PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 679
Mr. Deputy Speaker: That can be included here “the manner in which votes are to be given by a presiding officer, polling officer, polling agent or a candidate or his agents etc.”
Dr. Ambedkar: The clause refers to presiding officer, polling officer, polling agent or any other person who being an elector for a constituency is authorised or appointed for duty at a polling station at which he is not entitled to vote. It does not include the two categories of candidates. Therefore, one has to make provision for both categories.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: You may include them.
Dr. Ambedkar: Probably, the better course would be to reconsider the amendment. We can take it up at 3 o’clock so that we can have a proper amendment.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava: Include candidate and his election agent.
Shri Hussain Imam: I suggested in the morning that Government servants who are transferred from one place to another should be given facilities for recording their vote. This may be included in the rule making power of Government. I may remind the Hon. Minister that proper facilities should be extended to government servants and those engaged in local self-government and public utility services who have been transferred from one place to another after enrolment.
Shri Kamath: Sir, I have two amendments.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: I am coming to them. Let me put Prof. Saksena’s amendment to the House.
Dr. Ambedkar: I am thinking that perhaps if it is put in a proper form I may be in a position to accept it. So we may hold it over to 3 o’clock. In the meantime we may be able to find some suitable language.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The remaining amendments also may be handed over to Dr. Ambedkar.
Shri Kamath: I beg to move:
After part (g) of sub-clause (2) of clause 167, insert the following new part and re-letter the subsequent part accordingly:
“(h) the maximum scales of expenses at elections- and the numbers and descriptions of persons who may be employed for payment in connection with elections.”