596 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
I wish to know whether the wording “of that district ” does not imply that he must be a resident of that district.
Dr. Ambedkar : Yes. that is so.
Shri Ramaswamy Naidu : I want to know whether any resident of another district, even though he belongs to one of the Scheduled Tribes of that district would be excluded from seeking election in that constituency.
Dr. Ambedkar : Not at all; that is provided.
*Ch. Ranbir Singh : ( English translation of the Hindi Speech ) Sir, I have a doubt regarding it and I want to get it clarified. There is a provision in it :
“Provided also that where any person having held any office referred to in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 7 has been dismissed and the period of five years........”
I think the soldiers and officers of the Azad Hind Fauj are not affected by it, I want to know this thing. Whether this provision debars them as well ? And if this provision debars them then there should be some provision so that they may also acquire the right of participating in the elections.
Dr. Ambedkar : I did not quite follow what the last speaker said. I would like to make some observations with regard to the point raised in relation to the proviso to sub-clause (3) relating to the procedure that might be adopted for ascertaining whether a particular candidate was Scheduled Caste candidate. The hon. Member who referred to this point, has had, of course, no experience as to how many people have been trying to pass themselves on as members of the Scheduled Castes in order to obtain some of the advantages that have been prescribed for them under the law.
Shri Syamnandan Sahaya : Larger numbers are likely to come in.
Dr. Ambedkar : And larger numbers are likely to come in. I, as a Member of the Government have had some experience about this, as to how for instance. Hindus also
*P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 19th May 1951, pp. 9130-31.