632 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
it should be incorporated and where…….. The right to vote already exists under the existing statutes. Clause 61 is a disqualifying clause. It does not confer any right of voting. It takes away the right of voting from certain persons who are enumerated in clause 61. But, here, we must specifically provide for that because here we are laying down the procedure by which various classes of persons are enabled to vote and this is the proper place.
Mr. Chairman: Order, order. The point is absolutely clear. There is no dispute about that. The right of voting and the method in which the vote will be recorded, are the two matters before the House. There is provision in clause 61 which takes away the right of a detenu. We have first to see whether we succeed in seeing that that right is not taken away. Then the question will arise as to the method in which that vote is to be recorded. Then we can revert to clause 59, to see whether we can adopt this method of recording their vote or the other methods suggested by the Hon. Law Minister.
With the concurrence of the hon. mover of the amendment. I am not putting this amendment to the House now. We can come back to clause 59 again if necessary.
Several Hon. Members: All right.
Mr. Chairman: I shall put the other amendment to the House. No. 396.
Shri Shiv Charan Lal: About that. I want clarification on one point.
Mr. Chairman: All the points have been clarified.
Shri Shiv Charan Lal: The Hon. Minister while replying to amendment No. 396 said that this is not the place for bringing in the candidates, their election agents and polling agents. My submission is that the heading of this clause is “Special procedure for voting by certain classes of persons” and I think this is the proper place to bring them in.
Mr. Chairman : The hon. Member will realise that herein the special procedure is given for postal ballot. The Hon. Minister has already explained that this is not the proper