612 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Dr. Ambedkar: I am not prepared to accept that.
Shri J. R. Kapoor: If ‘or’ is not substituted, the whole object of retaining the words ‘such other officer’ goes away. Our intention is that there should be facility to the candidate to submit the name of his polling agents to the presiding officer. I would prefer that these words should be deleted rather than both should remain if my amendment is not to be accepted.
Mr. Chairman: It does not necessarily mean that notice is to be given to two officers.
Mr. Chairman: The question of period is yet in suspense. Till then this cannot be decided.
Shri J. R. Kapoor: The whole clause 44 may be held over.
Dr. Ambedkar : My suggestion is that my first amendment may be considered and the second be held over.
Pandit Munishwar Datt Upadhyay: Why not hold over both because we have not definded whether two agents, one agent and one relief agent, will be appointed for every polling booth.
Dr. Ambedkar: The first has no integral connection with the second amendment.
Mr. Chairman: The question is :
In clause 44, for the words “one agent and two relief agents and no more to act as his polling agent” substitute the words “such number of agents and relief agents as may be prescribed to act as polling agents of such candidate”.
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Chairman: The second amendment is held over.
- Clause 46. —( Counting agents )
Shri Shiv Charan Lal: There is an amendment—No. 382 in Consolidated list No. 1 in the name of Pandit Bhargava. I may be permitted to move it.
***** P.D., Vol. 12, Part II, 21st May 1951, pp. 9184-88.