PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

(Part n — P̂roceedings other than Questions and Answers)

OFFICIAL REPORT

VOLUME 1 .1950

(28th JanuMy, 1950 to 23rd February, 1950)- f t ^

First Session

of the

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

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CORRIGENDA

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the Parliamentary Debates (Part II—Odier than Questions and Answers), ist Sesskjo, 1950;—*In Volume I,— .

1. No. I, dated the 28th January, 1950,—(i) Page (i) Col. i , after line 4 insert "Ahammedunni, Shri V.C. (Travancore-Codiin” .

(ii) Page (ii), Col. 2, line 27 for “ Rafi Ahmed, Shri **read “ Shri Rafi Ahmed” .(iii) Page (iv). Col. 2 , delete line 20,

2. No. 2, dated the 31st January, 1950,—% an f?^ % ?«iw

(iii) i dated the 3rd February, 1950,—( i) fss ^ “ 5 1 ^ ” %WR'tT "fSJRff” «!? I(ii) Page 186, line 17 from bottom for “ debator” read “debtor” .

(iii) Page 188, line 18 for “unformity” read “uniformity” ,6. No. 6 dated the 6th February, 1950,—

(i) Page 204, line 20 from bottom/or. “ were” read “ are” .(ii) Page 212, line 12 from bottom for “ of** read “ the” .

(iii) Page 224, line 13 for “ from” read “ form” . #(iv) Page 232, line 20 from bottom for “happens to be the Chairman and whether he could

be expected” read “ will act as its President; he is an I. C. S. man and is, admittedly,” .7. No. 8, dated the 8th February, 1950,—

Page 315, line 19 for “ refugee” read “ refuge” .8. No. 9, dated the 9th February, 1950,—

(i) Page 369, line 24 for “are” read “ am” .(11) Page yjiy for line 18 read “ giving me credit for having done something which should

really go to the” .(iii) Page 389, line 2 from bottom for “ khakad” read “khahad” .

9. No. 10, dated the loth February, 1950,—(i) Page 415, line 2 from bottom for “detrimetal” read “detrimentar’.(ii) Page 420̂ line 10 from bottom for “ is” read “ In” .

(iii) Page 431, line 3 from bottom for “L” read “ 5**.(iv) Page 435, line 16 for “ Trat” read “ that” ,

to. No. t i, dated the 13th February, 1950,—(i) Page 454, line 25 from bottom after “was” insert **as” .

(U) Page 463* line 21 from bottom fo t

11. No. 12, dated the 14th February, 1950,—Page 498, line 8 from bottom for “ strach” read “ starch**.

12. No. 14, dated the 17th February, 1950,—(i) Page 591, line 6 /or “ atmosphede” read ‘ ‘atmosphere” .

(ii) Page 604, line 4 /fw “ inperils” “ imperils” and in line 6/or “cajus** rearf “ Sahis” .(iii) TO “sfBlT" % fsTR qT “3TT«?T'’ «?t' I(iv) ̂ TT "aft fRTfk” ’I? 1( v ) 'j « s % \o, !f)% % ^ ‘ -5 ^ ’ ’ %

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% ?«n5T IT TS' I(ix) Page 637, omit “ last line**.

13. No. 15, dated the 20th February, 1950,—(i) Page 659, line 12 for “ acpital” read “Capital” .

(ii) Page 662, line 21 from bottom/or “of the** read “ in the” .14. No. 17, dated ilxe^znd February, 1950,—

(i) Page 708, line 15 from bottom for “ States” read “ State” .(ii) Page 723; line 21 omit “ It >k” before * Ĵoû an'\

15. No. t8, dated tiiei 23rd February, 1950,—(i) Page 751, line 13 from bottom for “Begal“ read “ Bengal**.

TCromt” .’ ^ ° o acoiont ” read “ tribuhtion on

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CONTENTSVolume I — 28th January, 1950 to"23rd February, 195Q,

Satubday, 28th Janttart, 1960^Members Sworn . . . • • • . • • •Deaths o f Dr. Hari Singh Gatir and ShriB .L .M itter . . * 6— 7H. E. the Governor General’s Assent to Bills . . « • • • 7Banking CompEuiies (Amendment) Bill— Extension o f time for preeenistion ^

of Report o f Select Committee . . , . . . • ®Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribimal) Bill— ^Extension o f time for pre

sentation o f Report o f Select Committee 8Mines Bill—^Ext^ision o f time for presentation o f Report o f Select Committee 8Industries (Development and Control) Bill—^Extension o f time for presen*

tation o f Report o f Select Committee President’s Address to Parliament ®

Tuesday, 3 1st Januaky, 1950—The President’s Address to Parliament . . . • 11— 26

Wednesday, 1st Febbuaby, 1950— ^Motion" for Adjournment re Ruthless Perisecution o f Hindus in East Pakistan 27— 28Rules o f Procedure and Conduct o f B u s i n e s s ....................................................28 32Panel o f Chairmen ............................................................................................. 32Motion on Address by the President ..............................................................

Member Sworn . ....................................................Thubsday, 2nx> Febbuaby, 1960—

Papers laid on the Table-Ordinanoes promulgated after Novomber.DecemberSession, 1949 ....................................................................................................... .............. .......

Motion on Address by the President— .................................................... 86— 145

Fm d a y , 3rd February, 1950—Papers laid on the Table—Amendment® to Reserve Bank o f India (Note Re

fund) Rules, 1935 ...................................................................................'Committ«e on PetitionsMotion on Address by the President—co»tc/rf. . . . . . . 146— 159Insurance (Amendment) Bill—Extension o f time for presentation o f leport o f

Select Committee ............................................................................................. 160Point o f Order re Courtesy to the C h a i r .............................................................. 160Panel o f Chairmen 161Rehabilitation Finance Administration (Amendment) Bill—Passed as amended 161— 186 Insolvency Law (Amendment) Bill— Passed as amended . . . . 186— 193Delhi Road Transport Authority Bill— Discussion on motion to refer to Select

Committee— not conduded . . . • • • • • • 193 19o

Monday, 6t h ' F ebruary , 1950—

Pai>er8 laid on the Table—Supplementary Statement showing action taken on remaining promises and

Tindertftkings given during Budget Session, 1949 . . . . . 197Committee on Civil A v i a t i o n ........................................................................ • 197 199

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Delhi Road Transport Authority Bill— Consideration o f clauses—no* ^conduded. . . . . - .............................................................

