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to put ourselves to some inconvenience, I do not think there is anything seriously wrong. The arguments that have been quoted in support of the amendment to delete this clause are made wholly without considering all aspects of the situation. Therefore I support the clause as it stands.
Mr Chairman: The question is:
“That clause 60 stand part of the Bill”.
The motion was adopted.
Clause 60 was added to the Bill.
Clause 61— ( Right to vote )
Amendment made:
In sub-clause (5) of clause 61, omit the words “or is subjected to preventive detention under any law for the time being in force”.
—[ Shri J. R. Kapoor ]
Dr. Ambedkar: The House should also take into consideration what I stated that although postal ballot appears to be the easiest method to adopt, as I said, unless elections are to be indefinitely postponed, we will have to make some provision for administrative difficulties and not being able to give ballot paper to everyone. That has to be borne in mind. What I thought was,—as I am not in a position to at once suggest an amendment which would give the persons under preventive detention the right to vote and also to meet the administrative difficulties,—I wanted to put it to the House whether it would not be desirable to deal with this matter under clause 167 which gives power to make rule.
Mr. Chairman: Two courses are open—either it may be provided in the rules or since the amendment of Mr. Kapoor is before the House, any amendment to that may be moved.
Dr. Ambedkar: What I wanted to say was this that some such words ‘as far as practicable’ would be necessary. The words ‘as far as practicable’ do not occur in any of the clauses of 59.
Shri T. T. Krishnamachari: The clause itself reads like this:
“Provision may be made by rules made under this Act”.