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entitiled to have notice of amednments. I must record my protest against this in the most emphatic terms that these lists of amendments were received not even last night but only this morning at about seven O’Clock—just an hour before we left home for Parliament. I feel that in the circumstances the Law Minister may put of moving his amendments till tomorrow and that Members be given adequate time to scrutinize and examine the amendments and to give notice of any amendments to these amendments I must request you to hold that these amendments have come very late and House must be given at least a day for examining the amendments and for submitting amendments to them.
Shri J. R. Kapoor (Uttar Pradesh) : I associate myself with the suggestion made by Shri Kamath that as these amendments have been sent to us this morning, we might be given some reasonable time to see whether in our opinion they fit in with the scope and object of the Bill. I do not mean to raise any technical objection. I am never in that habit………….
Shri Kamath: Mine was not a technical objection either.
Shri J. R. Kapoor: Therefore, I am associating with Shri Kamath’s suggestion. We are very particular about this Bill and are anxious to see that no amendemnt—even though it might have been carefully looked into by the hon. Law Minister—should be allowed to be incorporated in the Bill unless we have had a reasonable opportunity of analysing it.
Dr. Deshmukh (Madhya Pradesh) : I think the suggestion made is quite reasonable and I hope that you will be pleased to accept it……. Under those circumstances, it is but fair that hon. Members of this House should have an opportunity of seeing what consequential amendments are proposed and if there is any necessity for the same. They should have a fair opportunity of giving notice of any amendments they wish to move. There are many other measures that can be taken up today.
Mr. Chairman: I would like to know the reaction of the Hon. Law Minister.