Jawaharlal Nehru

  1. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:AMENDMENTS OF THE RULESRULE 67I am not saying anything on merits. What I was going to say is this. Even if it is taken up, this is something which the Steering Committee must…
  2. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:AMENDMENTS OF THE RULESRULE 67May I point out that the question that Shri Sri Prakasa has raised is an important question? The question is how to do it. The bringing up of an informal…
  3. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru :REPORT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF A MODEL PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTION[Mr. President, if the Report of the Union Constitution Committee had been under consideration at this time, I would be standing here in a special…

  1. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (United Provinces: General):CHAPTER IICLAUSE 22May I know why 10 o’clock is fixed?
  2. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:CHAPTER IICLAUSE 22It is neither here nor there—either earlier or later.

  1. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (U.P.: General) :REPORT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNION CONSTITUTIONMr. President, Sir. I beg to move : “That the Constituent Assembly do proceed to take into consideration the Report on the principles of the Union…
  2. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru :REPORT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNION CONSTITUTIONSir, I suggest that we should begin with Part IV, Chapter I. “ Clause 1 (1) The Head of the Federation shall be the President (Rashtrapati) to be elected…

  1. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (United Provinces: General) :RESOLUTION RE. NATIONAL FLAGMr. President, it is my proud privilege to move the following Resolution: “Resolved that the National Flag of India shall be horizontal tricolour of deep…
  2. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru :RESOLUTION RE. NATIONAL FLAGMr. President, Sir, may I respectfully suggest that the two Flags which have been displayed this morning may be specially preserved and subsequently…

  1. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (United Provinces: General) :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.[Mr. President, there are many amendments. But the greatest emphasis has been laid on one point: the election of the President on the basis of adult…
  2. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.[Which clause did you read?]
  3. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.[The question of my accepting or rejecting nomination is not in issue. I accept that particular type of nomination which is recorded herein, that is to…
  4. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 2Sir, I beg to move: (1) The President shall hold office for five years : Provided that— (a) a President may by resignation under his hand addressed to…
  5. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 2There are two amendments moved to this Clause neither of which raises any question of high policy, the last one especially stresses an obvious thing. It…
  6. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 3I beg to move that Clause 3 be adopted. It runs as follows: “3 Every citizen of the Federation who has completed the age of thirty five years and is…
  7. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 3I am sorry I did not hear a word of what Mr. Kamath said. Anyway I am not responsible for the Provincial Constitution. I consider this a better wording.…
  8. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 4I move Clause 4, Conditions of President’s office. “(1) The President shall not be a member of either House of the Federal Parliament and if a member of…
  9. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 4He shall not hold any other office or position of emolument, whatever it may be. He cannot hold any other office which brings him some gain.
  10. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 4It is perfectly clear. It is dead clear. As the House knows, the convention is that even the Ministers should not hold directorships of companies. That…
  11. The Honourable Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTION-Contd.CLAUSE 4What is the amendment referred to it?