Constituent Assembly of India Debates

powers, which did not arise under the terms of the May, 16 Plan, which may be taken
possession of by the Centre. That is what the first report says. There is no ambiguity
about it. The details-also have been given.
The second report came after the statement of June 3 when the House decided
that the Centre should be strong. This deals with the allocation of powers between the
Centre and the Provinces and the three Lists are before us, the Federal List, the
Provincial List, and the Con. current List. Now, is there anything in these Lists to which
anybody objects? This is the time for raising such objections, If you. do not want
certain powers to be allocated to the Centre by the States or by the Provinces this is
the time to discuss the matter. I cannot see either reason or logic behind the demand
for the postponement of this issue, I submit that this is merely a dilatory motion which
cannot be supported by any reasonable argument, We should proceed to the
discussion of the various subjects dealt with in the Report
Mr. President: Closure has been moved. I will put the closure motion to the
House. The Question is:
"That the question be now put."
The motion was adopted.
Mr. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar: I owe the courtesy to the House to make a reply
to the debate that, has taken place on this motion for adjournment. Otherwise I
should have thought any elaborate reply, from me was unnecessary. I only wish to say
that the speech made by Dewan Chaman Lal is a complete answer to the arguments
advanced in favour of the motion for adjournment. I adopt the points that Dewan
Chaman Lal made and I wish to say nothing more. I request you, Sir, to put this
motion to the vote.
Mr. President I will now put the motion for adjournment moved by, Maulana
Hasrat Mohani to the vote. It runs thus:
"That the Report of the Union Powers Committee be not taken into consideration before the revised and final
report of the Union Constitution as well as of the modified Objectives Resolution, as suggested by Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru himself. are considered in the next Session of the Constituent Assembly."
The motion was negatived.
Mr. President : Now, we shall take up the amendments of which I have received
notice. The first amendment is by Mr. D. P. Khaitan No. I in List II.
Shri D. P. Khaitan (West Bengal: General) : Mr. President, Sir, in as much as in
the motion moved by Shri Gopalaswami Ayyangar only the second report was
mentioned, I gave notice of an amendment.
Mr. Tajamul Husain: I rise on a point of order. The original motion moved by Mr.
Gopalaswami Ayyangar has not been debated. We have only discussed the motion for
adjournment and it is lost. Now, we should take up the original motion.
Mr. President: In discussing the original motion, these amendments arise. Now,