662 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Clause 158 was added to the Bill.
New Clause 158A.
Dr. Deshmukh (Madhya Pradesh) : Sir, I have to move for the insertion of the following amendment. In England, they have not only a provision similar to the one. I am asking, but they have framed certain rules for regulating the granting of accommodation for this purpose and these have not led to any difficulty whatsoever. I therefore, urge that this amendment may be accepted.
Dr. Ambedkar: I am afraid this will create a lot of difficulties and I am not prepared to accept this amendment.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: Let me first of all ascertain from the hon. Member if it is necessary for me to place the amendment before the House.
Dr. Deshmukh: No, but some hon. Members may desire to speak.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The hon. Member has moved his amendment and as I understand it, the procedure is if I place it before the House, the House gets seized of it. I asked for the reaction of the Law Minister and he said that he is not accepting the amendment. And the hon. Member has rightly said that it is not necessary for me to place it before the House. When I place it before the House, then every Member is entitled to talk on it; and at that stage the hon. Member who has moved it can withdraw it with the leave of the House.
Dr. Deshmukh: In view of the fact that there are a lot of hon. Members of this House who are keen and who are impressed by the reasonings I have given, they may be allowed to speak on this amendment and then ........
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava: Sir, this will be a bad precedent. If it is not to be put to the House, it need not be discussed.
Shri Kamath (Madhya Pradesh) : The hon. Member moved the amendment and it should be discussed. When an amendment is moved, the House is seized of it.