REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (NO. 2) BILL - Page 703

686 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

their judgment it was possible for an army officer to do an act which may undermine the security of the State, or may prove to be an act of disloyalty to the State and he may have been dismissed on that account. They did not want to confine the restriction to corruption of civil servants. They also wanted to extend the same provisions to any act done by a military officer. I admit that it has not been possible to use a precise phrase. But I would like to say this that there is sufficient protection in one part of clause 7, where the question whether one has been in fact dismissed for corrupt practices or for disloyalty has been left to be decided by the Election Commission. I should submit that if the Election Commissioner is an independent officer and we have every hope and right to believe that he shall be an independent officer—I think in sub-clause (3) there is enough protection against any kind of misuse of the provisions contained in the earlier part of clause 7.

I do not think that there is any point which was made by any hon. Member which calls for explanation and with which I have not dealt in the course of my reply.

Shri Kamath: I must bring to your notice Sir, a slight lapse on the part of Dr. Ambedkar whereby he transformed Mr. Chaudhuri into a woman by calling him Rohini, the name of a woman. I hope the name will be correctly put in the official reports. Rohitkumar is a man’s name.

Mr. Chairman: Order, order.

Mr. Kamath: This is a serious matter, Sir.

Dr. Ambedkar: What did I say ?

Mr. Kamath: You said, Rohini.

Dr. Ambedkar: That is the name by which I call him.

Mr. Kamath : He is Mr. Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri and not Rohini.

Dr. Ambedkar: I do not think he has misunderstood me.

Shri R. K. Chaudhuri: No.

Dr. Ambedkar: He would refuse to misunderstand. I am sure.