Sir, as regards Mr. Himmat Singh’s amendment, I have not very much to say, but it is important, I think that the power of the Federation to make laws in respect of “admission into, emigration or expulsion from the Federation” should absolute. The main reason why that is necessary is that the Federation is responsible for maintaining the integrity of India, preserving its internal security, providing for its defence and so on. An authority charged with these heavy responsibilities should have absolute power to make laws controlling immigration and expulsion from the territory. Mr. Pattani drew my attention to the fact that it is possible that some of the States might not have acceded and that it is important, in entering into any political relations with them, to make sure that a condition is imposed upon them in the terms more or less of this particular item.
