concurrent jurisdiction in respect of laws relating to public order except newspapers ? Let us have it clearly.
Dr. Ambedkar: Yes.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The Hon. Minister does not say that every item is in the Concurrent List.
Dr. Ambedkar: A large majority of them is exclusively in the jurisdiction of Parliament and in some cases the jurisdiction is also concurrent. Therefore my submission to the House is this—that nothing is necessary for the purpose of investing Parliament to make a law in the fields which are mentioned here as exclusive right of legislation. Parliament has, in certain cases, got also concurrent power so that it can check any abuse that the Provincial Legislatures may make of the power that we are conferring.
Dr. S. P. Mookerjee: What is the power regarding incitement to offence under the Concurrent List ?
Dr. Ambedkar: It comes under the Penal Code. Incitement to offence is a specific offence in the Penal Code.
Dr. S. P. Mookerjee: The Hon. Minister should read to the House entry 1 of…….
Dr. Ambedkar : I cannot yield to him just like he did not yield to the Hon. Home Minister. This is not a lecture room and I am not lecturing to the students either. I am making my point. If my hon. friend wants an exposition we can meet somewhere in the Constitution Club—and I shall be prepared to lecture to him.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: All that I can say is the hon. Member contends that entry 1 in List II—State List—only relates to public order and this is not covered. Incitement to offence is in the Penal Code. If he is not satisfied, he can draw his own inferences.
Dr. Ambedkar: It is open to you to say that this does not cover public order.