PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 659
Dr. Ambedkar: Marginal headings will be corrected afterwards.
Mr. Speaker: I am not putting the marginal headings at all to the House. hon. Members will have noticed that I am dropping out the marginal headings. That is the business of the draftsmen. It is not part of the statute. The question is:
In clause 144, omit the words “or a polling agent”.
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Speaker: The question is:
“That clause 144, as amended, stand part of the Bill”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 144, as amended was added to the Bill.
Clause 145 was added to the Bill
Clause 146. —( Casual vacancies in Council of States )
Amendment made:
In clause 146, for the words “the members of the Legislative Assembly or electoral college concerned” occurring in line 5, substitute the following:
“the elected members of the Legislative Assembly or the members of the electoral college concerned.”
— [ Dr. Ambedkar ]
Mr. Speaker: The question is :
“That clause 146, as amended stand part of the Bill.”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 146, as amended, was added to the Bill.
Clauses 147, 148 and 149 were added to the Bill.
Clause 150.— ( Vacancies in State Legislative Councils )
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava: An amendment was agreed that the election shall be held within four months. But, that is not here on the paper. Therefore, I would beg of you to hold over this clause.
Dr. Ambedkar: It was not accepted, I believe. My record does not show that. Let the amendment be moved, whatever it is.