784 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
be quite impossible for any Member who wanted to resign to send his resignation to the 292 or 295 Members of the House. Therefore, so far as the channel of communicating his wishes that he wants to dissociate himself from Parliament is concerned, to that extent the Speaker is the person to whom the resignation is to be submitted. But if a question were to arise as to whether the resignation was in valid form or not, the matter I think has to be decided by the House itself.
Pandit Maitra : Where is it provided in the Constitution ? Everything must be provided in the Constitution. Please do not forget that you have a written Constitution for this country.
Dr. Ambedkar: Therefore, my submission is this. If certain portions of the resignation cannot be expunged and they must stand part of the letter, and a question is raised whether the letter of resignation in its original form is valid or not, I think it is the House which will be called upon to decide whether Mr. Mudgal’s resignation is valid or not. These are the two submissions that I wish to make with regard to the point, that Mr. Mudgal’s resignation is valid and has become effective so that the last portion of the motion moved by the Prime Minister has become infructuous. That is the relevancy of the whole thing. All that we have to consider is this : whether the last portion of the motion moved by the Hon. the Prime Minister has been made infructuous by reason of the resignation of Mr. Mudgal, because it would not be proper for the House to proceed to do something to which it cannot give any legal effect. My submission is this that in view of the fact that Mr. Mudgal’s resignation is not a valid resignation. Mr. Mudgal still continues to be a Member of the house and the last portion of the motion moved by the Hon. the prime Minister can be made effective so far as Mr. Mudgal is concerned.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : We will assume an hon. member tenders his resignation—it is not the case of Mr. Mudgal— and subsequently after a few moments he writes another letter to the Chair saying that he wishes to withdraw it. Is there provision for withdrawal ? Can I allow him to sit and vote?