(il)TtJBBDAY. 7th PEBETTABy, 1960—

Papers laid on the Table—Petroleum ConceBsion Rules» 1949 . . . . . . . .Annual Report o f the Damodar Valley Coipoffation, 1948-49 . . .Damodar Valley Corporation Budget Estimatee for 1960*51 . . .

Delhi Road Transport Authority Bill—Passed as amended . ‘ , .Army Bill— Referred to Select CommitteeAir Force Bill— Referred to Select Committee . . . . . .Patents and Designs (Extension o f Time) Bill-^l^assed as amended * .

W kdnesday, 8th Febbuaey, 1950—Coi^gratulations to Parliament from A r g e n t in e ....................................................Postponement o f Questions . . . . . . . . .Undesirable Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Bill—Consideration o f

clauses— not concluded . . . . . . . . .

JHUBSDAY, 9th FeBEUAEY, 1950—Motion for Adjournment—

Imposition o f Cin*few and Control o f Bareilly by Military • • •Resolution re—

Abolition o f Night Air Mail and Passenger Service— Lapsed . . •Compensation to Refugees for losses—adopted as amended , , .Qualifications for Election to Parliament and Legislatures of States— not con

cluded ..................................................................................................................

Fbtday, 10th Febbua.ey, 1950—M^sage from the President . . . . . . . . .Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal)

pA oai

251261—252

252262—283 284—308308—309309—312

313313

313—350

351—362

352—353363_-401

401—404

̂ , Bill—Presentation o f Report ofSelect Committee ................................................................................... ..........

Mines Bill—^Presentation o f Report o f Select Committee . . . . Industries (Development and Control) Bill—^Presentation o f Report o f Select

Committee . . . . . . . . . . .

405

405405

406(Expulsion from Assam) Bill— Consideration o fUndesirable Immigrants

claiises— not conohided

Monday, 13th Fbbbuaby, 1950—Undesirable Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Bill—Passed as amended . Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Bill—Pafeed as arrended

Indian Tariff (Third Amendment) Bill— Discussion on motion to cxaisider— not condtided . . . . . " , * • * • •

Tuesday, 14th Febbuary, 1950—Papers laid on the Table—

Constitution (Removal o f Difficiritios) Orders ..........................................Absence o f the S p e a k e r .............................................................................................Indian TarilBf (Third Amendment) Bill—Discussion on motion to consider—

not concluded

405—448

449—463464—493

493—496

497497—403

498—636Thubsday, 16th Febbuaby, 1 9 5 0 -

Papers laid on the Table—Notifications under Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 . . .

Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill— ^Presentation o f Report o f Select Committee . . . - . . . . . . . .

Army and Air Force (Disposal o f Private Property) Bill— Introduced .Criminal Law Amendment Bill—Introduced . . . . .Indian Tariff (Third Amendment) Bill— Passed as amended . .Business o f the H o u s e ........................................................................ ..........Administration o f EvaoueeiProperty Bill— Discussion on motion to consider—

m t concluded .......................................................................................................

637

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638—648648

649— 572

. (mPmiDAr, 17th FEBBtrARY, 1950—

Control o f Shipping (Amendment) Bill—Introduced . ,Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Bill—Introduoed . .Imports and Exports (Control) Amendment Bill~Introdiiced Labour Relations Bill—I n t r o d u c e d ..........................................Administration o f Evacnee Property Bill—^DiscuBsion on moti

fA&LtAMENT OF INDIAAlphabetical vLl«t ol Members

Abdiil Hajnid, Shri (West Bengal). Abdullah, Sheikh Mohammad (Jammu and

Kaslimir).Achint Ram, Lala (Pimjab).Algesan, Shri O. V. (Madras).Alexander, Shri N. (Travancore-Cochin). Alva, Shri Joachim (Bombay).Ambedkar, the Honourable Dr. B. R-

(Bombay). ^Amrit Kaur, The Honourable Rajkumar»

(Madhya Pradesh), ,Ansarif Shri Muhammad Ibrahim (Bihar). Anthony, Shri Frank (Madhya Pradesh). Arya, Shri Baldev Singh (Uttar Pradesh). Asawa, Shri Gokul Lai (Rajasthan). Awadheah Pratap Singh. Captain (Vindhya Pradesh).Ayyangar, Shri M. Ananthasayanam

(Madras).Ayyangeir, The Honourable Shri N. Gopala*

Bwami (Madras).Ayyar, Shri AUadi Kriahnaswami (Madras).

/A zad, The Honourable Maulana Abul (Uttar Pradesh).

Baigra, Shri Moti Ram (Jammu and Kashmir).

Baldev Singh, The Honourable Sarda' (Pimjab).

Balmiki, Shri Kanhaiya Lai (Uttar Pradesh).Shri Upendranath (West Bengal)^

Beg, Miraa M. A. (Jammu and Kashmir). Beni, Singh, Shri (Uttar Ptadesli).i Bhagat, Shri Bali Ram (Bihar).Bhagwant Roy, Kaka (Patiala and East

Punjab States Union).Bhanu Pratap Singh, Thakur (Madhya

Pradesh). .Bharati, Shri L. Krishnaswami (Madras). Bhargava, Pandit Mukut Bihori Lai (Ajmer) Bhargava. Pandit Thakur Das (Punjab). Bhatkar, Shri L. S. (Madhya Pradesh). Bhatt, Shri Gokulbhai Daulatram (Bombay). Bhflttaoharya, Prof* K. K . (Uttar Pradesh)*

Birua, Shri Puma Chandra (Bihar). Biyani, Shri Brijlal Nand Lai (Madhy^i

Pradesh).Borooah, Sliri Dev Kanta (Assam). Brajeshwar Prasad, Shri (Bihar).Brijraj Narain, Lt.-Col. (Madhya Bharat). Buragohain, Shri Snrendranath (Assam).

