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N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar

  1. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :PART VICLAUSE 2Clause 2 reads as follows: “(1) It will be the duty of the Government of a Unit so to exercise its executive power and authority in so far as it is…
  2. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :PART VICLAUSE 2Sir, of the two amendments moved by Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad, the first one is to substitute the words “in so far as it may be applicable to the Unit” for…
  3. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART VIISir, this is a very important part of the Constitution we are considering. The first two clauses raise issues of far reaching importance and if you…
  4. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART VIICLAUSE 3Clause 3, I move: “The Federal Government will have power to make subventions or grants out of Federal revenues for any purpose, notwithstanding that the…
  5. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :PART VIICLAUSE 4I beg to move Clause 4: “The Federal Government will have power to borrow for any of the purposes of the Fedaration upon the security of Federal revenues…
  6. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART VIICLAUSE 4When we consider the draft we will take that into account. I do not think it is really necessary.
  7. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART VIICLAUSE 5Sir; I move: “The Federal Government will have power to grant a loan to, or guarantee a loan by, any Unit of the Federation on such terms and under such…
  8. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART VIICLAUSE 5Sir, I do not propose to say much on this resolution. The principle of it is sound. It says that provision should be made in the constitution for setting…
  9. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART VIICLAUSE 5Part VIII refers to the Directly Administered Areas. The clauses that I want to move run as follows:— “1. The Chief Commissioners’ Provinces should…
  10. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :PART VIICLAUSE 5I accept his amendment except that I would substitute the word ‘Committee’ for ‘Sub-Committee'.
  11. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :PART VIIICLAUSE 2I have already moved it, Sir.
  12. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :PART VIIICLAUSE 2Sir, I cannot categorically answer what Mr. Sidhwa has asked, but I will certainly indicate my views. Both the amendments that have been moved are…
  13. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:PART IXSir, I move Part IX, which reads as follows: “The provisions for the protection of minorities as approved by the Constituent Assembly on the report of…

  1. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar (Madras : General):REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONIf I may suggest it for your consideration, Sir, we may perhaps take up the clauses left over for consideration.
  2. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONI have already moved Clause 7. You may now call upon the members who have given notice of amendments to this clause to move their amendments.
  3. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONCLAUSE 7Sir, what I would like to say is that after having a discussion with those particularly interested in this amendment, we came to an agreed conclusion,…
  4. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONCLAUSE 7Sir, I beg to move for Clause 7 (2) (b), the following be substituted: “(b) The power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, remissions, suspensions or…
  5. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONCLAUSE 7The clause as stands does.
  6. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar :REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONCLAUSE 7No. It does not. As I explained, the clause as it stands, confers the entire power of pardon. On the President though a Federal Law might confer it on…
  7. The Honourable Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar:REPORT ON THE UNION CONSTITUTIONCLAUSE 7I might mention, Sir, offences, say, against the Income-tax Act; may be against the Sea Customs Act and Acts of a similar description which are…