Of course, but I shall read it now. This document is dated the 10th May 1949. The Advisory Committee meeting was held on the 11th May and evidently the decision that was taken in the Advisory Committee was in pursuance of this document. It is signed by three. Members, the honourable Sardar Ujjal Singh, the honourable Sardar Jogindar Singh Mann and Sardar Gurbachan Singh Bajwa. I will now read out the whole document.
“A meeting of the Sikh Members of the East Punjab Legislative Assembly and of the Constituent Assembly was held in Delhi on the 10th May. The following members attended:- 1. Sardar Kapoor Singh 2. Gyani Kartar Singh 3. Sardar Swaran Singh 4. Sardar Ishar Singh Majhail 5. Sardar Ujjal Singh 6. Sardar Joginder Singh Mann 7. Bhai Piara Singh 8. Sardar Inder Singh 9. Sardar Gurbachan Singh Bajwa 10. Sardar Dalip Singh Kang 11. Sardar Ajit Singh 12. Sardar Shiv Saran Singh 13. Sardar Narottam Singh 14. Sant Narinder Singh 15. Sardar Hukam Singh 16. Sardar Tara Singh 17. Sardar Rattan Singh Moga 18. Sardar Rattan Singh Logarh 19. Sardar Gurbachan Singh, Ferozepore 20. Sardar Sajan Singh Mirjandpuri 21. Sardar Jagjit Singh Mann 22. Sardar Sardul Singh. Sardar Kapoor Singh, Speaker, East Punjab Legislative Assembly, presided. The following proposals were unanimously adopted in regard to the safeguards for Sikh Minorities to be provided in the Constitution. These proposals have also the support of almost all the Members who could not be present at the meeting. 1. The Sikh Backward Classes, viz., Mazhabis, Kabirpanthis, Ramdasias, Baurias, Sikligars etc. should be given the same privileges in regard to representation in the Legislatures and other Political concessions in the East Punjab and PEPSU as may be provided for the Scheduled Castes. For this purpose, either these Classes may be included in the Schedule Of Scheduled Castes enumerated in the Draft Constitution or seats may be reserved for them on population basis out of the quota reserved for Sikhs. 2. In the East Punjab, seats should be reserved for Sikhs according to their population with right to contest additional seats. 3. In Provinces other than the East Punjab and the Centre, the Sikh Minorities where they are entitled to representation on the strength of their numbers should have seats reserved for them and when adequate numbers are not returned by election, their strength should he made good by nomination. 4. The Sikhs will be prepared to give up reservation in the East Punjab if Sikh and Hindu Scheduled Castes are lumped together and seats reserved for them on the strength of their population. In case these proposals are not accepted, the whole question of safeguards for Sikh Minorities may be referred to arbitration in accordance with the assurances given by the Congress. (Sd.) Ujjal Singh, (Sd.) Joginder Singh Mann, (Sd.) Gurbachan Singh Bajwa. Dated the 10th May 1949.”