Chaliha, Shri Kuladhar (Assam). Chandrika Ram, Shri (Bihar).Channiah, Shri, T. (Mysore). Chattopadhyay, Shri Mihir Lai (West

Bengal).Chaudhri, Shrimati Kamala (Uttar Pra -

desh).Chaudhuri, Shri Rohini Kumar (Assam), Chettiar, Shri T. A. Ramalingam (Madras). Chetty, Shri R. K. Shanmukham (Madras)

Dalel Singh, Lt.*Col. Kanwar (Rajasthan) Das, Dr. Mono Mohon (West Bengal).Das, Shri, B. (Orissa).Das, Shri Basanta Kumar (West Bengal). Das, Shri Biswanath (Oriasa).Das, Shri Jagonnath (Orissa).Das, Shri Kandkishore (Orissa).Das, Shri Sarangdhar (Oriasa).Das, Shri Shree Narayan (Bihar).Deo, Shri Shankarrao (Bombay). Deogirikar, Shri Trimbak Raghimath

(Bombay).Desai, Slirt Durbar Gopaldaa A. (Bombay). Desai, Shri Kanayalal Nanabhai (Bombay). Desai, Shri Khuidubhai K. (Bombay). Deshmukh, Dr, P. S. (Madhya Pradesh). Dharam Prakash, Dr, (Uttar Pradeeh). Dholakia, Shri Gulabshanker Amritlal

(Kutoh).Diwakar, The Honourable Shri R . R.

(Bombay)* .D.* Souza, Rev. Jerome (^ladras). Durgabai, Shrimati G. (Madras).Dwivedi, Shri Maanoolal (Vindhya Pradesh),

Foiznur AU, Maulvi (Assam).

G

G&dgil, The Honourable Shri N. V. (Bombay), Galib, Shri Shaik (Madras).Gandhi, Shri Feroz (Uttar Pradesh).Gautam, Shri Mohan Lai (Uttar Pradesh) Ghoae, Shri S. M. (West Bengal). 'Ghuznavi, Shri Abdul Halim (West Bengal). Goenka, Shri Ramnath (Madras).Gopinath Singh, Shri (Uttar Pradesh). Govind Das, Setli (Madhya Pradesh).Guha, Shri Arun Chandra (West Bengal), v^ana, Shri G.S. (Manipur and Tripura). Gupta, Shri Deshbandhu (Delhi).Gupta* Shri V^J. (Madras).G*»runff, Shri Ari Bahadur (West Bengal).

H

Haneef, Moulavi Mohammed (Orissa).Hanumanthaiya, Shri K. (Mysore).Hasan, Shri M. A. (Madhya Pradesh).Hathi, Shri Jai Sukh Lai (Saurashtra).Hazarika, Shri Jogendra Nath (Assajii).Hazarika, Shri Mahendra (Assam).Hifzur Rahmtm, Shri Muhammad (Uttar

Pradesh).Himateinhji, Major-General Maharaj

(Sauraehtra).Himatsingka, Shri Prabhu Dayal (West

Bengal).Hiray, Shri Bhaurao Sakharam (Bombay). Hossain Imam, Shri (Bihar).Hukftm Singh, Saidar (Punjab).HydOT Husein, Shri (Uttar Pradesh).

Jajoo, Shri Sita Ram S. (Mfidhya Bharat). Jajware, Shri Ramraj (Bihar).Jaswant Singh, Kanwar (Rajasthan). Jayaahri Raiji, Shrimati (Bombay).Jedhe, Shri Keshavrao Marutirao (Bombay). Jhimjhunwala, Shri B.P. (Bihar).Jnani Ram, Shri (Bihar).Jogendra Singh, Sardar (Uttar Pradesh). Joseph, Shri Appikatla (Madrad).

K ,

Kaiiyannan, Shri T. M. (Madras).Kamath, Shri H.V. (Matihya Pradesh). Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga, Shri

(Bihar).Kajiakasabai, Shri R. (Madras).Kannamwar, Shri Marotrao Seumbaj (Madhya

Pradesh).Kapoor, Shri Jaspat Roy (Uttar Pradesh). Karmakar, Shri Dattatarya Parashuram

(Bombay).Kazrai, Shri Mohammad Ahmad (Uttar

Pradesh).Keskar, Dr. B. V. (Uttar Pradesli). Khaparde, Shri Purshottam Sakharam

(Madhya Pradesh).Khurshed Lai, Shri (Uttar Pradesh), Kidwai, The Honourable Rafi Alunad Shri

(Uttar Pradesh).Kripaiani, Acharya J.B. (Uttar Pradesh). Kripalani, Shrimti Sucheta (Uttar Pradesh). Krishna Singh. Tbakur (Uttar Pradesh). Krishnamachari, Shri T. T. (Madras). Krishnamaehari, Shri V. T. {Rajasthan). Krishnanand Rai, Shri (Uttar Pradesh). Kumbhar, Shri Ratnappa Bharyamappa

(Bombay).Kunhiraman, Shri P. (Madras).Kunzru, Pandit Hirday Nath(Uttar Pradesh).

Inait tJUah, Khawaja (Bihar).IfliTiAil Khan, Shri Muhammad (Uttar Pra> desh).lyyiumi, Shri C. R. (Trftvoncore-CJoohin).

Jagjivan Ram, The Honoilrable Shri (Bihai*). Jain, Shri A jit Prasad (Uttar Prad«ih). Ĵ ain, Shri Nemi Sharan (Uttar Pradesh). (Taipal Singh, Shri (Bihar).Jairamdas Doulatram, the Honourable

Shri (Pimjab).

T gVitr>«̂ n an ̂ Shri P. K. (Travflncor©* Cochin), ,

Lalsingh, Thakur (Bhopal).

MMaheshwari, Shri Himmat Singh K. (Gooch.

Behar).Mahta, Shri Kshudiram (Bihar).Mahtha, Shri Sri Narayan (Bihar).Maitra, Pandit I^kshini Kanta (West

Bengal).Majumdar, Shri Sure^ Chflndpa (West Bengal). ^

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MalftYiya, Pftijdit Govind (Uttar Pradesh).^Mallayyft, Sbri U. Srinivasa (Madras).

