Sachchidananda Sinha

  1. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha) :MESSAGES OF GOODWILLHon’ble Members, I shall read out to you this morning three messages which have been received by me from responsible State Officials of America, China…
  2. The Chairman :ELECTION PETITION FROM KHAN ABDUS SAMAD KHAN OF BRITISH BALUCHISTANThe next thing which I have to bring to the notice of the House is that I have received an election petition from Khan Abdus Samad Khan of British…
  3. CHAIRMAN’S INAUGURAL ADDRESSHON’BLE MEMBERS OF THE FIRST INDIAN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: I am deeply beholden to you for your having agreed to accept me as the first President of your…
  4. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha) :NOMINATION OF DEPUTY CHAIRMANI have a proposal to make to you on purely personal grounds, and I hope you will kindly approve of it. For many years past, under medical advice, I have…
  5. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha);DEATH OF MR. PRASANNA DEB RAIKUTNext, I am informed that a member of our Constituent Assembly, who had been duly elected, had passed away, Mr. Prasanna Deb Raikut from Bengal, and I…
  6. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND SIGNING OF THE REGISTERNow I think we shall start the formal business which is the presentation of credentials and the signing of the Register. I will present my credentials to…
  7. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha) :PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND SIGNING OF THE REGISTERIt has been brought to my notice that there is no Speaker in Sind as there is no legislature there now. Under the circumstances, the Secretary of the…
  8. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND SIGNING OF THE REGISTERIf any Hon’ble Member’s name has not been called through oversight, he will stand and his name will be called out. He will then come and sign his name in…
  9. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND SIGNING OF THE REGISTERThat finishes our agenda for today. Therefore, there will be no sitting in the afternoon. The Assembly will meet tomorrow. A new agenda will be prepared,…
  10. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND SIGNING OF THE REGISTERWe shall meet at 11.

  1. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha) :If any Hon’ble Member has arrived since yesterday afternoon, who has not yet signed the Register nor presented his credentials, he may do so now.
  2. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):I shall now take up item No. 2 which is the moving of a Resolution prescribing procedure for the election of a permanent Chairman. I understand that…
  3. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANThe resolution has been duly moved and seconded. I shall put it to the vote now.
  4. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANThe Hon’ble Member is fully entitled to make any suggestions he desires, and we shall consider them after they have been noted down. Will the Hon’ble…
  5. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANDoes, Acharya Kripalani accept these changes?
  6. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANI am not here to interpret it. Interpretation is a most dangerous thing. If the House will permit me. I shall read out the proposed amendments. The first…
  7. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha) :PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANIs there any objection on the part of any Hon’ble Member to the word “third” being changed into, it “another”?
  8. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANDo you desire that the original word in Acharya Kripalani’s amendment should stand, and that no change should be made?
  9. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANIt is not a matter of constitution at all. You first made one proposal that the word “third” be changed into “another”. If you bring up another proposal…
  10. The Chairman (Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha):PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF PERMANENT CHAIRMANNo.