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they may participate in the same way as those at the top and those at the bottom do. I do not think that any legal remedy is necessary.
Then I come to the last point raised by my hon. friend Mr. Sonavane. It is really no argument that he presented. He wanted to know certain facts. He wanted to know what was the system of voting that was going to be. He was under the impression that there was going to be some kind of marking on the ballot paper as used to be in former times. My friend will know that under the single-member constituency system, with one-man-one-vote, crossing is absolutely unnecessary. Voting now becomes very much like buying a post card, writing the address of the addressee on it and dropping it in the postal box on the road. All that the voter has got to do is to go to the ballot clerk and to obtain the ballot paper which is a blank thing. He will know beforehand that there is a particular kind of coloured ballot box assigned to a particular candidate with a symbol chosen by him, out of the many that are improvised by the Election Commissioner and if he is properly informed beforehand he can take the paper and drop it inside without any necessity for marking. That is going to be the system.
Shri Sonavane (Bombay) : What about the colour and symbol ?
Dr. Ambedkar: It is a matter of convenience.
Shri Sidhva: Separate box for each candidate ?
Dr. Ambedkar: Yes, certainly. Otherwise how would it happen ?
There are, Mr. Speaker, the points which I thought I ought to touch upon because they were not covered by any particular amendment. I do not think that there is any other point of a similar sort which requires any explanation at the outset.
With these words, Sir, I commend my motion to the House.
Shri Kamath: May I ask one question ? Though the Law Minister said that he is not in favour of imposing a penalty or fine upon electors who......