Malvijra. Shri R. L. (Madhya Pradesh).Man, Sardar Phopinder Singh (Punjab).Masani, 8hri M. R. (Bombay).Massey, Sim Reginald Arthur (West Ben

gal).Mamiodi, Maulana Mohammad Saeed (Ja

mmu and Kashmir).Mattliai, The Honourable Dr. John (Uttar

Pradesh).Mavalankar, TJie Honourable Shri O. V.

(Bombay).Meeran, Shri S. K. Ahmad (Madras).Mehta, Shri, Balwant Sinhe (Rajaathan).Menon, Shri A. K. (Madras).Menon, 8hri K . A. Damodra (Travaneore.

Cocbin).Mishra, Shri Jagannath (Orissa).Mishia, Shri Mathura Praead (Bihar).Mishra, Shri Syam Nandan Prashad (Bi

har).Miahra, Shri Yudhishthir (Orissa).Misra, Shri Sarju Praaad (Uttar Prtide-

sh). ■Mohiuddin, S «kh (Bihar).Mookerjee, Dr. H- C. (West Bengal).Mookerjee, The Honourable Dr. Synma

Prasad (West Bengal).Moulavi, Shri E. Moidu (Madras).Mudgal^ Shri Hucheshwar Gurusidha ,

(Bombay).Mukhtiar Singh C5h. (Uttar Pradedi).Munavalli, Shri B. N. (Bombay).Mtmshi, Shri K . M. (Bombay).Munshi, Shri Pranlal, Thakorlal (Bombay).Muflafir, Giani Giurmukh Singh (Piujjab).

N

Naaoker, Shri P. M. Audikesavalu (Mndr v̂s). Naidu, Shri G. R. Ethirajiilu (Mysore). Noidu, Shri S Ramaswamy (Madras).Naik, Sim Maheswar (Orissa).Hand Lair Master (Pimjab).Narayana Deo, Shri K . C. Gajapati, o f

Parlakimedi (Orissa).NausheraU, Syed (West Bengal).Naziruddin Ahmad» Shri (West Bengal). Nehru, Shrimati Uma (Uttar Pradesh). Nehru, The Honouiuble Shri Jawaharlal

(Uttar piadosh). KNeogy, The Honourable Shri K. C. (West

Bengal).Niialingappa, Shri S. (Bombay),Nurie, Shri Mohamed Yu^seen (Bombivy);

ObaiduUah, Shri V. M, (Madras), Oraon, Sim' Theble (Bihar).

Pandit, Shri Moti Lai (Orissa).Pani, Shri Bijoy Kumar (Orissa).Pant, Shri Devi Dutt (Uttar Pradesh). Parmar, Dr. Y . S. (Himachal Pradesh). Patel, The Honourable Sardar Vallabhabai

(Bombay).Pathan, Shri Resoolkhan Hussain< IQian

(Bombay).Patil, Shri S. K . (Bombay).Pillai, Shri V. Nadimuthu (Madras).Pillay, Shri S. Sivan (Travaneore-Gochin) Poonafha, Shri C. M. (Coorg).Potai, Shri Ramprasad (Madhya Pradesh) iVnter, Shri S. H. (Madras).

Raghib Ahsan, Shri (West Bengal).Raghu Vira, Dr. (Madhya Pradesh),Raj Bahadur, Shri (Rajasthan).Raj Kan war, Lala, (Orissa),Ram Dhani Das, Shri (Bihar).Ram Subhag Singh, Dr. (Bihar).Ram Urga Singli, Dr. (Uttar Pradesh). Ramaiah,*^ Shri V. (Madras).Rfl.miah, Shri P. Kodahda (Madras). Ramnarayan Singh, Babu (Bihar),R^nbir Singh, Chaudhri (Pun ftb).Ranga, Prof. N.G. (Mrtdras).Ranga Rixo, Sri Ravu Swetachalapath i

Ramakrishna (Madras).Ranjit Singh. Sardar (Patiala and Kast

Pimjab States Union).Rao, Shri B. Shiva (Madras),Rao, Slu’i M. Tirumala (Madras)Rao. Shri M.V. Raman (M̂ ŝTsore).Rao, Shri V.C. Kesava (Madras). Rathnaswamy, Shri A. M. (Madras).Rau, Shri N. Madhava (Ori?«a).Raut, Shri Bhola (Bihar).Ray, Slirimati R«nuka (West. Bengal). Retldi. Shri P. Ba>si (Madras).Retldi, Shri Pidnthnla Ranga (Madras). il«ddi. Shri Vangallu Kodaniarama (Ma

dras).Rrdrappa, Shri H, S. (Mysore)

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Sadiq All, Shri (TJttar Pradesh),Sfthaya, Shri Syamanandan (Bihax),Saksena, Prof. Shibban Lai (Uttar Pradesh) ^

Saksena, The Honoiirable Shri Mohan Lai (Utttir Pradesh).

Bamanta, Shri Satis Chandra (West Bengal).

Sanjivayya, Shri D. (Madras).Sftnthanam, The Honourable Shri K. (Madras).Sarwate, Shri V. S. (Madhya Bharat).Satish Chandra Shri (Uttar Pradesh).Satyanarayana, Shri M. (Madras).Sen, Dr. Prosanto Kumar (Bihar).Sen, Shri Phani Gopal (Bihar).Seth, Shri Damoder Swarup (Uttar Prade^).Shah, Prof. K. T. (Bihar).

Shall, Shri Chimanlal Chakubhai (Saurashtra). Shah, Shri Maoilal Chaturbhai (Bombay). Shankaraiya, Shri M. (Mysore).Sharma, Pandit Balkrishna (Uttar Pradesh).

Sharma, Pandit Krishna Chandra (Uttar Pradesh).

Sharma, Shri K . C. (Uttar Pradesh). Shashtri, Shri Harihar Nath (Uttar Pradesh). Shiv Charan Lai, Shri (Uttar Pradesh).

Shukla, Shri Ambik CharanMadhya Pradesh).

Shukla, Shri Shambhu Nath (Vindhya Pradesh).

Sidhva, Shri R. K. (Madhya Pradesh).Sinf?hania, Shri Padampnt (LHtar PadcahSinghji, Shri Sardar, o f Khetri (Rajasthan).Sinha Shri Awadheshwar Prasad (Bihar).Sinha Shri Braja Kishore Prasad (Bihar).Sinha, Shri Kailash Pati (Bihar).Sinha, Shri Satyendra Nar^ayan (Bihar).Sinha, The Honourable Shri Satya Narayan

(Bihar).

