41. Motions regarding delimitations of Constituencies of Order - Page 833

814 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

Mr. Deputy Speaker: The President’s Order relating to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Uttar Pradesh) stands moditied to the extent of the amendment accepted by the House.

Pandit Kunzru: May I know whether this is with regard to the U. P. Legislative assembly also or only with regard to the changes in the Parliamentary constituencies ?

Dr. Ambedkar: It covers both.

Mr. Deputy Speaker: We have done both in respect of the Council constituencies and in respect of the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies. Now there are no more motions.

Pandit Kunzru: Could I put a question to the hon. the Law Minister about one of the Assembly constituencies ?

Mr. Deputy Speaker: The matter is over now.

Pandit Kunzru: After considering the matter we have said that one constituency should be a two-member constituency. But the U.P. Government have changed that now. Why has that become necessary? Have they found that the proportion of the scheduled caste voters in the constituency as proposed by them will be higher than in the constituency as proposed by the Speaker’s Committee ?

Dr. Ambedkar: I have no information that they have made any such change.