654 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(ii) In sub-clause (1) of clause 125, omit the words “or on the day immediately preceding that date or the first of those dates”.
Mr. Speaker: Then I shall put the clause to vote.
Shri Kamath (Madhya Pradesh) : May I ask the Hon. Minister for a clarification, whether the preceding day means the day up till midnight or the day up to sunset ?
The Minister of State for Transport and Railways (Shri Santhanam): Anyhow the word is being deleted and the question does not arise.
Shri Kamath: It does because meetings on the previous day will not be prohibited.
Dr. Ambedkar : It is an academic question but if my hon. Friend presists I think that ‘midnight’ would be the proper word.
The motion (of Dr. Ambedkar as mentioned above) was adopted.
Mr. Speaker: The question is:
“That clause 125, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 125, as amended, was added to the Bill.
Clause 126. —( Disturbances at election meetings. )
Amendment made:
In sub-clause (2) of clause 126, for the words “political meetings”, substitute the words “public meeting of a political character”.
—[ Dr. Ambedkar ]
Mr. Speaker: The question is:
“That clause 126, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 126, as amended, was adopted to the Bill.
Clause 127 was added to the Bill.
Clause 128 —( Officers not to influence voting ) Amendment made:
In sub-clause (1) of clause 128, for the words “shall act as an agent of a candidate in the conduct or the management of the election”,