Sitoramayya, Dr. B. Pattabhi (Madras).Siva, Shri M. V. Gangadhara (Madras).Rivaprakosam, Shri, V. S, (Madras).vSnatak, Shri Nar Deo (Uttar Pradesh).Rohan Lai, Shri (Utta,r Pradesh).8of?het Singh, Sardar (Patiala and East Pun.

jab States Union).Sonavanc, Shri Tayapa Hari (Bombay).Scndhi. Sliri B. L. (Pimjab).’JtlTflsiKva, Shri Jawala Prasad (Uttar Pra-

rtesh). >

Subrama»iinn, Dr. V. (Madrss). Subramauiam, Shri C, (Madras), Subramaniam, Shri R. (Madras).Simder Lall, Shri (Uttar Pradesh), Swaminadhan, Shrimati Ammu (Madras).

Tajamul Husain, Shri (Bihar).Tek Chand, Dr. B ak ^ i (Pimjab).Tewari, Shri Ram Sahai (Vindhya Praderfi). Thakkar, Shri A. V. (Saurashtra). Thimmappa Gowda, Shri» G. A. (Mysore). Tiwari, Shri Baboolal (Madhya Pradesh). Tribhuwan Narayan Singh, Shri (Utt.ar Pra

desh).Tripathi, Shri H. V. (Uttar Pradesh). Tripathi, Shri Kishorimohan (Madhya Pra.

desh).Tyagi, Shri Mahavir (Uttar Pradesh).

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Unni, Shri, V. C. Ahmed (Travancore-Cochin Upadhyay, Pandit Munishwardatt (L"ttar>

Pradesh).Upadhyaya, Shri Rwn Chandra (Rajtisthan).

Vaidya, Shri Vinayak Rao Balashankar (Bombay).

Varma, Shri Bepin Behari (Bihar).Varma, Shri Manikya Lai (Rajasthan). Veerabahu, Shri M. C. (Madras). Velayudhan, Shri, R . (Travancore-Cochin). Velayudhan, Shrimati Dakshayani (Madras). Venkataraman, Shri (Mardas). Vidyavachaspati, Shri Indra (LHtar Pradesh) Vyas, Shri Jainarain (Rajasthan).

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Wajed Ali, Maulvi (Assam).

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Yadav, Shri Lakshmi Shankar (Uttar Pra. desh).

Yashwant Rai, Prof. (Punjab).

Zaidi, Col. B. H. (Uttar Pf&desh), isZakir Husain , Dr. (Uttar Pradedi).

ngre, Shri Rflshamlal (Madhya Pradeĝ -̂ĵ

PABLIAMEKT OF INDIA

The Speaker

The Honourable Shri G. V. MA-VALAifKAR.

The D epu ty Speaker

Shri M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar.

Pa?i«l of Chairmen

Pandit Thakur D as B haegava.Shrimati G. Durgabai.Shri Joachim Alva.Shri Hossain Imam.

Secretary

S h ri M . N . K a u l , B a rr is te r -a t -L a w .

Assistants of the SecrHanj

■ Shri A. J. M. Atkinsox.Shri N. C. Nandi.Shri D. N. Majumdar.Sliri C. V. Narayana Bao.

Committee on Petitions

Pandit Thakuii Das Bhargava (Chairman).

Shri CiiiMANLAL Chakubhal Shri DESHBAxXLVriu Gupta.Shrimati Sucueta Kripalani,

GOVEKNMENT OE INDIA

MEMBERS OF THE OABHTET

Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs—The Honourable Stri Jawaharlal Nehru.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs and the StaAes— The Honourable Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Minister of Education—The Honourable Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.Minister of Finance— T̂he Honourable Dr. John Matthai.Minister of Defence— T̂he Honourable Sardar Baldev Singh.Minister of Labour—The Honourable Shri Jagjivan Kam.Minister of Communications—The Honourable Shri Rafi Ahmad Kidwai,

Muiister of Health—-The Honourable Eajkumari Amrit Kaur.Mim’ster of Law— T̂he Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

Minister of Industry and Supply—^The Honourable Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee. "

Minister of Works, Mines and Power—The Honourable Shri N. V. GadgO.Minister of Commerce—The Honourable Shri K. C. Neogy. ’Minister of Transport. and Railways— ^Hie Honourable «Shri N. Gopaia-

swami Ayyangar.Minister of Food and Agriculture— T̂he Honourable Shri Jairamdas

Boulakam.

MINISTERS NOT IN THE CABINET

Minister of State for Rehabilitation—The Honourable Shri Mohan Lai Saksena.

Minister of State for Transport and Railways—^The Honourable fShri K. Santhanam.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting— T̂He Honourable Shri R. R. Diwakar. "

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs--rThe Honourable Shri Sa^a Narayan Sinha.

Deputy Minister of Communioations— Shri Khurshed Lai. Deputy Minister of External Afaira^Dr. B. V. Eeskar.

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Volume 1—1950

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (P a r t II— P r o c e e d in g s o th e r th a n Q u e s tio n s a n d A n s w e r s ^

Saturday, 2Sth January, 1950.

The House met at a Quarter to Eleven of the Clock.

[Ma, S i ‘EAKES (The Honourable Shri G. V. Mavalankar) in the Chair.]

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (No Questions: Part I not Published)

l b . Speaker: On this solemn occasion, when we meet for the first time M the first Parliament of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of India, it is out nt and proper that we ê ll stand in silence for twa minutes, before we begin otif proceedings.

MEMBERiS SWORN Mr. Speaker: The names of the hon. Members who have to take the oath

ot make the affirmation will be called by the Secretary oiie^b '̂ one. The nameswill be called provir.cewise alphabetically. There is, however, one littledifficulty and that is that all the proclamations notifying elections have not yet reached''the office. So it is just possible that soine of the nam-s may no. becalled. All such names will be called at the end.

