Coming to amendment No. 2 by means of which I seek to substitute the expression “before January 26, 1950” by the words “as speedily as possible” I have to advance two or three arguments in support of this amendment. Firstly the House will recollect that on the closing day of the last session, we adopted a resolution about the next General election, the preparation of electoral rolls and other ancillary matters. The argument was put forth even on that occasion that it is not proper to bind the House to a particular date; and Dr. Ambedkar had to admit in his reply to that debate that if for some reason or other we were unable to prepare the electoral rolls early enough and if therefore the elections were to be postponed beyond the end of 1950, we will have to state our reasons, bring another motion before the House and thereby get the original motion amended. Therefore, it is not wise I think to specify any definite date. I hope, may, I am almost sure, that the Committee which the President will set up win strenuously labour at this task of translation and get the translation ready even before, long before the 26th of January. But, there is many a slip between the cup and the lip and unforeseen circumstance at times arise which upset the plans of men. Therefore, I think it would be the part of wisdom to delete any reference to any particular date and just say, as speedily as possible. It may be ready even in a month’s time. If you fix a date, it is likely that it may be published just the day before, the 25th of January. That would be within the ambit of the motion which we are discussing.
