Sir, before I proceed to the arguments in support of my amendment, I should like briefly to indicate the differences between my amendment and the original Clause and other amendments. In my amendment I have retained the first two-sub-clauses of the original Clause. Then I should like also to emphasize that the ultimate authority who has to deal with the emergency is the same in both, namely, the President of the Union. The only difference between my amendment and the original Clause is that when an emergency arises the original Clause provides that the Governor shall report to the President of the Union, while I have suggested that the Governor may, if necessary, take immediate action and then report to the President. Pandit Kunzru’s amendment, I think, merely reiterates and clarifies the original Clause. Then there remains Mr. Munshi’s amendment. Essentially Mr. Munshi’s amendment is not different from mine but it is something more. It is a redraft of the entire Clause as it would stand if modified by my amendment.
