796 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
States. Originally, in the Order issued by the President, the grouping was done in a different manner. The Members of the Committee which I had invited mentioned that the Order proposed by Sheikh Mohiuddin and Mr. Mahata should be adopted; in other words, there should be a separate division for Patna, a separate division for Tirhut, and separate division for Bhagalpur and a separate division for Chota Nagpur. On the whole I thought that there was some substance in the arguments presented by these two Members who had taken upon themselves the responsibility to move these amendments. The same has been done with regard to the Teachers Constituencies for the Council of States. In other words, Bihar has been divided into four divisions. Patna, Tirhut, Bhagalpur and Chota Nagpur. So far as I could understand the sense of the Bihar Members who were present at that meeting the sense was unanimous in favour of the arrangement proposed by this amendment.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: He has only done this. Instead of the entire state being a single constituency for Graduate in Bihar, it has now been divided into four constituencies, under this amendment.
Dr. Ambedkar: Both for Graduates and Teachers.
Deputy Speaker: In the Order of the President, Graduates alone is noted.
Dr. Ambedkar: If you will kindly refer to list 4, Bihar, you will see......
Mr. Deputy Speaker: I am putting the Teachers Constituency later. Hon. Members will refer to the Delimitation of Council of States Constituencies Order. In the Table. Bihar, Graduates is the earliest entry. The following is the amendment. In the place of the ‘Entire State’ as the Graduates Constituency in the second column, the hon. Member has given notice of his amendment that the entire State may be divided into four subdivisions for the purpose of elections. I shall put that to the House and then I shall come to Teachers later.