Shri M. Ananthansayanam Ayyangar (Deputy-Speaker).The Honourable Shri Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister).The Honourable Sardar Vallabhbhai J. Patel (Minister of Home Affaii's and

the States).The Honourable Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Minister of Education).The Honourable Dr. John Mattiiai (Minister of Finance).The Honourable Sardar Baldev Singh (Minister of Defence).The Honourable Shri Jagjivan Ram (Minister of Labour).The Honourable Shri Rafi Ahmad Kidwai (Minister of Communicati«nis).the Honourable Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (Minister of Health).The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Minister of Law).The Honourable Dr. Syama Prasad IVIookerjee (Minister of Industry and

Sup^y).The Honourable Shri Narhari Vishnu Gadgil (Minister of W'ork*, Mine»

and Powder).T^e Honourable Shri Kshitish Chandra Neogy (xMinistcr of Commerce).

liie Hoiiouiahle Shri N. Gopulaswami Ayyangar (Minister of Transport and Rail ways).

Tlie HonoiirabJfe ISliri Jainiindas Doailatram (Minister of Food).The Hoiiourable Shri K. Santlianani (Minister of State for Transport and

Railways).The Honourable Shri K. R. Diwakar (Minister of State for Information and

Hrt)ting).rhc M()n(*iiral)le Shri Satya Nara3’an Sinha (Minister of State for Parlia

mentary Affairs).Sbri Klnirshed Lai (Deputy Minist-er of Communications).Ur. J3. V. Keskar (Deputy Minister of External Affairs).

PARLUMBNTARY DEBATKS [2 8 t II J aN. I95t>

Shri Mahendra Hazarika.Shri Surendranath Buragohain. Shrj Faiznur Ali.Shri Wajed Ali.

Shri Phani Gopal Sen.Shri Puma Chandra Birua.Shri Ram Dhani Das.Shri Raniraj Jajware. >Shri R.im Subhaji; Singh.Shri Satyendra Narayan Sinhft. Shri Theble Oraon.Shri Shree Narayan Das.Shri Syjmianandan Sahaya.Shri Shyam Nandan PrftP.liad

Mishra.Shri Hossain Imam.Khwaja Inaitullah.Shaikli Moliiuddin.Ŝhri Muhammad Ibrahim AnKari.

Shri Tajamul Hussain.

Shrimati Jayashri Rniji.Shri Joachim Alva.Shri Manilal Chaturbhai Shnh.Shri Tayapa Hari Sonavane.Shri Trimbak Raghunath Deogirikar. Shri Ratnappa Bharamuppa

Kumbhar.Shri Dattatraya Parashuram

Karmarkar.Shri Mohamed Yasseen Nurie.Shri RasooTldifin HusaiDkhan

Pathan.

Sjt. Ivuladhar Chaliha.Sjt. Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri.Shri Dev'Kanta Borooah.Shri Jogendra Nath Hazarika.

BiharShri Banarsi Prasad Jhunjhunwala Shri Brajeshwar Prasad.Prof. K. T. Shah Shri Jaipal Singh.Babu Ramnarayan Singh.Dr. Prosanto Kumar Sen Shri Sri Narayan IMahtha.Shri Awadheshwar Prasatl Sinhn.Shri Bali Ram Bhagat.Shri Be pin Btfhari Varma.Shri Bhola Raut.^ r i Braja Kishore Prasad Sinha.Shri Chandrika Ram.Sbri Jnani Ram.Shri Kailash Pati Sinha.Shri K«hudiram Mahata.

BombayShri Kanayalal NanMbhai Desai.Shri KeshavTao Marutirao Jedhe.f=bri K. M. Munshi.Shri S. K. Patil.Shri Shankarrao Deo.Shri Vinayak Rao Balashankar

Vaidya.Shri B. N, Mimavalli.Shri Gokulbhai Daulatram Bhatt.Durbar Gopaldas A. De^ai.Shri Pranl«il Thalrorit*? IVfimfthi,Shri Bhaurao Sakl)wram Kiray.

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SWOEN

M adhya P r a d i ^

iBr. Raghu Vira.Shri Brtjlal Nandlal Biyani.Seth Govind Das, fc>hri Hari Vishnu Ramath.Shri Lakshman Shrawan Bhatkar.Dr. Panjabrao iShaniracv Deshmukh.Shri B. K. Sidhva.Shri Frank Anthony.Shri B. L. Malviya.Shri Kishorimohan Tripatbi.

Xmdras

Shri O. V. Alagesan.Shrimati Ammu Swuniinadhan.Shri M. Satyanarayana.Shrimati Dakshayani Velayudhan. Shrimati O. Durgabai.Shri V. C. Kegava Bap.Shri AUadi Krishnaswami Ayyar.Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharathi.Shri P. Kunhiraman.Shri M. Tirumala Bao.Shri V. Nadimiithu Pillai. l>r. B. Pattabhi Sitaiamayya.Shri T. A, Bamalmgam C’hettiHr.Shri Bamnath Goenka.

Shri Bamprasad Potai;Shri Ambikrt Charan Shukla.Shri Baboolal Tiwari.Shri Bhanu Pratap Siugh-Shri Marotrao Sambaji KarmampiShri Purushottam =Sakharam ̂

Khaparde.Shri Beshamhil Zangre.

Shri M. A. Hasan.

Shri B. Shiva Bao.Shri V. Srinivasa Mallayya.Shri C. Subramaniam.T)r. V. Subramaniam.Shri M. 0 . Veerabaliii.Shri A. K. Menon.Prof. N- O. Banga.Shri V. Bamaiah.Shri AppUiatla Joseph.Shri P. M. Audikesavalu NaicktM. Shri P. Basi Beddi.Shri M. V. Gangadhara Si\a. Shri V. 1. Gupta.Shri T. M. Kaliyannan.

[Mb. Deputy-Spe.\ker j« the Chrt/r].

Shri B. Kanakasahai.Shri P. Kodanda Bamiah. Shri Pidathala Banga Beddi. Shri S. Bamaswamy Naidn. Shri A. M. Bathnaswamy. Shri D. Sanjivayya.Shri V. S. Sivapra^sasam.

Shri B. Das.Shri Biswaiiath Shri NandkiRhore Das.

Shri B. Subramajrtian, .Shri Vangallii Kodandarama Beddi.

