PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 669
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The question is :
“That Clause 51, as amended, stand part of the Bill”.
The motion was adopted.
Clause 51, as amended was added to the Bill.
Clause 59. —( Voting by certain classes of persons )
Prof. S. L. Saksena (Uttar Pradesh) : Sir, I have given an amendment to this clause.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: What is the number and on which list?
Prof. S. L. Saksena: I am unable to find it; it is not in the printed list.
Shri Shiv Charan Lal (Uttar Pradesh) : It is amendment No. 233 in the Revised Consolidated No. I. p. 24.
Sir, Dr. Ambedkar promised to make provision for the candidate and his agents, if they are working in another constituency. That has not been included in his amendment.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava (Punjab) : He said that rules will be made by which candidates and their agents will be afforded an opportunity of voting by some other method.
Dr. Ambedkar: There is an amendment to clause 167 which deals with this matter. My friend might move his amendment when we discuss clause 167. We can consider then whether we could not add the words “a candidate”.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: I shall permit this amendment as an amendment to clause 167.
Shri Hussain Imam: In the amendment of Dr. Ambedkar no provision has been made for transferred officers. An officer transferred from Delhi to Madras, for instance has a right to demand a postal ballot. A clause should be provided here whereby government servants can on transfer demand postal ballot.
Dr. Ambedkar: That matter may also be considered when we deal with clause 167.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The returning officer may get the ballot papers transferred through post.