The first part, Sir, seeks to select certain amendments for consideration. For what purpose? The amendment says “the amendment not so selected may be put to the vote”. What do we come to? You have been specifically requested to select an amendment and for what purpose? The purpose is to select the amendment and then put to the vote a different amendment, namely, the one not so selected! Therefore, I beg to submit the very drafting of clause (3) is absolutely, hopelessly and ridiculously faulty. I have never spoken in this strain at any time in this Assembly, but circumstances, tendencies and the whispers we hear all round compel me to speak like this. Can the House accept clause (3) where the latter part absolutely rejects the former? I submit, Sir, I have tabled an amendment to remove the word `not’ and then you can make some sense out of it. I shall request you to reject this amendment because it is verbal’ and because it is verbal I shall bow to your ruling. We will have enacted a piece of legislation which shall have no meaning at all. While pointing out the dangerous character of the word `not’, I shall seek your permission not to move for its deletion and leave the House and the honourable Members to consider what has been really achieved.