Shri B. Venkataramaii.Shri S. K Ahmad Meeran.Shri E. IVroidu Moulavi.Shri V M. Obaidullah.Shri Shaik Galib.

OrisBft

Shri K. Madhava Bau. Lala Baj Kanwar.Shri Sarangdhar Das,

Shri M Tirumil* JKao; Ou a point ol iiifoi-mstion, “ “S’ g e „ t t e ; v h r “ “ vefu..d to .ign tVn. take the oath he.«owing their allegiance to the Constitirfcion.

PARLIAMENTARY DERATES [2 8 th J a n . 195(i

®u [ ” * welcome my hon. friend, BhriM P « •? * • Member to sign or not to sign. As soonwant hi^^roeenv V has come into force. If he does not

Shri Syunanudan Saliaya: A wise man changes his mind.

w i t f r e s ^ t T f h ^ l e n r reinforcement that I have

Shri Yudhishthir Mishra.Shri Bijoy Kumar Pani.Shri Jaganiiath Bas.Shri Jagannath Misra. Maulvi Mahammed Haaeef.

Shri Motilal Pandit. Shri Maheswar Naik.

Funjab

Dr. Bakshi Tek Chand.Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava- Prof. Yashwant Rai.Shri Bikram Lai Sondhi.Ch. Ranbir Singh.

Lala Achint Ram .Master Nand Lai.Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir, Sardar Hukam Singh.Sardar Bhopinder Singh Man.

Bombay

Shri Hucheshwar Gurusidha Mudgal. U tte PradeiQi

Shri Ajit Prasad Jain.Pandit Balkrishna Sharma.Shri Damoder Swarup Seth.Dr. Dharam Prakash.Shri Feroz Gandhi.Pandit Krishna Chandra Sharma. Pandit Govind Malaviya.Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor,Sardar Jogendra Singh. - Shrimati Kamala Chaudhri Shri Mahavir Tjyagi.Shri Hira Vallabh Tripathi.Prof. Shibban Lai Saksena.Shri Satish Chandra.Shri Sunder Lall.Shri Mohanlal Gautam.Thakur Krishna Singh.

Shri Baldev Singh Arj^a.Shri Beni Singh.Shri K. K. Bhattacharya.Shri Gopinath Sinp[h.

Shri Indra Vidyavachaspati.Shri Kanhayalal Balmiki.Shri K. C. Sharma.Shri Krishnanand Rai.Shri Lakshmi ShanKar Yadav. Shri Munishwardatt Upadhyay. Shri Nardev Snatak.Shri Nemi Sharan Jain.Shri Sohan Lai.Dr. R. U. Singh.Shri Shiv Charan Lai.Shri Saryu Prasad Mishra. Shrimati Sucheta Kripalani.Shri Tribhuwan Narayan Singh. Shrimati Uma Nehru.Chaudhri Hydei: Husein.Shri Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi. Shri Muhammad Ismail Khan. Shri Muhammad Hifzur Rahman. Shri Sadiq Ali.Acharya J. B. Kripalani.

MftMBEfflS SWOBN 5

Wettt Bexigal

Dr. Mono Mc^on Das. Shri Basanta Kumar Das.Shri Arun Chandra Guha. Shrimati Renuka Ray.Shri Mihir Lai Chattopadhyay. Dr. H. C. Mookerjee.Pandit Lakshmi Kanta Maitrs., Shri Surendra Mohan Ghose.Shri Satis Chandra Samanta. Shri Ari Bahadur Ourung.Shri Sures Chandra Majumdar. Shri Reginald Arthur Mafesey.Shri Upendranath Barman. Shri Naziruddin Ahmad.Shri Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka. Shri Abdul Halim Ghuznavi.

Jajnnm andSheikh Mohajnmad Abdullah. Maulana Mohammad Saeed M isuodi.Mirza M. A. Beg. Shri Moti Ram Baigra.

Xadhya B h m tSuri V. S. Sarwate. Shri Sita Ram S. Jajoo.

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Shri T. Channiah. Shri H. S. Rudrappa.Shri G. R. Ethirajulu Naidu. ^ ShankaraiyaShri K. Hanumanthaiya.Shri M. V. Bama I^o. ^hri G. A. Th.mmappa Gowda.

Patiala an4 Sa«t Punjab Siatds Union

Sardar Ranjit Singh. Kaka Bhagwant Roy.Sardar Suchet Singh.

Rajastbaa

Shri Manikyalal Varma. Kanwar Jaswant Singh.Shri Gokul Lai Asawa. Shri Ram Chandra Upadhyaya.Shri Balwant Sinha Mehta. Shri Raj Bahadur.Shri Jainarain Vyas.

Sau^udi^

Shri Jai Sukh Lai Hathi. Shri Chimanlal Chakubhai Shah.

Ttavancore-Oochin

Shri K. A. Damodra Menon. Shri C. R. lyyunni.Shri P. K. Lakshmanan. Shri N. Alexander,Shri S. Sivan Pillai. Shri V. C. Ahmed Unni.Shri R. Velayudhan.

Vindhya Pradesh

Caj>tain Awadesh Pratap Singh. Shri Earn Sahai Tewm.. Shri Shambhu Kath Shukla. Shri Mannoo Lai Dwivedi.

p a r l ia m e n t a r y DEBAT1S9 ' [2i5TH J a n . 1950

AjmerPaiidit Mtikui Bihari Lai Bhrtrgav&

Bhopal

Tliukur Lalsingb.

CkKurg

Shri C. M. Poonacha.

Delta

Shri Deshbandhu Gupta.

Kntch

Shri GulabshaDkar Amritlal Dholakia.

Haaipiur and K pm a Shri Girija Shankar Guha.

Bilaspnr and Himacliai Pradesh Dr. Y. S. Pannar.

SanrashtraShri Narindra P. Nathwani.

Major General Maharaj Shri Himatsinghji.

DEATHS OF DB. HARI SINGH GOUR AND SHRI B. L. MITTER.Mr. Deputy-Speaker: Before we proceed fiirther, I would like to make

reference to the deaths of two hon. Members, Dr. Hari Singh Gour and Shri B. L. Mitter.

Dr. Hari Singh Gour, Barrister, was born on the 26th November, 1872. He was educated at Government High School, Saugor, Hislop College, Nagpur, and Downing College, Cambridge. He entered public life in 1918 and was elected President of the Nagpur Municipal Committee (1918-22). He was a delegate to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Indian Reforms (1933) and Chairman Quinquennial Conference, Universities of the Empire (1936). He was elected to Central Legislative Assembly in December, 1920, and continued as its Member till December, 1934. He was Leader of the Nationalist Party in the Central Legislature. He was elected a Member of the Constituent Assembly. He died on December 25, 1949, at the ripe age of 7 7 . "

Shri B. L. Mitter was bom in 1875 in Bengal. He was educated at the Presidency College, Calcutta, and at Lincoln’s Inn, London. Began career as Barrist-er, standing counsel to the Government of Bengal, 1922; Advocate- General of Bengal, 1925. He was made Law Member of the Viceroy’s. Execu-

..tive Council, in 1928. He led the Indian Delegation to the League of Nations in 1931 and 1933. He was a Member of the Bengal Executive Council in 1934-37, was Advocate-General of India from 1937 to 1945, and was an exPrime Minister of Baroda State. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly and resigned his seat on the 13th September, 1947. He died onJanuary 26, 1950. '

1 would request the hon. Membevfi to stand in their seats in silence for a »2iiiiute as a mark of obeisance to the soul of the deceased.

OFATHS OF DR. HARI SINGH OOUR AND SIIRI B. L. MITTER 7

ll.E . THE GOVERNOK GENERAL’S ASSENT TO BILLSSecretory to Parliament: Sir, I lay on the Table a statement showing the

Bills which were passed by the Dominion Legislature (Gonstituent Assembly of India— Legislative) during the Novemi)er— December Session, 1949, ind assented to by His Excellency the Governor-General.

8 tat(*'ment

(1) The Indian Tariff (Second Amendment) Act, 1949.(2) The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 1949.(8) The Industrial Finance Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1949.(4) The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioners’ Clients Accounts) Act,

1949.(̂ 5) The Indian Arms (Amendment) Act, 1949.(6) The Transfer of Detained Persons Act, 1949.(7) The Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Second Amendment Act,

1949.(8) The Rubber (Production and Marketing) Amendment Act, 1949.(9) The Requisitioned Land (.\pportionment of C ompensation) Act, 1949.

(10) The Merchant Shipping and Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1949.(11) The Indian Merchant Shipping (*Vmendment) Act, 1949.(12) The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act, 1949.(13) The Explosives (Temporary^ Provisions) Act, 1949.- (U ) The Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1949.(15) The Electricity (Supply) Amendment Act, 1949.(16) The Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1949.(17) The Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949.(18) The T)elhi Premises ^Requisition and Eviction) Amendment and Valida-

. tfon Act, 1949.(19) The Professions Tax Limitation (Amendment and Validation) Act. 1949.(20) The Cinematograph (f>econd Amendment) Act, 1949.(21) The Imports and Exports (Control) Amendment Act, 1949.(22) The Police Act, 1949.(23) The Abducted.Persons (Recovery and Restoration) AcM:, 1949.

(24) The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949.(25) The Taxation Laws (Extension to Merged States and Amendment) Act,

1949.

BANKING COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL E xtkxsion of T ime for P reskntatiox of R kport of Sklkct Co^imittkk The Xiniftter ol Finance (Dr. Mnttbai); Sir, I mo\-e:“ Tbat the tune appointed foT the prrsenlBiioi) of t.lve Report of the Solwt ConmMttee nn

the ttiU uj amena tho Bunking Companies Aet. I'WS, lie e.\t.cndecl up Thura

Sir, you will remember that the Resolution which appointed this Committee fixed today as the time for the submission of the report, but when the Committee met about a week ago it found there were certain important points which arose in the course of the discussion which called for further investigation and examination. It is for that reason that 1 am asking the permission of the House for the extension of the time allowed.

Mr. Deputy-Speaker: The question is:‘^That the time appointed for the presentation of the Report o f the Select Committee on

the Bill to amend the Bankinc Companies Act, 1949, be extended up to Thursday, the 1^-h February, 1950.”

The motion adopted,

^ PARLIAMENTARY .EBATES [2 8 t H J aN. 1950

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (APPELLATE TRIBUNAL) BILL

E xtension of T ime for P resentation of R eport of S elect C ommittee

The Minister of State for Parliamentary Aflain ̂ (Shri Satya Narayan Sinha): Sir, I beg to move ;

"That the time appointed for the presentation of the Report of the Select Committee on the Bill to provide for the establishment of an Appellate Tribunal in relation to industrial disputes and for certain matters incidental thereto, be extended upto Friday, the 10th February, 1950.”

Mr. Deputy-Spoaker: The question is:“ That the time appointed for the present^ion of the Report of the Select Committee on

the Bill to provide for the esUbliahment of an Appellate Tribunal in relation to industrial ilispaies and for certain matters incidental thereto, be extended upto Friday, the 10th f'ebruary, 1950.” ,

The motion was adopted.

MINES BILLE xtension of T ime for P resentation of R eport of S elect C ommittee

Tlie Minister of State for Parliaxnentaiy Aflaini (Shri Batya Narnyan Sinha): Sir, I beg to move:

“ Th^F thn time appoitiied for the presentation of the Report of the Select Committee on the Bill ro amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines, be extended upto Friday, Ihe 10th February, I960.’ *

Mr. Deputy-Speaker: The question is:“ That the time appointed for the presentation of the Report of the Select Committee on

the Bill to amend and consolidate the ĥ w relating to the regulation of labour and safety in mines, he extended upto Friday, the 10th February, 1950.”

The motion wa» adopted.

INDUSTRIES (DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL) B ILL

E xtension of T ime for P resentation of R eport of S elect C ommittek

The Minister of iState lor Parliamentary Affairs (Shri Satya Narayan Sinha): Sir, I beg to move;

"That the time appointed for the presentation of the Report of the Select Comi»ittefl ou the B ll to provide ror the development, regulation and control of certain ia^feriei, further extended upto Thursday, the 16fch February, 1950.”

PSESIDSKT’S ADd I^SS to PA BLm bClif

epoty-Sp«aker: The